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Somers class destroyers (1937)
Somers class Destroyers (1937) US Navy Large Destroyers (1937-48): USS Somers, Warrington, Sampson, Davis, Jouett, DD-381-86 The Somers-class were a…
Caldwell class destroyers (1916)
USN Fleet Destroyers (1916-1947): USS Caldwell, Craven, Gwin, Conner, Stockton, Manley (DD-69-74) The Caldwell-class were six destroyers built for the…
Alaska class heavy cruisers (1943)
Alaska class large cruisers (1943) USA (1941-65) – USS Alaska, Guam, Hawaii The Alaska class were the “great white elephants”…
Infanta Maria Teresa class cruisers (1890)
Spanish Armada (1888-1898): Armoured Cruisers Infanta Maria Teresa, Vizcaya, Almirante Oquendo If it is a dubious privilege to have three…
Minenräumboot (R-Boote)
Germany (1929-45) – About 424 Minesweepers Introduction: The Räumboote, or “R-Boote” were the mass-produced wooden-built German coastal minesweepers. In time,…
600/630 Tonnes Type Submersibles (1925-38)
French 2nd class oceanic submersibles (1925-1938) Sirène (4), Ariane (4), Circé (4), Argonaute (5), Diane (9), Orion (2), Minerve (6),…
Askold (1900)
Protected Cruiser Askold (1900) Russian Empire 1899-1922 The five-stack Russo-German cruiser Askold in Kronstadt, 1902 As part of the many…
HMS Unicorn (1941)
Aircraft Carrier Support Ship Royal Navy – 1939-59 Don’t call me an aircraft carrier: HMS Unicorn was an oddity as…
Hawker Sea Hurricane
FAA 1941-44: circa 800 built/converted. The salty variant of the Hurricane The Hawker Hurricane was the second main fighter of…
Bagley class destroyers (1936)
Bagley class Destroyers (1936) Fleet Destroyers (1935-48): USS Bagley, Blue, Helm, Mugford, Ralph Talbot, Henley, Patterson, Jarvis DD-386-93 The Bagley-class…
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