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Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: October 18, 2020
Posted in ww2 Italian Navy

Littorio class battleships

Kingdom of Italy (1937-40) – Battleships Littorio, Veneto, Roma, Impero The Duce’s mighty battleships: Italy had to wait after the…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: October 14, 2020
Posted in ww1 german navy

Irene class cruisers (1887)

German Empire – Irene, Prinzess Wilhelm The first German protected cruisers: Irene and Prinzessin Wilhelm (Prince William) were built respectively…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: October 11, 2020
Posted in cold war us navy

Cold War USN Missile Cruisers

Cold War USN Missile Cruisers 41 missile cruisers 1955-1964 USN Missile cruisers developed in the 1950s testing brand new weapons…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: October 9, 2020
Posted in WW2 Japanese Navy

Kuma class cruisers (1919)

Japan, 1919. Kuma, Tama, Kitakami, Oi, Kiso The five cruisers of the Kuma class were first planned in 1916, but…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: October 6, 2020
Posted in Chinese warships

Hai Tien class protected cruisers (1898)

Hai Tien class protected cruisers (1898) Chinese Empire/Republic – Hai Tien, Hai Chi (1898) The largest Chinese cruisers in 1900…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: September 27, 2020
Posted in Coldwar Soviet Ships soviet submarines

Romeo class submarines

Conventional SSK attack submarines (Project 633, 1957) 21 submarines (1958-62) Introduction: Perhaps not the best-known cold war conventional submarine of…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: September 24, 2020
Posted in ww2 Royal Navy

WW2 British Destroyers

United Kingdom (1917-1945), 400+ destroyers Introduction In 1939, 184 destroyers were in service, dating back for a large part from…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: September 20, 2020
Posted in WW1 Japanese Navy

WW1 Japanese Battleships

WW1 Japanese Battleships Japan (1890-1919) About 30 capital ships Introduction: Japan was introduced the the idea of an ironclad very…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: September 16, 2020
Posted in ww2 US Navy

New Orleans class cruisers (1933)

New Orleans class cruisers (1933) USA (1933-37) USS New Orleans, Astoria, Minneapolis, Tuscaloosa, San Francisco, Quincy, Vincennes New Orleans class:…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: September 13, 2020
Posted in ww2 Kriegsmarine

Leipzig class cruisers (1929)

Germany (1928-35), Leipzig, Nürnberg The last light German cruisers: The Leipzig class represented the last two light cruisers of the…