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Hai Yung class protected cruisers (1897)
Hai Yung class protected cruisers (1897) Chinese Beiyang Fleet – Hai Yung, Hai Chou, Hai Chen The Chinese German-built cruisers…
Kaiser class Battleships (1911)
Kaiser class Battleships (1911) Germany – Kaiser, Friedrich der Grosse, Kaiserin, König Albert, Prinzregent Luitpold Kaiser class: A brave leap…
Soviet Frigates
c120 ASW Frigates 1947-1990 A general overview: During the cold war, the Soviet Union developed the most formidable naval force…
HMS Hermes (1919)
United Kingdom – Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes was the first (or second depending on the authors) purpose-built aircraft carrier. Indeed…
Nordenfelt Submarines (1885)
UK – 1885-90 – 4 submersibles. The earliest military torpedo submarines: In 1886, Ottoman submarine Abdülhamid (1886) was the first…
IJN Yūbari (1923)
IJN Yūbari (1923) Japanese light cruiser, 1923 An innovative light cruiser: Hiraga’s IJN Yūbari Yubari in 1923, Sasebo IJN Yūbari…
WW2 British Amphibious Ships and Landing Crafts
United Kingdom (1941-45), about 4700 vessels Foreword: British amphibious warfare in WW2 D-Day was retrospectively the most visible amphibious operation…
Bogue class aircraft carriers
Bogue class (1941) USA – Escort Aircraft Carriers (1941-50) Bogue, Breton, Card, Copahee, Core, Croatan, Nassau, Altamaha, Prince William, Barnes,…
Aircraft carrier Aquila
Aquila nearly completed, Impero 1940-43 The Aquila and Sparviero aircraft carriers were among the well-known unfinished ships of WW2. Both…
Eagle Boats (1918)
USA (1918) 60 ASW vessels PE1-60. Ancestors of WW2 PC Boats: The ‘Eagle boat’ resulted from a request to Henry…
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