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Tordenskjold-class coastal defence ship (1897)
Coast Defence Ships (panserskipet) – Norwegian Navy 1896-1948 HNoMS Tordenskjold, Harald Haarfagre The Norwegian Capital Ships of two wars Brassey’s…
Colossus class light fleet Aircraft Carriers (1944)
First of the ambitious 1942 light Fleet Carrier United Kingdom – 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier (1944) Colossus, Glory, Ocean,…
USS Enterprise (1960)
USS Enterprise (1960) Nuclear-powered Fleet Aircraft carrier The Nuclear aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (1960), probably the most famous ship of…
Gourdou-Leseurre GL-800 series
Gourdou-Leseurre GL-800 HY series (1926-1938) Aéronautique Navale. L2, L3, GL-810, 811, 812, 813, 830, 831, 832 HY (108 built) The…
Fu Po class transport sloops (1870)
Fu Po class cruisers (1870) Imperial Ming Navy – Transport Gunboats Fu Po was the lead ship of six armed…
HSwMS Clas Fleming (1912)
HSwMS Clas Fleming (1912) Swedish Navy – Minelayer cruiser 1911-1960 Commissioned in 1914, Clas Fleming was among the first Swedish…
Dubrovnik (1931)
Destroyer Dubrovnik (1931) Royal Yugoslav Navy 1932-1945 (Also Premuda, TA 32) Dubrovnik was a British-built flotilla leader and one of…
French Battleship Suffren (1899)
French Navy Pre-Dreadnought Battleship (1899-1916) Design of the class The Suffren was the last “classic” French pre-dreadnought. The next Republique…
Oyodo (1943)
Ōyodo (1943) – The last IJN cruiser IJN Heavy Cruiser 1942-45: Oyodo, Niyodo (cancelled), 11 more. The last IJN cruiser…
Iowa class Battleships (1942)
Iowa class battleships (1942) Battleships (1942-44): USS Iowa (BB-61), New Jersey (BB-62), Missouri (BB 63), Wisconsin (BB 64), Illinois (BB…