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Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: January 23, 2023
Posted in ww2 Kriegsmarine

German WW2 Torpedo Boats

Kriegsmarine Torpedoboote Germany (1924-45) – 36 (90 planned)+ 49 TB Ausland (TA), total 84 Why German Torpedo Boats in WW2…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: January 21, 2023
Posted in ww2 French Navy

Requin class submarines (1924)

French Marine Nationale – Oceanic Types 1923-1947: Caïman, Dauphin, Espadon, Marsouin, Morse, Narval, Phoque, Requin, Souffleur The Requin (“shark”) class…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: January 19, 2023
Posted in ww1 Russian Navy

Retvizan (1900)

Battleship Retvizan (1900) Russian Empire 1898-1905 Japanese Empire IJN Hizen 1908-1923 Retvizan was a Russian pre-dreadnought battleship built for the…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: January 16, 2023
Posted in cold war us navy

Forrest Sherman class destroyers (1955)

Forrest Sherman class destroyers (1955) 18 destroyers 1953-1959 Forrest Sherman, John Paul Jones, Barry, Decatur, Davis, Jonas Ingram, Manley, Du…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: January 14, 2023
Posted in ww2 US DDs ww2 US Navy

Farragut class destroyers (1934)

Farragut class Destroyers (1934) US Navy Fleet Destroyers (1933-47): USS Farragut, Dewey, Hull, MacDonough, Worden, Dale, Monaghan, Aylwin Starting anew:…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: January 11, 2023
Posted in ww1 US Navy

Bainbridge class destroyers (1900)

USA – (1898-1902): 12 destroyers: USS Bainbridge, Barry, Chauncey, Dale, Decatur, Hopkins, Hull, Lawrence, Macdonough, Paul Jones, Perry, Preble, Stewart…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: January 10, 2023
Posted in Luftwaffe WW2 Naval Aviation

Messerschmitt Me 109T (1941)

The one and only German carrier-borne naval fighter Luftwaffe for the Kriegsmarine – Naval Fighter, 17 built (1941-42) The Messerschmitt…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: January 9, 2023
Posted in WW2 Japanese Navy

Sendai class Cruisers (1923)

Sendai class Cruisers (1923) Imperial Japanese Navy, 1923-44. IJN Sendai, Jintsū, Naka (+Kako, Ayase, Minase, Otonase, unnamed- cancelled) The “four…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: January 7, 2023
Posted in Dutch naval aviation

Fokker C.XI W (1934)

Fokker C.XI W (1934-38) About Fokker and Floatplanes Created by a Dutchman, Anthony Fokker, the company he founded in 1912…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: January 5, 2023
Posted in peruvian-navy

Huáscar (1865)

Huáscar (1865) Peruvian Ironclad (1864-79) Chilean ironclad (1879-94), museum ship since 1934 The first American turret ironclad The legendary battle…