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Crown Colony class cruisers (1936)
Fiji (“Crown Colony”) class Cruisers United Kingdom (1939-42) HMS Fiji, Nigeria, Mauritius, Kenya, Trinidad, Jamaica, Gambia, Bermuda, Ceylon, Uganda, Newfoundland…
Ironclad “Le Redoutable” (1876)
France 1873-1910, Central Battery Ironclad The “Le Redoutable” was the world’s first steel-built central battery ironclad and started a new…
Nautilus class minelayers (1906)
Germany (1906): SMS Nautilus, Albatros The first two specialized German minelayers The Nautilus class were two minelaying cruisers planned for…
USS Monitor (1862)
USS Monitor (1862) Union Navy First of the name & defining a type: The Monitor The USS Monitor is not…
Dresden class cruisers
Light Cruisers SMS Dresden, Emden (1908) Two famous ships The Dresden class followed the Königsberg class, but improved in size…
WW2 IJN Destroyers
WW2 Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers About 80 destroyers 1919-1945 Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyer’s complete overview Japanese destroyers acquired a fearsome…
Danae class cruisers (1918)
United Kingdom (1916-22), 8 light cruisersHMS Danae, Dauntless, Dragon, Delhi, Dunedin, Durban, Despatch, Diomede. HMS DELHI in bulgaria, during the…
Vittorio Veneto helicopter cruiser (1967)
Helicopter cruiser Vittorio Veneto (1967) In service 1969-2003 The last Italian helicopter missile cruiser Within the frame of NATO’s ASW…
Type 201 class submarines (1960)
Bundesmarine (1960), 3 ships: U-1 – U-3 The Bundesmarine’s first submarines The Type 201 were the first post-WW2 German submarines…
HSwMS Oscar II (1906)
Panzerkepp HSwMS Oscar II (1906) Swedish Navy – coastal battleship 1907-1974 HSwMS Oscar II was a coastal battleship (Panzerkepp) of…
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