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O’Higgins class cruisers (1951)

Armada de Chile – ACS O’Higgins, Capitan Prat 1951-1983/91 The O’Higgins class cruisers were the former USS Brookyn (lead class…

Posted in WW1 Royal Navy ww1 UK DD WW2 UK DDs

Admiralty type (Scott class) flotilla leaders (1917)

UK Royal Navy (1916-1945) 1916 program: HMS Scott, Bruce, Douglas, Campbell, MackKay, Malcolm, Montrose, Stuart (Built 1916-1920). Second part on…

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Thornycroft Type (Shakespeare class) Destroyer Leaders (1917)

UK Royal Navy (1916-1945) 1916 program: HMS Shakespeare, Spenser, Wallace, Keppel, Rooke, Saunders*, Stragge* (Built 1916-1920). The Shakespeare or “Thornycroft…

Posted in 1890 fleets 1890 Spanish Armada

Reina Regentes class cruisers (1887)

Spanish Protected cruisers (1886-1895): Reina Regentes, Alfonso XIII, Lepanto 1891-1900 The Reina Regentes class cruisers were designed as an improvement…

Posted in 1870 Fleets 1870 Russian Navy

Sevastopol class ironclads (1864)

Imperial Russian Navy – Broadside Ironclad built 1860-65, in service until 1886. The Russian ironclad Sevastopol was ordered as a…

Posted in ww2 IT subs ww2 Italian Navy

Pisani class submersibles (1928)

Coastal Submersibles: Giovanni Bausan, Marcantonio Colonna, Des Geneys, Vettor Pisani (1926-29) The Pisani-class submarines were built for the Regia Marina…

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SMS Lissa (1869)

Austro-Hungarian Navy central battery ironclad (1871-1892) We start a new cycle dedicated to the Austro-Hungarian Navy until 1900 (the topic…

Posted in cold war us navy us submarines

Sturgeon class submarines (1966)

Nuclear-powered attack submarines (1960-69), service 1961-1993: USS Sturgeon, Whale, Tautog, Grayling, Pogy, Aspro, Sunfish, Pargo, Queenfish, Puffer, Ray, Sand Lance,…

Posted in ww2 British subs ww2 Royal Navy

HMS Dreadnought (1960)

United Kingdom, Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine (1963-1980). For the seventh use of the world’s famous name “dreadnought” UK saw its…

Posted in ww2 Royal Navy ww2 UK Aircraft Carriers

Ameer (Ruler) class Aircraft Carriers

Royal Navy – Escort Aircraft Carriers (1942-44)HMS Slinger, Atheling, Emperor, Ameer, Begum, Trumpeter, Empress, Khedive, Speaker, Nabob, Premier, Shah, Patroller,…