Author: dreadnaughtz
Holland class cruisers (1895)
Holland class cruisers (1895) The Netherlands – 1895-97: HNLMS Holland, Zeeland, Friesland, Gelderland, Noordbrabant, Utrecht. The Dutch Apollo-like cruisers after…
Type 091 (Han class) nuclear attack submarines (1970)
Type 091 (Han class) SSNs (1970) Chinese PLAN (1970-90) – 5 ships ChangZheng 5 (405) in 1993 The first Chinese…
Pamiat Azova (1886)
Pamiat Azova (1886) Russia (1886) The old sailing cruiser of the Tsar: Several ships in WW1 had far past their…
WW2 German Amphibious Ships
Germany (1940-44) – About 500 Amphibious ships German amphibious warfare in WW2: Prahme, converted riverine barges converted as landing ships…
Furutaka class Cruisers (1925)
Furutaka class (1925) Japan, 1925. Heavy Cruisers Furutaka, Kako The First Japanese “washington” cruisers: The two heavy cruisers of the…
WW2 American Battleships
WW2 American Battleships USA – 1914-1945, 28 battleships Two generations of battleships: On December 6, 1941, the US Navy was…
Potemkine (1903)
Potemkine (1903) Russia (1903): Kniaz Potemkin Travichesky (Panteleimon) The Potemkine: Movie famous: The very name of Potemkine evoke the Russian…
Apollo class cruisers
Apollo class cruisers (1890) United Kingdom (1890-91) – 21 cruisers The ‘Mythologic’ 2nd class protected cruisers The Apollo class were…
Pao Min (1885)
Pao Min (1885) Chinese Nanyang Fleet One of the forgotten gunboat-size Chinese cruisers – In 1880 the concept of cruiser…
Alberto di Giussano class cruisers
4 ships (1930) Giussano, Barbiano, Colleoni, Bande Nere. The famous “Condotierri” cruiser class was an invention from postwar authors, trying…
