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Derfflinger class battlecruisers (1913)
Derfflinger class battlecruisers German Empire (1913-14) Battlecruisers S.M.S. Derfflinger, Lützow, Hindenburg The last German Battlecruisers, Derfflinger, Lützow and eventually Hindenburg,…
SMS Herzerzog and Novara steam corvettes (1857)
Erzherzog Friedrich class Steam Frigates Austrian Steam Corvettes (1857) Design of the Erzherzog Friedrich Class The construction of these wooden…
Grumman F4F Wildcat (1940)
USN WW2 carrier-borne fighter Main USN fighter 1941-43: 7,885 built 1940-1945 The frontline USN fighter until 1943 The Wildcat had…
Portland class heavy cruisers (1931)
Portland class heavy cruisers (1931) USA (1931-32) USS Portland, Indianapolis. The Portland class: The 2nd generation. Designed after the Northamptons,…
HSwMS Äran class coastal batteships (1901)
Äran class coastal Panzerkepp “battleships” (1901) Swedish Navy: HSwMS Äran, Wasa, Tapperheten, Manligheten 1901-1950 This class comprised the HSwMS Äran,…
SMS Seydlitz (1912)
SMS Seydlitz, Battlecruisers German Empire (1912) Battlecruiser The “shell magnet” Derived from battlecruisers of the Moltke class, Seydlitz differed in…
IJN Hiryū (1937)
Japan, 1938-42. Fleet Aircraft Carrier Soryū’s near sister ship IJN Hiryū was the second purpose-built medium fleet aircraft carrier, and…
Armoured Cruiser Rurik (1906)
Armoured Cruiser Rurik (1906) Russian Empire The world’s largest cruiser in 1907. Rurik represented the pride of the Russian navy…
Nakajima A4N (1935)
Nakajima A4N (1932) Imperial Japanese Navy, 148 built The 1930s IJN naval fighter The Nakajima A4N was a carrier-based fighter,…
Fairey IIIF (1930)
Fairey IIIF (1927) RNAS/FAA 1917-42: 964 built all types combined. The Fairey III: A two world wars veteran The biplane…
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