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Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 9, 2022
Posted in British Fleet Air Arm Naval Aviation WW2 Naval Aviation

Blackburn T.5 Ripon (1926)

Carrier Bornes Torpedo Bomber RNAS/FAA 1930-35: 92 built. The early 1930 Blackburn Torpedo Bomber The Blackburn T.5 Ripon was a…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 7, 2022
Posted in ww1 german navy

Brummer class cruisers (1915)

Germany (1913-1919) – SMS Brummer, Bremse In 1915, the Admiralty decided to start construction in Vulcan, Stettin, of two large…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 4, 2022
Posted in cold war us navy

Kitty Hawk class Aircraft Carriers (1960)

Conventional CATOBAR Aircraft Carriers (1960) USS Kitty Hawk, Constellation, America, John F. Kennedy (1955-2009) The Kitty Hawk class aircraft carriers…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: June 30, 2022
Posted in WW2 Japanese Navy

IJN Taihō (1943)

Imperial Japanese Navy, Fleet Armoured Aircraft Carrier 1941-44. The Imperial Japanese Navy Taihō was a modern Fleet Aircraft Carrier designed…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: June 27, 2022
Posted in WW1 Royal Navy

Duke of Edinburgh class (1904)

United Kingdom (1902-1906), Armored Cruisers: HMS Duke of Edinburgh, HMS Black Prince The Duke of Edinburgh-class were two armoured cruisers…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: June 25, 2022
Posted in WW2 IJN Aviation WW2 Naval Aviation

Nakajima B5N “Kate” (1937)

Imperial Japanese Navy, 1,149 built The Main IJN Carrier Torpedo Bomber in 1939-42 The Nakajima B5N was completely unknown by…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: June 20, 2022
Posted in WW1 Japanese Navy

Kawachi class Battleships (1910)

Kawachi class Battleships (1910) Japanese Imperial Navy (1912-1945): IJN Kawachi, Settsu The first Japanese dreadnoughts After the Satsuma class which…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: June 16, 2022
Posted in ww2 Italian Navy

WW2 Italian Torpedo Boats

Italy (1914-1943)- 62 TBs The Regia Marina like the Kriegsmarine did not brushed out the torpedo boat class as obsolete….

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: June 15, 2022
Posted in WW2 Naval Aviation ww2 USN Aviation

Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf (1941)

Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf (1941) USN Torpedo Bomber (1941-44), 181 built. When good enough beats better The Consolidated TBY Sea…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: June 6, 2022
Posted in ww2 US Navy

Landing Craft Vehicle & Personnel (1942)

USA – circa 23,492 (1942-45) The Landing Darling (06/06/2022) Few crafts in WW2 were underrated but these “Higgins Boats”. The…