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Sovetsky Soyuz class battleships (1938)

Soviet Navy Stalin’s mighty battleships: In 1938, the final five-year plan, under the express direction of Stalin, included a fleet…

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Zerstörer class destroyers (1958)

Bundesmarine (1958-70), 6 ships: Z1 – Z6 The Bundesmarine’s first destroyers: Although the Bundeswehr was integrated into NATO in 1955…

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Naniwa class protected cruisers (1885)

Naniwa class protected cruisers (1885) Naniwa, Takachiho White’s first Japanese cruiser: The Naniwa and Takachiho (浪速型防護巡洋艦 Naniwa-gata bōgojun’yōka) were the…

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Kirov class cruisers

Kirov class cruisers (1930) Soviet Navy Light cruisers (1930-60) Kirov, Frunze, Maxim Gorky, Molotov, Kaganovitch, Kalinin The Kirovs: Italian flavored…

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Leander class cruisers (1931)

United Kingdom (1931-35) HMS Leander, Achilles, Ajax, Neptune, Orion, HMAS Perth, Sydney, Hobart The ANZAC light cruisers The 5 Leanders…

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Infographic: The “Best” Dreadnought of ww1

Infographic – The best dreadnought of ww1 Nations (in order):UK, Germany, France, Italy, Austria-Hungary, USA, Japan, Russia. The coefficient is…

Posted in ww2 Royal Navy

Dido class AA cruisers (1939)

United Kingdom (1937-55) Dido, Bonaventure, Naiad, Phoebe, Cleopatra, Charybdis, Euryalus, Hermione, Scylla, Sirius, Argonaut The First Dedicated Royal Navy British…

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Canarias class cruisers

Spanish Republic – Nationalists Canarias, Baleares (1936) The Spanish 8-in cruisers The two heavy cruisers Canarias and Baleares were the…

Posted in ww2 Italian Navy

Motoscafi Di Turismo series (1940)

Midget Italian Torpedo boats: MT, MTS, MTL The MAS inheritance During the WW1 and WW2 superstars of the “naval dust”…

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Navarin (1893)

Navarin (1893) Russian Battleship (1893) The four-funneled battleship One of the rare Russian battleships which was sunk in action in…