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France 1877-1898, Central Battery Ironclad The French ironclad Friedland was originally an iron-hulled version of the Océan-class armoured frigates but…

Oceanic Submersibles: 1938-39 Brin, Benedetto Brin, Galvani, Guglielmotti, *Archimede, *Torricelli The Benedetto Brin class were a repetition of Archimede class…

WWI Russian and civil war seaplane Carriers Interwar & WW2 Soviet Aircraft Carriers projects: 2 Conversions + Project 71, 72,…

1936-45: 778 in service. The Polikarpov I-16 was a revolutionary Soviet fighter aircraft introduced in the early 1930s. Designed by…

Austrian Navy Sail & Steam Frigate 1854-1890 SMS Schwarzenberg was an Austrian Navy Frigate built in Venice in 1851-54 and…

Spanish Broadside Ironclad (1877-1987) Méndez Núñez was a Spanish Navy wooden-hulled armored corvette, converted from the 38-gun screw frigate Resolución….

France (1911) – Courbet, Paris, France, Jean Bart (ex-Ocean) France’s first dreadnoughts The Four Courbet class were the first French…

Søværnet: Armoured Frigate (1862-1907) The HDMS Danmark was yet another example of the warships purchased by the Confederacy in France…

USA (1790-45) -1st Part Introduction The Coast Guard is now a widely accepted concept in most navies, when it exists,…

Marine Nationale (1888), Protected cruiser, 1889-1919 Amiral Cécille was the third protected cruiser built in France, with a blend of…