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Baltimore class heavy cruisers (1942)
Baltimore class (1942) Heavy cruisers (1942-46): USS Baltimore, Boston, Camberra, Quincy, Pittsburgh, St. Paul, Columbus, Chicago, Bremerton, Fall River, Los…
Petr Velikiy
Petr Velikiy Russian Ironclad (1877) The ironclad babochka: The Petr Velikiy (Peter the Great) was undoubtedly the oldest Russian battleship…
Delaware class battleships (1909)
USA (1909) USS Delaware, North Dakota USS North Dakota The Delaware class in short Dreadnought battleships of the Delaware class…
Northampton class heavy cruisers (1929)
Northampton class heavy cruisers (1929) USA (1928-30) – USS Northampton, Augusta, Chicago, Houston, Chester, Louisville Back to the drawing board…
Soviet Riverine Gunboats and Monitors
Soviet Riverine Gunboats Soviet Navy The immensity of the Russian territory and the vast and deep rivers which traversed its…
Caio Duilio class ironclads (1879)
Caio Duilio, Dandolo (1873-1920) Caio Duilio was the lead ship of a class of ironclad turret ships, built for the…
SMS Emden’s Incredible True Odyssey
The white pacific corsair: Her 1914 odyssey would deserve a big budget Hollywood movie*. The truly epic saga of SMS Emden…
SS Great Britain (1843)
United Kingdom (1843) Brunel’s industrial age marvel SS Great Britain was one of the most famous ships in history. It…
Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) class armoured cruisers (1903)
USA – As named: USS Pennsylvania, West Virginia, California*, Colorado, Maryland and South Dakota. Renamed 1912 USS Pittsburgh, Huntington, Pueblo,…
South Carolina class battleships (1908)
USA – (1908) USS South Carolina, Michigan The first American dreadnoughts These first American dreadnoughts were considered hybrid ships, of…
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