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Torpedo ram HDMS Tordenskjold (1880)
HDMS Tordenskjold (1880) Denmark Torpedo Ram built 1878-81, decomm. 1908 Development of the sole Danish Torpedo Ram HDMS Tordenskjold was…
Mitsubishi B1M (1924)
Mitsubishi B1M (1924) Imperial Japanese Navy, 443 built The main IJN torpedo bomber of the interwar The Mitsubishi B1M was…
HSwMS Dristigheten (1900)
HSwMS Dristigheten (1900) Swedish Navy – Coastal Battleship 1899-1961 HSwMS Dristigheten was Swedish Navy’s coastal defence ship of the new…
County class missile destroyers (1960)
Royal Navy – 8 ships (2 cancelled), 2 batches 1962-2006 HMS Devonshire, Hampshire, Kent, London, Fife, Glamorgan, Antrim, Norfolk The…
Ning hai class cruisers (1931)
Ning Hai class cruisers (1931) Chinese Republic – Ning Hai, Ping Hai The Last Chinese Cruisers The Ning Hai class…
Grumman J2F (1936)
Grumman J2F (1936) US Navy, 584 built Ungainly but popular, the “Duck” The Grumman J2F Duck (G-15) was a single-engine…
IJN Ryujo
Imperial Japanese Navy Fleet Light Aircraft Carrier IJN Ryūjō was a light IJN carrier of 8,000 metric tons displacement designed…
Independence class Light Aircraft Carriers
US Navy (1942-43): USS Independence, Princeton, Belleau Wood, Cowpens, Monterey, Langley, Cabot, Bataan, San Jacinto. Although less numerous and famous…
ww2 Soviet Minesweepers
WW2 Soviet Minesweepers Soviet Navy – 327 minesweepers 1924-45 Introduction: Soviet Mine warfare WW2 About early Russian naval mines &…
Fairey Swordfish
Fairey Swordfish (1935) Fleet Air Arm 1935-43: 2,391 built. The proverbial British torpedo bomber The “string bag”, Swordfish, made by…
