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Sfax (1884)
Marine Nationale Protected cruiser, 1887-1906 Sfax was the first Protected Cruiser of the French Marine Nationale, a topic opening a…
Halifax class Frigate (1988)
Royal Canadian Navy – FFH-330-341 HMCS Halifax, Vancouver, Ville de Québec, Toronto, New Brunswick, Regina, Calgary, Montréal, Fredericton, Winnipeg, Charlottetown,…
HMS Vesuvius (1874)
United Kingdom: 1874-1923 Experimental torpedo boat HMS Vesuvius was an experimental torpedo-armed warship in service with the British Royal Navy,…
U5 class (1910)
Germany: SM U5, U6, U7, U8 (1910-1915) Development The short-lived U5 class was a simple evolution of the U3 class…
Curtiss F11C Goshawk
US Navy Fighter, 27 USN, +3 protos +129 exports The Curtiss F11C Goshawk is now a somewhat forgotten USN naval…
HDMS Gorm
Dansk marine – Ironclad (1871-1912) The Danish ironclad Gorm (“Gorm the old”) was a monitor ironclad (panserskib) built for the…
Sauro class Destroyer
Regia Marina -4 destroyers: Cesare Battisti, Daniele Manin, Francesco Nullo, Nazario Sauro. Built 1925-1927, interwar, ww2, 4 lost. The Sauro…
New fleet! Somali Navy (1964)
The Somali Navy Ciidamada Badda Soomaaliyeed) is a branch of the Somali Armed Forces, now virtually inactive. It was founded…
Audaz class Frigate (1955)
DDEs before 1955: Audaz, Osado, Meteoro, Furor, Rayo, Ariete, Temerario, Intrépido, Relámpago (1953-1982) The Audaz class had a rather unique…
Vauquelin class destroyer
French Navy – Contre-Torpilleurs de 2500 tonnes. 6 built 1930-1934, in service until 1942: Vauquelin, Kersaint, Cassard, Tartu, Maillé Brézé,…