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HSwMS Fylgia (1905) Swedish Navy – Armoured cruiser 1904-1960 HSwMS Fylgia was the smallest armored cruiser in the world, a…

Destroyer Neustrashimy (1952) In service 1955-74 Neustrashimy (“Dauntless”) was an attempt by the admiralty to replace the large-scale Skoriy class…

WW2 British Cruisers United Kingdom (1931-35) 68 cruisers 1919-45 From the C-class to the Tiger The history of development of…

USA (1919-23)- USS Colorado, Maryland, West Virginia The Colorado class, formed with the near-sister ships Tennesse what was called the…

WWI Italian Monitors Regia Marina, 14 Monitors: Alfredo Capellini, Faa’ di Bruno, Montfalcone, Monte Santo class, Monte Cucco, Vodice, Carso,…

Bundesmarine Type 138 (1958-68)FG 212, 217, 218 Gneisenau, Raule, Brommy Bundesmarine’s modernized British Hunt Frigates As part as the rearmament…

WW1 Russian Battleships Russian Empire (1875-1919) – About 50 ships The origins: From ironclads to Coast Defense ships Historically, Russia…

IJN Asahi (1896) Japanese pre-dreadnought Battleship (1899) The Fifth IJN pre-dreanought, three wars veteran With her keel laid in 1898…

Chao Ho class cruisers (1911) Chinese Empire – Chao Ho, Ying Swei, Fei Hung Training cruisers to Brit-US Yards The…

Curtiss SOC Seagull (1934) USN Observation Biplane 1935-1940 (322 built) Curtiss’ standard observation plane During the last five years preceding…