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Armoured Cruiser HMS Shannon (1875) United Kingdom (1873-1899) The concept of the armoured cruiser had many origins and claiming nations….

Veinticinco de Mayo class cruisers (1930) ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (1890-1921) ARA Veinticinco de Mayo: Along the line of the…

Masted cruiser Pamiat Merkuria (1880) Russian Empire, 1879-1939 Pamiat Merkuria was the first “modern” iron hull unprotected masted Russian cruiser….

Des Moines class cruisers (1947) USA (1945-58) USS Des Moines, Newport News, Salem. Dallas and 8 more cancelled Dec. 1945…

Presidente Pinto class cruisers Armada de Chile (1889-1942): Pdt. Errazuriz, Pdt. Pinto The Presidente Pinto (Or Errazuriz class) were two…

Japan, 1943-45. 15 fleet aicraft carriers planned IJN Unryū, Amagi, Katsuragi, Kasagi, 5005, Aso, Ikoma, Kurama, Kaimon, 5010-5015. The Unryū…

Battleship Capitán Prat Armada de Chile (1889-1942) The first modern Chilean Ironclad: Capitán Prat was one of the reasons behind…

Grumman F2F (1933) Single seat biplane naval fighter Design Development The outstanding performance of the Grumman FF-1 “Fifi” two-seat multirole…

Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) (1942) US Navy Infantry Landing Ships (1936-46): 923 built, operated 1943-1965 D-Day Special ! The Landing…

Benham class Destroyers (1938) US Navy Fleet Destroyers (1936-46): USS Benham, Ellet, Lang, Mayrant, Trippe, Rhind, Rowan, Stack, Sterett, Wilson…