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Active class Cruisers
RN (1911): Active, Amphion, Fearless The last prewar scout cruisers: The Active class were three ships closely derived from previous…
Nassau class battleships (1906)
Nassau class battleships (1908) SMS Nassau, Rheinland, Posen, Westfalen Germany’s first dreadnoughts The four Nassau (Nassau, Westfalen, Rheinland, Posen) were…
Battle of Jutland (May 31, 1916)
United Kingdom vs. Germany Prelude and context Since the starting of hostilities, both fleets had been wisely kept out of…
Lion class Battlecruisers (1910)
Lion class Battlecruisers (1910) HMS Lion, Princess Royal, Queen Mary Beatty’s “splendid cats” at Jutland were a source of pride…
Indefatigable class battlecruisers (1907)
United Kingdom – Battlecruisers – Indefatigable, Australia, New Zealand Development and design This second-class of battle cruisers (1908 plan) was…
Invincible class Battlecruisers (1907)
Invincible class Battlecruisers (1907) United Kingdom (1907) – Battlecruisers – Invincible, Indomitable, Inflexible Introduction: The world’s first battlecruisers Cruisers, naturally…
Deutschland class battleships (1906)
Deutschland class battleships (1906) Germany (1906) Battleships Deutschland, Hannover, Pommern, Schleisen Schleswig-Holstein The last German pre-dreadnoughts The five battleships of…
Admiralty M-class destroyers
13 RN Destroyers (1914): HMS Matchless, Murray, Myngs, Milne, Moorsom, Morris, Mansfield*, Mento*, Mastiff**, Meteor**, Miranda***, Minos***, Manly***. Probably the…
Colossus class Battleships
United Kingdom (1906) HMS Colossus, HMS Hercules The Colossus-class battleships were 1st generation dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy built…
HMS Dreadnought (1906)
Royal Navy (launched 1906), single battleship built An historical landmark HMS Dreadnought in auld English “fear nothing”, is certainly one…
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