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Prussian Navy – Ironclad 1866-1899 SMS Friedrich Carl was a broadside ironclad of mixed construction built for the Prussian Navy in…

French Navy Pre-Dreadnought Battleship: FS République, Patrie (1901-1905) The many shortcomings of the previous classes, born under the Jeune Ecole…

Nuclear Attack Submarines built 1962-1971 HMS Valiant (S102), Warspite (S103), Churchill (S46), Conqueror (S48), Courageous (S50) in service until 1990-96…

Naval Fighter, 150 made (1929-1932) in service until 1935. The Nakajima A1N, or Navy Type 3 Carrier Fighter (Also Type…

Protected Cruiser (1888) USS Charleston (C-2) was the second British-designed cruiser (after Baltimore) in the early years of the “new…

Dutch Netherlands Navy: 74 guns 2nd rate, 54 guns Razee, 51 guns steam Frigate, Casemate Ironclad, 1831-1874 HNLMS De Ruyter…

Regia Marina – 4 destroyers: Giuseppe Sirtori, Giovanni Acerbi, Vincenzo Giordano Orsini, Francesco Stocco 1917-1944 The Giuseppe Sirtori class destroyers…

US Navy Submersible (1932-45) The Cachalot-class were two medium-sized oceanic submarines built for the United States Navy built, last V-Boats,…

Swedish Navy 1942-47 HSwMS öland, Uppland Two Swedish fleet destroyers Launched in 1945-46 and completed in 1947-48. Much larger, inspired…

Bundesmarine, 77 export boats (68 delivered) to 23 countries, also licence-built. For this Germany Day here is probably the most…