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Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: March 21, 2022
Posted in WW1 Royal Navy

King Edward VII class Battleships (1903)

King Edward VII class Battleships (1903) United Kingdom (1902-1922) King Edward VII, Commonwealth, Dominion, Hindustan, Britannia, New Zealand, Africa, Hibernia…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: March 19, 2022
Posted in 1860 fleets secession war

CSS Stonewall/Kōtetsu/Azuma (1864)

Kōtetsu (1864) Japanese Ironclad 1862-1888. The twisted origins of the first Japanese Ironclad The “ship with five lives” Kotetsu was…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: March 17, 2022
Posted in ww2 spanish armada

Seaplane carrier Dédalo (1920)

Dédalo (1920) Spanish Armada (1920-1940) The world’s first “helicopter carrier” The title, which is abusive given the hybrid nature of…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: March 14, 2022
Posted in U-Boats ww2 Kriegsmarine

Type XXI U-Boats (1944)

Nazi Germany, 1,170 planned, 118 completed (1944) The Elektroboot saga: Too late to win The Type XXI were large scale…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: March 10, 2022
Posted in Turkish Ottoman Navy

Turkish Cruiser Mecidiye (1903)

Turkish Ottoman Cruiser Mecidiye Turkey – 1901-1952 (1903) A “Magnificient Century” in service of Turkey The Ottoman Navy Mecidiye (also…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: March 9, 2022
Posted in British Fleet Air Arm Naval Aviation

Supermarine Walrus (1936)

Supermarine Walrus (1936) RNAS/FAA 1936-44: 740 built. The common British WW2 spotter seaplane Supermarine Walrus I parked on catapults in…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: March 7, 2022
Posted in 1860 fleets secession war

USS Spuyten Duyvil (1864)

USS Spuyten Duyvil (1864) Union Navy The first USN Torpedo Boat After suffering against Confederate use of the torpedo, the…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: March 5, 2022
Posted in ww2 Royal Navy

Implacable class fleet aircraft carriers (1942)

Implacable class Aircraft Carriers United Kingdom: HMS Implacable, Indefatigable (1942) The Illustrious near sister ships The Implacable-class were two aircraft…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: March 2, 2022
Posted in WW1 Japanese Navy

IJN Mikasa (1900)

IJN Mikasa (1900) Japanese pre-dreadnought Battleship (1899-1923) The iconic ship of Japan If the huge scale model of Yamato still…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: February 25, 2022
Posted in ww1 Italian Navy

WW1 Italian Battleships

WW1 Italian Battleships Kingdom of Italy (1886-1916) 20 battleships Foreworld about ww1 Italian Battleships Italy started WWI with 16 battleships,…