Posted in ww2 US DDs ww2 US Navy

Porter class destroyers (1935)

Porter class destroyers (1935) USN Flotilla Leader Destroyers (1933-59): Porter, Selfridge, McDougal, Winslow, Phelps, Clark, Moffett, Balch The first interwar…

Posted in ww1 US Navy

Paulding class destroyers (1910)

USN Fleet Destroyers: Paulding, Drayton, Roe*, Terry, Perkins, Sterett, McCall, Burrows, Warrington, Mayrant (Paulding class, Roe sub-class) Monaghan, Trippe, Walke,…

Posted in WW2 IJN Aviation

Nakajima C6N saiun “Myrt”

Nakajima C6N saiun “Myrt” (1944) Imperial Japanese Navy 1943-45, 463 built The Nakajima C6N Saiun (彩雲, “Iridescent Cloud”) was the…

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smith class destroyers (1909)

Fleet destroyers (1908-1921): Smith, Lamson, Preston, Flusser, Reid (DD-17 to DD-21) The Turbines Destroyers or “Flivvers” The Smith and Paulding…

Posted in WW1 Royal Navy

Devonshire class Armored Cruisers (1903)

Devonshire class Armored Cruisers (1903) HMS Devonshire, Antrim, Argyll, Carnarvon, Hampshire, Roxburg (1902-1922) The synthesis of past designs The Devonshire…

Posted in ww1 Italian Navy

Garibaldi class armoured cruisers (1901)

Garibaldi class armoured cruisers (1901) Italy (1894-1904) 10 Armoured Cruisers (+1 cancelled). Italy: Giuseppe Garibaldi, Francesco Ferruccio, Varese The best…

Posted in 1860 fleets austrian navy

Radetzky class Frigates (1854)

Austrian Navy 1854-88: SMS Radetzky, Adria, Donau Design In 1852, the Austro-Hungarian Navy’s high command proposed the construction of a…

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HMAS Sydney (1948)

HMAS Sydney (1948) RAN Light Fleet Aircraft Carrier (1948-76) Australia Day ! HMAS Sydney (R17/A214/P214/L134) was the former HMS Terrible…

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WW2 German Torpedo Boats

Kriegsmarine Torpedoboote Germany (1924-45) – 36 (90 planned)+ 49 TB Ausland (TA), total 84 Why German Torpedo Boats in WW2…

Posted in ww2 French Navy

Requin class submarines (1924)

French Marine Nationale – Oceanic Types 1923-1947: Caïman, Dauphin, Espadon, Marsouin, Morse, Narval, Phoque, Requin, Souffleur The Requin (“shark”) class…