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Panther class cruisers (1885)
Panther class cruisers (1885) Austria-Hungary (1885) Panther, Leopard, Tiger Austro-Hungarian Torpedo-cruisers These three cruisers are grouped together in the same…
Saphir class submarines (1928)
France (1928-45), Minelayer Diesel Electric Submersibles. Diamant, Nautilus, Perle, Rubis, Saphir, and Turquoise France’s most successful ww2 subs This class…
Evstafi class battleships (1910)
Evstafi class battleships (1910) Russia (1910) – Battleships – Evstafi, Ioann Zlatoust Genesis: 1905′ cruel lessons The total defeat suffered…
Battle of Cape Sarytch (18 November 1914)
Turkish Navy vs Russian Navy 18 November 1914 Prologue: New recruits for the Turkish fleet: In August 1914, the declaration…
Grillo class tracked torpedo launches
Grillo class tracked torpedo launches (1918) Italy (1918) Tracked MTB or amphibious tank ? The Grillo is one of the…
Scharnhorst class armoured cruisers (1906)
Germany (1906) Scharnhorst, Gneisenau The last German armoured cruisers: Before the ones you probably know better from ww2, the Scharnhorst…
Drake class Armoured Cruisers (1901)
United Kingdom (1901) Drake, Good Hope, King Alfred, Leviathan. A new class of large armoured cruisers The 1897 Powerful class…
Battle of Coronel (1st November 1914)
German Navy vs Royal Navy 1st November 1914 Graf Spee’s far east squadron in Valparaiso, Chile, about to sail afte…
First steamers (1801-1819)
Naval history Early Steamers of the Industrial Era The Aerolipile was the earliest known attempt to devise a practical steam…
Renown class battlecruisers (1916)
Renown class Battlecruisers (1916) HMS Repulse, Renown (1916) Veterans of two wars: The Renown class battlecruisers were initially planned as…
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