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Amazonas class Destroyer (1943)

Marinha do Brasil: 6 Destroyers built 1940-51, service until 1974 In short, the Acre class were the first modern destroyers…

Posted in WW2 IJN Carriers WW2 Japanese Navy

Notoro class

Japanese seaplane tenders/Oilers 1919-1922: Notoro*, Shiretoko, Erimo, Sata, Tsurumi*, Shiriya, Irō 1922-45. IJN Notoro and Tusurumi were rare case of…

Posted in WW2 IJN Aviation

Yokosuka E1Y (1923)

IJN Multirole Observation seaplane 1924-1937 The Yokosuka E1Y was an Japanese observation floatplane of the twenties. It was designed and…

Posted in ww2 Finnish Navy

Vesikko

Finnish Navy – Merivoimat: Coastal submarine (1932-1945). The last Finnish submarine deployed in WW2 was another product Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw…

Posted in ww2 Finnish Navy

Saukko

Finnish Navy – Merivoimat: Coastal submarine (1930-1945). Saukko was in 1930 the world’s smallest submarine. At first this was another…

Posted in ww2 Finnish Navy

Vetehinen class submarines (1930)

Finnish Navy (Merivoimat): 3 submarines (1931-1950); Vetehinen, Vehiisi, Iku-Turso. The three Vetehinen class were the first Finnish submarines, ordered from…

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Preussen class Ironclads (1873)

Prussian/German Navy – Ironclads Grosser Kurfürst, Preussen, Friedrich der Grosse 1869-1877 The Preussen class were three ironclad turret ships initiated…

Posted in ww1 Uboats

UC-III class submersible (1918)

German Empire – 113 submersible planned, 25 comp.* UC-90 to UC-114 Type UC III minelaying submarines were designred and built…

Posted in ww2 French Navy

Le Fantasque class destroyer

French Navy – Contre-Torpilleurs de 2500 tonnes. 6 built 1930-1934, in service until 1942: Le Fantasque, L’Audacieux, Le Malin, Le…

Posted in 1870 Royal Navy Royal Navy 1890

HMS Hotspur (1870)

United Kingdom: 1871-1904 Ironclad Ram For the first post of this new year were open the ball with the oddballs…