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Varyag (1899)

Protected Cruiser Varyag (1899) Russian Empire 1898-1925 The ship with six lives* The Russian cruiser Varyag was a ship that…

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WW2 Imperial Japanese Cruisers

Imperial Japanese Navy Cruisers of WW2 The fleet’s spearhead In December 1941, the most valuable asset of the Imperial Japanese…

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Grampus class submersibles (1932-36)

Minelaying Submersibles 1932-1945: HMS Porpoise (prototype), HMS Grampus, Narwhal, Rorqual, Cachalot, Seal The first British internwar minelaying submersibles: The 1,800-tons…

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Casablanca class escort carriers (1942)

US Navy 50 Escort Aircraft Carriers (1942-44): USS Casablanca, Liscombe Bay, Coral Sea, Corregidor, Mission Bay, Guadalcanal, Manila Bay, Natoma…

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Cristóbal Colón (1896)

Cristóbal Colón (1896) Spanish Armada (1894-1898): Armoured Cruiser The Spanish armored cruiser Cristóbal Colón was a warship that was built…

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Curtiss SBC Helldiver (1933)

Curtiss SBC Helldiver (1933) USN Carrier Dive Bomber 1935-1940 (257 built) Curtiss biplane dive bomber The Curtiss SBC Helldiver was…

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Aircraft Carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi (1983)

Giuseppe Garibaldi, 1st Italian STOVL carrier Built 1981-85 currently in service Italy Unification Day ! Giuseppe Garibaldi is one of…

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Mahan class destroyers (1935)

US Navy Fleet Destroyers (1934-48): USS Mahan, Cummings, Drayton, Lamson, Flusser, Reid, Case, Conyngham, Cassin, Shaw, Tucker, Downes, Cushing, Perkins,…

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O Brien class destroyers (1914)

USN Fleet Destroyers (1913-1936): USS O’Brien, Nicholson, Winslow, Mc Dougal, Cushing, Ericsson (DD-51-56) The third “1000 tonners”, heavy on torpedoes…

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Cassin class destroyers (1913)

Cassin class destroyers (1913) USN Fleet Destroyers (1912-1935): USS Cassin, Cummings, Downes, Duncan, Aylwin, Parker, Benham, Balch (DD-43-50) The first…