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USS Olympia
US Protected Cruiser, 1890 – today Introduction: The birth of the “new navy” When the first Cleveland Administration took office…
Douglas A1 Skyraider (1945)
USN Carrier-borne piston-engine attack aircraft US Navy (1945-1985), 3,180 built The long-living piston-powered legend Although some of the most prominent…
Mitsubishi A6M Zero “Zeke”
Carrier Borne Fighter, Imperial Japanese Navy Imperial Japanese Navy, 10,939 built The legendary Japanese fighter Just named colloquially “zero” and…
Raimondo Montecuccoli class Cruisers (1934)
Group III “Condotierri” light cruisers Italy (1934), Raimondo Montecuccoli, Muzio Attendolo A brand new cruiser design The four cruisers of…
HMS Audacity (1941)
HMS Audacity (1941) United Kingdom – (1938-1941) The first British RN Escort Aircraft Carrier The Royal Navy’s first escort carrier…
Blackburn B-24 Skua (1936)
Carrier-Borne Dive Bomber RNAS/FAA 1937-40: 192 built. A first modern Royal navy Dive Bomber The Blackburn Skua was the first…
Amiral Charner class armoured cruisers (1892)
French Armoured cruisers France (1891-1926) Admiral Charner, Bruix, Chanzy, Latouche-Tréville Follow-up cruisers of the Dupuy de Lôme. The previous Dupuy…
Wiesbaden class cruisers (1915)
Germany – SMS Wiesbaden, SMS Frankfurt (1914-1919) Hipper’s Cavalry: Among the light cruisers screening for the Kaiserliches Marine, were the…
Chitose class light fleet aircraft carriers (1940-43)
Imperial Japanese Navy, 1936-44. IJN Chitose, IJN chiyoda Convertible seaplane tenders with a short career The Chitose class were started…
Grumman F6F Hellcat (1942)
USN WW2 carrier-borne fighter Single seat naval fighter (1942-48) The legendary 16:1 navy butcher bird The Grumman Hellcat would be…
