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Bussard class cruisers (1890)
SMS Bussard, Falke, Seeadler, Condor, Cormoran, Geier The last German sailing Cruisers In 1914, among the oldest vessels of the…
General Admiral class armoured cruisers (1875)
General Admiral class armoured cruisers (1875) General-Admiral, Gerzog Edinburgski The first armoured cruisers ? This pair of Russian Imperial ships…
Siegfried class battleships (1889)
Siegfried class battleships (1889) Germany (1889) Siegfried, Beowulf, Frithjof, Heimdall, Hildebrand, Hagen, Odin, ägir A first step for a young…
USS Alligator (1862)
Union Navy USS Alligator The first operational USN submersible The real first military submarine ever buit by an American was…
County class cruisers
United Kingdom (1926-1929) – 13 heavy cruisers: Berwick, Cumberland, Suffolk, Kent, Cornwall, London, Devonshire, Sussex, Shropshire, Norfolk, Dorsetshire, Surrey (cancelled,…
Richelieu class battleships (1940)
Fast Battleships: FS Richelieu, Jean Bart, 2 more French top battleship Ordered in response to both the German Scharnhorst and…
Austro-Hungarian Destroyers
Austro-Hungarian Destroyers (1909-1918) Introduction Destroyers in Austro-Hungary were a logical development of sea-going torpedo-boats, like in other navies. This lineage…
Dover Strait Actions – October 1916 to April 1917
For the Control of the Channel Dover strait, which commands the southern Atlantic passage for the German Navy. The first…
WebVR Battleship Display
For 3D artists Do you you create 3D models ? Did you know you can find some extra exposure, on…
Chitose class protected cruisers (1898)
Chitose class protected cruisers (1898) Japan (1898) – Chitose, Kasagi The US-built IJN Cruisers: Chitose and Kasagi were built in…