Posted in ww1 Russian Navy ww2 Soviet Navy

Gangut class battleships (1911)

Gangut Class Battleships Russia (1911) – Petropavovsk, Sevastopol, Poltava A long Development These ships were the first Russian Dreadnoughts. They…

Posted in ww1 naval battles

Battle of Moon Island (October 1917)

Russian Navy vs German Navy This action took place in the Baltic Sea between Russian and German units as part…

Posted in Cold War Chinese Ships

Type 052 Luhu Class Destroyers

Chinese PLAN (1991) – 2 ships: Harbin, Qingdao Chinese transition destroyers: The Luhu clas destroyers constituted in 1993 a significant…

Posted in ww1 US Navy

WW1 US Navy Destroyers

USA – 347 ships (1899-1921) Overview of American destroyers in ww1: Mothballed Flushdeckers at San Diego in 1928 – USN…

Posted in ww1 Italian Navy

Regina Margherita class battleships

Regina Margherita class battleships (1901) Italy (1901) Regina Margherita, Benedetto Brin Brin’s modern battleships The two ships of the Margherita…

Posted in ww1 german navy

SMS Seeadler (1888)

SMS Seeadler (1888) German Empire – Former Pass of Balmaha, sailing corsair The Sea Eagle: One of the most interesting…

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USS Keokuk (1862)

Union Navy A turtleback Union Turret Ironclad Ram The Union warship known as Keokuk was born USS Moodna, built on…

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Zeebruge Raid (April, 23, 1918)

United Kingdom vs. Germany, 23 April 1918 The Zeebrugge Raid on the northern, Flemish coast remains one of the most…

Posted in Civilian Ships Naval History

Naval Historical Landmarks

Ships that made History In this chapter we will focus on ships which had a significant impact on Naval History,…

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WW2 Soviet Destroyers

WW2 Soviet Destroyers Soviet Navy About 5 classes, 65 ships 1911-1941 Soviet destroyers really knew two eras, the one which…