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San Giorgio class Cruisers (1907)
San Giorgio class Cruisers (1907) Italy – Regia Marina San Giorgio, San Marco Cuniberti’s cruisers The San Giorgio class were…
Cold War Soviet Destroyers
160 Destroyers (45 in 1990) Foreworld: A destroyer force dwarved by NATO The Soviet Navy was the “poor parent” compared…
WW1 British Battleships
United Kingdom: 80 battleships 1890-1918 Overview poster of British Capital Ships in WW1, including projects (light grey) British Battleships of…
USS Wichita (1937)
USS Wichita (1937) USA – Heavy Cruiser (1935-39) The Wichita directly inspired the wartime Baltimore class design Design History Secretary…
Dunkerque class Battleships (1935)
France – Dunkerque, Strasbourg Genesis: The Dunkerque (Dunkirk) class (Dunkerque and Strasbourg) were the first French battleships launched since the…
Tromp Class Cruisers (1937)
Tromp Class Cruisers (1937) The Netherlands – Tromp, Jacob van Heemskerck The first modern Dutch cruisers The Tromp class of…
2nd Battle of the Atlantic (1940-44)
“Battle” of the Atlantic (1940-44) We will see why, and how the battle turned to be almost a winning factor…
St Louis class cruisers (1904)
USA – USS St Louis, Milwaukee, Charleston The American semi-armored cruisers The St. Louis-class cruisers were a bit of exceptions…
Russian cruiser Novik (1898)
Russian cruiser Novik (1898) Russian Empire – Protected Cruiser A German built cruiser with two lives: The Imperial Russian navy…
Amatsukaze (1963)
Amatsukaze (1863) Japanese Self Defence Naval Force – Missile destroyer (1963-1990) Development & Context DG 163 was the first Japanese…
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