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Novara class steam Frigates (1853)
Novara class Steam Frigates (1857) Austro-Hungarian Navy 1843-1900, SMS Novara, Schwarzenberg The Novara class was one of two largely similar,…
Evertsen class Coastal Defence Ships (1893)
The Netherlands – 1893-1920: HRMS Kortenar, Evertsen, Piet Hein The three Evertsen class were the first Dutch Netherland’s Navy modern…
naval artillery
Naval Artillery – All types, caliber and timeframe I considered important, in complement to the subject matter of this wesbite…
USS Olympia
US Protected Cruiser, 1890 – today Introduction: The birth of the “new navy” When the first Cleveland Administration took office…
Douglas A1 Skyraider (1945)
USN Carrier-borne piston-engine attack aircraft US Navy (1945-1985), 3,180 built The long-living piston-powered legend Although some of the most prominent…
Mitsubishi A6M Zero “Zeke”
Carrier Borne Fighter, Imperial Japanese Navy Imperial Japanese Navy, 10,939 built The legendary Japanese fighter Just named colloquially “zero” and…
Raimondo Montecuccoli class Cruisers (1934)
Group III “Condotierri” light cruisers Italy (1934), Raimondo Montecuccoli, Muzio Attendolo A brand new cruiser design The four cruisers of…
HMS Audacity (1941)
HMS Audacity (1941) United Kingdom – (1938-1941) The first British RN Escort Aircraft Carrier The Royal Navy’s first escort carrier…
Blackburn B-24 Skua (1936)
Carrier-Borne Dive Bomber RNAS/FAA 1937-40: 192 built. A first modern Royal navy Dive Bomber The Blackburn Skua was the first…
Amiral Charner class armoured cruisers (1892)
France (1891-1926) Admiral Charner, Bruix, Chanzy, Latouche-Tréville Follow-up cruisers of the Dupuy de Lôme. The previous Dupuy de Lôme was…
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