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Germany (1890-1919) 17 dreadnoughts, 20 pre-dreadnoughts ww1 german battleships in a nutshell In 1890, there was little concern for the…

Spanish Armada – 25 destroyers (1885-1947) Spanish destroyers: Pioneers From Audaz to Alvaro de Bazan: Argentine ARA Juan de Garay…

RHN Giorgios Averof (1910) Greece (1910) Rarely ships have been given the privilege of a very long career as a…

WW1 Japanese Cruisers Japan (1890-1919) About 34 cruisers Origin of IJN Cruisers: Meiji and Bakumatsu era Frigates: The origin of…

France – Suffren, Colbert, Foch, Dupleix The four musketeers: The Suffren were thought out as 10,000 tons Washington heavy cruisers,…

Veinticinco de Mayo class cruisers (1930) ARA Veinticinco de Mayo, Almirante Brown (CA1, CA2) The Argentinian Trentos – What made…

Rostislav: The Russian-build oil-burning battleship Russian Empire It’s unfair to restrict the quality of a ship to a unique characteristic,…

Germany (1871-1918) – 177 TBs prewar, 96 WW1 (112 planned) Total: 273 TBs at the heart of a transition: From…

Trento, Trieste, Bolzano (1927-32) In 1920, Italy had few modern cruisers. The Washington Treaty set new standards to be followed…

USA (1912) USS New York, Texas The New York class became the first American battleships with 14-in guns and the…