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Sverige class (1915)

Sverige class coastal battleships (1915) Swedish Navy 1912-70 HSwMS Sverige, Drottning Victoria, Gustav V Sweden’s last Pansarkepp Sweden’s very last…

Posted in WW1 Japanese Navy

WWI IJN Submersibles

IJN WW1 submarines IJN – About 85 submarines. 16 different types, and many policy changes: The story of WW1 IJN…

Posted in cold war us navy

Worcester class cruisers (1947)

Worcester class cruisers (1947) USA (1945-58) USS Worcester, Roanoke, Vallejo, Gary (CL-144-147) +6 cancelled Dec. 1945 The last US conventional…

Posted in ww2 Royal Navy

HMS Pretoria Castle (1938)

United Kingdom – D94, Training Aircraft Carrier HMS Pretoria Castle (F61) was a freshly completed Harland & Wolff, Belfast-built Union-Castle…

Posted in ww1 Russian Navy

Pallada class Russian Imperial protected cruisers (1893)

Pallada class cruisers (1899) Imperial Russian Protected Cruisers: Pallada, Diana, Aurora The Pallada-class cruisers (“Diana-type” in Russian) were three protected…

Posted in cold war us navy

Charles F. Adams class missile destroyers (1960)

23 ships (DDG 2-DDG 24) 1958-99: USS Charles F. Adams, John King, Lawrence, Claude V. Ricketts, Barney, Henry B. Wilson,…

Posted in ww2 Royal Navy

HMS X1 (1923)

Cruiser Submersible 1921-1937: Nearly bankrupted by the war and in peace mood, Britain was not willing to engage in military…

Posted in ww2 French Naval Aviation

Loire 210 (1935)

Aéronautique Navale: 19 built total The French Naval Fighter A forgotten model, this French naval aircraft was the first dedicated…

Posted in ww2 US DDs ww2 US Navy

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…

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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…