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Kashima class battleships (1905)
Kashima class Battleships (1905) Japanese Imperial Navy (1904-1924): Kashima, Katori The first post-tsushima Japanese Battleships Ordered just as tensions were…
Sangamon class escort aircraft carriers (1939)
Sangamon class Escort Aircraft Carriers US Navy 4 ships (Converted, Commissionned Aug. – Sept. 1942): USS Sangamon, Suwanee, Chenango, Santee…
Brewster SB2A Buccaneer (1941)
Brewster SB2A Buccaneer (1941) 3-seats scout bomber (1941-43), 771 produced Worst aircraft of WW2 ? The fighter F2A Buffalo already…
T2 Tankers (1940-1945)
T2 Tankers US Maritime Commission 1940-45: 533 Built The T2 Tankers: Bedrock of oil supply in WW2 Assembly and Construction…
Zuihō class light fleet aircraft carriers (1940)
Japan, 1937-44. Zuihō (瑞鳳), Shōhō (祥鳳) The double life of the Zuihō pair Digitally colorized photo of IJN Shoho in…
King Edward VII class Battleships (1903)
King Edward VII class Battleships (1903) United Kingdom (1902-1922) King Edward VII, Commonwealth, Dominion, Hindustan, Britannia, New Zealand, Africa, Hibernia…
CSS Stonewall/Kōtetsu/Azuma (1864)
Kōtetsu (1864) Japanese Ironclad 1862-1888. The twisted origins of the first Japanese Ironclad The “ship with five lives” Kotetsu was…
Seaplane carrier Dédalo (1920)
Dédalo (1920) Spanish Armada (1920-1940) The world’s first “helicopter carrier” The title, which is abusive given the hybrid nature of…
Type XXI U-Boats (1944)
Nazi Germany, 1,170 planned, 118 completed (1944) The Elektroboot saga: Too late to win The Type XXI were large scale…
Turkish Cruiser Mecidiye (1903)
Turkish Ottoman Cruiser Mecidiye Turkey – 1901-1952 (1903) A “Magnificient Century” in service of Turkey The Ottoman Navy Mecidiye (also…
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