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Iroquois class helicopter destroyer (1970)

Royal Canadian Navy – DDH-280-83 HMCS Iroquois, Huron, Athabaskan, Algonquin. The “Tribals” were a class of Canadian helicopter destroyers, radically…

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Victor I class submarine (1965)

Project 671 Yorsh (NATO “VICTOR I”) nuclear attack submarines 15 submarines: K-38, 69, 147, 53, 306, 323, 370, 438, 367,…

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Amazonas class Destroyer (1943)

Marinha do Brasil: 6 Destroyers built 1940-51, service until 1974 In short, the Acre class were the first modern destroyers…

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Arleigh Burke class destroyer (1989)

Guided Missiles Destroyers 74 ships (90 planned) DD 963-DD 997 1988-2030 Flight I, II, IIa, III What else to close…

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Alfa class submarine (1969)

Project 705 Lira (NATO “ALFA”) nuclear attack submarines 7 submarines: K-64, K-123, K-316, K-432, K-373, K-493, K-463 The world’s fastest…

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Invincible class Aircraft Carrier (1977)

Royal Navy 3 Light Aircraft Carriers built 1973-85: HMS Invincible, Illustrious, Ark Royal R05-07 (decommissioned 2011-2017). The Invincible class was…

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Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier (1985-88)

Project 1143.5 STOBAR Aircraft Carrying Cruiser (Tyazholiy Avianesushchiy Kreyser – TAK): Kreml Class. 1982-90: Admiral Kuznetsov (still active), Riga (Varyag,…

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Ohio class SSBN

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (1976-97), 18 in service, 24 planned (SSBN-726-743). The Ohio-class SSBN (Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear) submarines became…

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Vanguard class SSBN (1992)

Nuclear Ballistic Submarines Built 1986-1999 S28 Vanguard, S29 Victorious, S30 Vigilant, S31 Vengeance The Vanguard class were four 2nd generation…

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Le Redoutable class SSBN

Nuclear Ballistic Attack Submarines (S641-651). Service 1964-1996: Le Redoutable, Le Terrible, Le Foudroyant, L’indomptable, Le Tonnant, L’inflexible S-611 to S-615…