Posted in ww1 US Navy

WW1 American Battleships

USA – 46 battleships The development of WW1 era American battleship really started with the USS Texas in 1890. Despite…

Posted in ww2 Royal Navy

HMS Hood

HMS Hood United Kingdom (1920) – Battlecruiser The “Mighty Hood”, the symbol The HMS Hood is exceptional in more ways…

Posted in ww2 Dutch Navy

Java class cruisers (1921)

Java class cruisers (1921) The Netherlands – 1921 The battling Dutch cruisers The three cruisers of the Java class were…

Posted in Turkish Ottoman Navy

Yavuz (1914)

Yavuz (1914) Germany/Turkey – 1911 (1914) An unexpected Turkish flagship – The Yavuz Sultan Selim, aka “Yavuz” became in August…

Posted in WW1 Japanese Navy

Satsuma class Battleships (1906)

Satsuma class Battleships (1906) Japan (1906) Satsuma, Aki The original half-dreadnoughts: The 薩摩型戦艦 Satsuma-gata senkan class was ordered in late…

Posted in Greek-Navy

Kilkis class Battleships

Kilkis class Battleships USA/Greece – (1906) Kilkis, Lemnos The first Hellenic battleships – Before the Kilkis class, there was the…

Posted in ww2 spanish armada

WW2 Spanish Submarines

Spanish Armada – 17 submersibles (1865-1945) Iberian pioneers of Submersibles The submarine has many fathers. Among the pioneering nations, Spain…

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Naval Technology

Naval Technology – Every field. ⚙ From the origins to these days: Naval Technology About a definition of naval technology…

Posted in Cold War Chinese Ships

Type 053H2G Jiangwei I class Frigates (1990)

Chinese PLAN (1990) – Anqing, Huainan, Huaibei, Tongling Based on the classic NATO: Jianghu class (Type 053H), the Type 053H2G…

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Florida class battleships (1910)

USA (1910) Florida, Utah The third American dreadnoughts: The USS Florida and Utah, very close to the Delaware, were distinguished…