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Battle of Gotland (July, 2, 1915)
Reichsmarine vs Russian Navy Fire on the Baltic The fact that the Baltic did not saw naval major battles like…
Cruiser Minin (1866)
Cruiser Minin (1866) Russia, 1866 The oldest cruiser worldwide ? The Minin (Минин) was still in service in 1914. By…
WW1 Japanese Destroyers
WW1 Japanese Destroyers Japan (1898-1919) – About 180 ships A newcomer in destroyer design WW2 Japanese destroyers were certainly among…
Modeller’s Corner: Ships model Kits
Classic ships Model Kits (injected) In all the recent ships posts (from 2021 onwards) you will find systematically a “modeller’s…
Gazelle class cruisers (1898)
Germany (1898) SMS Gazelle, Niobe, Nymphe, Thetis, Ariadne, Amazone, Medusa, Frauenlob, Arcona, Undine The first modern light cruisers: The Gazelle…
WW1 French Battlecruisers (Projects)
WW1 French Battlecruisers (Projects) Paper projects (1913) French what-if battlecruisers A bit provocative in its title, this article is dedicated…
Lake Tanganyika’s naval battles
Reichsmarine vs Royal Navy Probably the strangest naval battle of ww1 Lake Tanganyika was one of the largest watery surface…
Austro-Hungarian Torpedo Boats
Austro-Hungarian Torpedo Boats Austria-Hungary (1875-1916) Austro-Hungarian Torpedo Boats: The torpedo invention: Austro-Hungary almost invented the torpedo: An unknown Austro-Hungarian Officer…
Cavour class battleships
Regia Marina (1911) Battleships Guilio Cesare, Conte di Cavour, Leonardo Da Vinci The new Italian Battleships The first Italian dreadnought…
KMS Graf Zeppelin (1939)
Germany (1939) Aircraft Carrier, 90% completed. Germany’s aircraft carrier Contrary to most European powers, Germany never ventured into the Aircraft…
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