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Canarias class cruisers
Spanish Republic – Nationalists Canarias, Baleares (1936) The Spanish 8-in cruisers The two heavy cruisers Canarias and Baleares were the…
Motoscafi Di Turismo series (1940)
Midget Italian Torpedo boats: MT, MTS, MTL The MAS inheritance During the WW1 and WW2 superstars of the “naval dust”…
Navarin (1893)
Russian Battleship (1893) The four-funneled battleship One of the rare Russian battleships which was sunk in action in 1905 rather…
US Navy Cold War Frigates
Cold War USN Frigates 150 Frigates 1955-1990 Introduction: Postwar USN ASW Policy The entire array of destroyers and escort destroyers…
Operation C3 – Herkules – The Axis planned invasion of Malta (1942)
The largest planned combined axis amphibious operation of WW2 See also the article about the ground component of the operation…
Wittelsbach class battleships (1900)
Wittelsbach class battleships (1900) Germany (1900-1901) Wittlesbach, Wettin, Zähringen, Schwaben, Mecklenburg Tirpitz pet’s battleships: The Wittlesbach class were the first…
York class cruisers
United Kingdom – HMS Exeter, HMS York The last British heavy cruisers Development of the “Class B” – York design…
Algérie (1930)
French Heavy Cruiser (1929-1942) The best “washington” cruiser? Algérie was the last French heavy cruiser. She was also -as many…
Brooklyn class cruisers (1936)
Brooklyn class cruisers (1936) USA (1936-37) USS Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Savannah, Nashville, Phoenix, Boise, Honolulu, St Louis, Helena. The Brooklyns: Defining…
Ise class battleships (1917)
Imperial Japanese Navy IJN Ise, Hyūga 1915-1945. From super-dreadnoughts to hybrid battleships: Ise and Hyūga were two fast dreadnoughts built…
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