Posted in ww2 IT subs ww2 Italian Navy

Calvi class submarine (1935)

Oceanic Submersibles: Pietro Calvi, Giuseppe Finzi, Enrico Tazzoli (1936-43) The Calvi class were essentially a modern reboot of the 1920s…

Posted in Cold war British Ships CW UK frigates

Rapid (Type 15) class Frigate (1951)

Royal Navy – 23 ships converted, service 1951-1977 HMS Rapid, Relentless, Rocket, Roebuck, Troubridge, Grenville, Ulster, Ulysses, Undaunted, Undine, Urania,…

Posted in ww2 italian naval aviation WW2 Naval Aviation

CANT 25

37 built 1927-35 The CANT 25 was a single-engine biplane seaplane developed by the aeronautical division of the Italian company…

Posted in ww2 French Navy

Aigle class destroyer (1931)

French Navy – Contre-Torpilleurs de 2400 tonnes. 6 built 1927-1930, in service until 1942: . Milan in 1936-37 The Aigle-class…

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HMS Captain (1869)

United Kingdom: 1865-1869 Masted Turret Ironclad RN oddballs, second entry, HMS Captain. She was probably one of the most infamous…

Posted in ww1 german navy ww1 Uboats

U3 class (1909)

Germany: SM U3, U4 (1908-1909) Development SM U-3 was the third German U-boat, at a time the head of staff…

Posted in WW2 IT DDs

Sella class Destroyer

Regia Marina -4 destroyers: Francesco Crispi, Quintino Sella, Bettino Ricasoli, Giovanni Nicotera. Built 1923-1927, interwar, ww2, 2 lost, 2 sold…

Posted in ww2 US Navy ww2 US subs

Tambor class Submarine

US Navy Submersibles, USS Tambor, Tautog, Thresher, Triton, Trout, Tuna. Sub-class Gar, Grampus, Grayback, Grayling, Grenadier, Gudgeon SS-198-211 (1939-48) The…

Posted in Cold war Australian Navy

Tobruk class Destroyer

RAN Destroyers: DD37-38 HMAS Tobruk, Anzac (1946-53) Australia Day ! We continue a new chapter here, the Australian Cold war…

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WW2 German Minesweepers

Nazi Germany (1914-45) – 679 M-Boote*, 6 classes. Introduction: The “M-Flotte” of Minensucher (minesweepers) and minelayers (most having this dual…