Posted in 1890 US Navy

USS Philadelphia (1889)

USA (1887-90): Protected Cruiser C-4 1890-1926 Authorized in 1887, USS Philadelphia was rigged as three-mast schooner, without head gear and…

Posted in 1890 Spanish Armada

Isla de Luzon class cruisers (1886)

Armada (1887-1900): Isla de Luzon, Isla de Cuba, Marqués de la Ensenada In 1885 the Armada (Spanish Navy) naval staff…

Posted in 1890 fleets Italian Navy 1890

Ruggiero di Lauria class Ironclads (1884)

Ironclad Battleships (1879-1895): Ruggiero di Lauria, Francesco Morosini, Andrea Doria Italian Ironclad Battleships Caio Duilio class (1879) | Italia class…

Posted in Royal Navy 1890

Nelson class Armoured cruisers (1875)

United Kingdom (1874-1881): Nelson, Northampton The Nelson class were two armoured cruisers (HMS Nelson, HMS Northampton) designed by Chef Constructor…

Posted in 1890 US Navy War of 1898

USS Charleston (1888)

Protected Cruiser (1888) USS Charleston (C-2) was the second British-designed cruiser (after Baltimore) in the early years of the “new…

Posted in 1890 fleets 1890 Spanish Armada

Reina Regentes class cruisers (1887)

Spanish Protected cruisers (1886-1895): Reina Regentes, Alfonso XIII, Lepanto 1891-1900 The Reina Regentes class cruisers were designed as an improvement…

Posted in 1890 fleets austria hungary 1890

SMS Lissa (1869)

Austro-Hungarian Navy (1871-1892) We start a new cycle dedicated to the Austro-Hungarian Navy until 1900 (the topic of WWI was…

Posted in 1890 fleets Dutch Navy 1890

HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden (1874)

The Netherlands, Coastal Battleship 1871-1897 HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden was an iron-hulled ironclad “ramtorenschip”, a turret ram ship built at…

Posted in 1890 Danish Navy

HDMS Helgoland (1882)

Coast Defence Ship built 1881-84, decomm. 1906 Development Denmark saw a decline of naval rank after the devastating Battle of…

Posted in 1890 fleets ww1 US Navy

USS Chicago (1885)

Protected Cruiser (1885) USS Chicago was a protected cruiser of the United States Navy and largest of the three cruisers…