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Tone class cruisers (1937)
Heavy Cruisers Tone, Chikuma. The last IJN heavy cruisers The Tone class cruisers, IJN Tone and Chikuma were part of…
WW1 French Submarines
WW1 French Submarines About 80 submersibles 1865-1919 Introduction As a matter of fact, submarines like aviation had many fathers. Although…
USS New Ironsides (1862)
Union Navy USS New Ironsides after reconstruction in 1864 The American sea-going ironclad (1862-66) The USS New ironsides was the…
Type 053K Jiangdong class frigates
Chinese PLAN (1973) 2 ships The Type 053 frigates (NATO Jianghu, Jiangwei and Jiangdong) formed the backbone of Chinese PLAN…
Umbria class cruisers (1891)
Umbria class cruisers (1891) Italy (1891-98) – Umbria, Lombardia, Etruria, Liguria, Elba, Puglia The “Regionali” class, first Italian-designed protected cruisers…
A-90 Orlyonok
A-90 Orlyonok 5 Ekranoplanes (1972-79) Landing tanks on a beach at 400 kph: The A-90 Orlyonok series are the only…
Herzherzog Karl class battleships
Herzherzog Karl class battleships Erzherzog Karl, Ferdinand Max, Friedrich (1902) The previous Herzherzog Ferdinand Max in 1900, former famous Ironclad…
Formidable class battleships (1898)
United Kingdom (1898) Formidable, Irresistible, Implacable, London, Bulwark, Venerable, Queen, Prince of Wales. The improved Canopus This “superclass” of eight…
WW1 US Navy Submarines
USA (1775-1921) – About 180 subs. From humble and daring Turtle in 1775 by inventor American David Bushnell, through the…
Bayan class Cruisers (1905)
Bayan class Cruisers (1905) Russia (1899-1905) Bayan, Admiral Makarof, Bayan (ii), Pallada (ii) Bayan and Makaroff in 1914 (Baltic Fleet)…
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