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WW2 U.S.Navy destroyers
WW2 US destroyers USA (1917-45) 1,224 destroyers, 18 classes The US Navy Destroyers represented the formidable industrial effort consented by…
Type 035 (Ming class) submarines (1973)
Chinese PLAN (1973) 23 ships The Ming class: Last Chinese SSG Type 035B, NATO Ming class, returning from a mission…
WW1 French Escorts
WW1 French Escorts France (1893) French ASW warfare during the great war Because of the considerable maritime traffic amount between…
Sovetsky Soyuz class battleships (1938)
Soviet Navy Stalin’s mighty battleships: In 1938, the final five-year plan, under the express direction of Stalin, included a fleet…
Zerstörer class destroyers (1958)
Bundesmarine (1958-70), 6 ships: Z1 – Z6 The Bundesmarine’s first destroyers: Although the Bundeswehr was integrated into NATO in 1955…
Naniwa class protected cruisers (1885)
Naniwa, Takachiho White’s first Japanese cruiser: The Naniwa and Takachiho (浪速型防護巡洋艦 Naniwa-gata bōgojun’yōka) were the first Japanese protected cruisers. They…
Kirov class cruisers
Kirov class cruisers (1930) Soviet Navy Light cruisers (1930-60) Kirov, Frunze, Maxim Gorky, Molotov, Kaganovitch, Kalinin The Kirovs: Italian flavored…
Leander class cruisers (1931)
United Kingdom (1931-35) HMS Leander, Achilles, Ajax, Neptune, Orion, HMAS Perth, Sydney, Hobart The ANZAC light cruisers The 5 Leanders…
Infographic: The “Best” Dreadnought of ww1
Infographic – The best dreadnought of ww1 Nations (in order):UK, Germany, France, Italy, Austria-Hungary, USA, Japan, Russia. The coefficient is…
Dido class AA cruisers (1939)
United Kingdom (1937-55) Dido, Bonaventure, Naiad, Phoebe, Cleopatra, Charybdis, Euryalus, Hermione, Scylla, Sirius, Argonaut The First Dedicated Royal Navy British…
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