Posted in ww2 French Navy

Aircraft Carrier Béarn (1923)

France The Béarn, first French Aircraft Carrier: Apart the Foudre, an early seaplane carrier of 1911 converted from a 1890s…

Posted in 1860 fleets Industrial-era-Navies

Union Navy 1861-65

THE UNION NAVY (“OLD NAVY”) The goal of this chapter is not to portray every single ship featured during the…

Posted in Industrial Era Battles

The Battle of lissa (1866)

The Trafalgar of ironclads 1860 Regia Marina vs 1860s KuK Kriegsmarine While on the other side of the Atlantic, a…

Posted in ww2 spanish armada

Cruiser Navarra (1920)

Spain Reina Victoria Eugenia aka Republica (1931) aka Navarra (1936) Too late for the Great war The Reina Victoria Eugenia…

Posted in WW2 Japanese Navy

WW2 Imperial Japanese Destroyers

About 80 destroyers 1919-1945 Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyer’s complete overview Japanese destroyers acquired a fearsome reputation during WW2, contrary to…

Posted in ww2 Italian Navy

Duca degli Abruzzi class cruisers

Regia Marina – Light Cruisers (1936) Duca degli Abruzzi, Garibaldi The last Condottiere: This class also counting the Guiseppe Garibaldi…

Posted in Cold War Chinese Ships

Type 033 class submarines (1963)

The Chinese “Romeo” Chinese PLAN (1963-84) – 2+84 boats: 126, 140, 142, 143, 153, 172, 176, 208-2012, 227-229, 245, 248,…

Posted in ww2 Soviet Navy

Profintern class cruisers

Profintern class cruisers Soviet Navy Chervona Ukrainia, Profintern, Krazny Krim The “admirals class” planned in 1913. The ships studied there…

Posted in WW1 Royal Navy ww2 Royal Navy

HMS Furious (1917)

HMS Furious (1917) United Kingdom – Aircraft Carrier History’s first aircraft carrier The HMS Furious is like a warship with…

Posted in Industrial Era Battles

Battle of Tsushima 1905

Battle of Tsushima 1905 Russki flot vs Nihhon Kaigun The great seism in naval matters The battle of Tsushima is…