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Type 052 Luhu Class Destroyers

Chinese PLAN (1991) – 2 ships: Harbin, Qingdao Chinese transition destroyers: The Luhu clas destroyers constituted in 1993 a significant…

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Type 065 Chengdu class frigates

Chinese PLAN (1955) – Chengdu, Guiyang, Gulin, Kunming The Green Tea “Riga” The 1956′ Chengdu class can be summup as…

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Riga class Frigates (1952)

Project 50 Gornostay Storozhevoi Korabl 68 ASW frigates (1949-55) In four years, the Nikolayev, Komsomol and Kaliningrad shipyards delivered 68…

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Type 051 Luda class Destroyers (1970)

Chinese PLAN (1969) 17 ships: Guangzhou, Xi’an, Changsha, Yinchuan, Nanning, Nanjing, Jinan, Xining, Nanchang, Chongqing, Zunyi, Guilin. Type 051DT: Kaifeng,…

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USS Long Beach (1960)

Missile Cruiser USS Long Beach Nuclear-powered missile cruiser This great cruiser is probably as famous as the aircraft carrier USS…

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Kresta II class cruisers (1968-76)

Project 1134A (Berkut A) 10 cruisers: Kronstadt, Admiral Isakov, Admiral Nakhimov, Admiral Makarov, Admiral Voroshilov, Admiral Oktyabryskiy, Admiral Isashenko, Admiral…

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Type 7 Anshan class destroyers (1955)

Chinese PLAN (1955) – Anshan, Fu Chun, Chang Chun, Chi Lin The first Chinese Destroyers: The Anshan class was not…

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Skory class destroyers (1949)

Skory class destroyers (1949) USSR – 70 ships The first postwar soviet destroyers The Skory (or Skoryy, Skoriy) was a…

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Forrestal class Aircraft Carriers (1954)

Forrestal class Aircraft Carriers (1954) USS Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger and Independence (1954-57) The Forrestal class aircraft carriers (CV-59-62) were the…