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Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: May 27, 2020
Posted in ww1 US Navy ww2 US Navy

Eagle Boats (1918)

USA (1918) 60 ASW vessels PE1-60. Ancestors of WW2 PC Boats: The ‘Eagle boat’ resulted from a request to Henry…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: May 24, 2020
Posted in ww1 Russian Navy

Borodino class battleships (1901)

Borodino class battleships (1901) Russia (1901) Borodino, Knyaz Suvorov, Imperator Aleksander III, Orjol, Slava The Russian battleships of Tsushima Built…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: May 20, 2020
Posted in ww1 german navy

WW1 German Battleships

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

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: May 14, 2020
Posted in ww2 spanish armada

WW2 Spanish Destroyers

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

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: May 10, 2020
Posted in Greek-Navy

RHN Giorgios Averof (1910)

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

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: May 7, 2020
Posted in WW1 Japanese Navy

WW1 Japanese Cruisers

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

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: May 3, 2020
Posted in ww2 French Navy

Suffren class heavy cruisers (1927)

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

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: April 30, 2020
Posted in Argentine Navy

Veinticinco de Mayo class cruisers (1930)

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

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: April 23, 2020
Posted in ww1 Russian Navy

Battleship Rostislav (1896)

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

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: April 19, 2020
Posted in ww1 german navy

WW1 German Torpedo Boats

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