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Armoured Cruiser Dupuy de Lôme (1890)
France (1890) – Armoured Cruiser The cruiser Dupuy de Lôme was not only the first French armoured cruiser, but also…
Bakumatsu & Meiji Era Ships
Japan (1855-1877) 35+ ships Definition: The arrival of Perry’s ships in 1853 quickstarted a serie of events called the “Bakumatesu”…
Second Battle of Heligoland (17 November 1917)
Kaiserlichesmarine vs Royal Navy A missed second Jutland The island of Heligoland, at the outposts of the German coast, was…
Type 065 Jiangnan class frigates
Chinese PLAN (1965) – Haikou, Dongchuan, Nanchong, Shimonoseki Based on the “Riga” The previous Chengdu class frigates (type 065) were…
King George V-class battleship (1911)
United Kingdom (1911) King George V, Centurion, Ajax, Audacious If the King George V class battleships are generally assumed to…
USS Brooklyn (1895)
Armoured Cruiser (1895) The USS Brooklyn in a few lines Recognizable by her three very tall funnels, the USS Brooklyn…
CSS David (1862)
Confederate Navy CSS David The confederacy, always trying to wage a potent naval warfare with its limited resources, tried several…
WW2 Italian Destroyers
Italy (1916-43) – About 60 ships Overview: WW2 Italian Destroyers were still called cacciatorpediniere, “torpedo boat hunters”, the equivalent of…
Habsburg class battleships
Habsburg class battleships Habsburg, Babenberg, Árpád (1898) The first Austrian sea-going Battleships: After the three Monarchs in 1898, the director…
CSS Savannah (1863)
Confederate Navy CSS Savannah CSS Savannah was part of the larger Richmond-class, one of the two classes or casemate ironclad…
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