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Florida class battleships (1910)

USA (1910) Florida, Utah The third American dreadnoughts: The USS Florida and Utah, very close to the Delaware, were distinguished…

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New Mexico class battleships (1917)

USA (1917) – USS New mexico, Mississippi, Idaho The New Mexico, Idaho and Mississippi at Pearl Harbor in December 1943…

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Montgomery class cruisers (1891)

USA (1891) Protected cruisers: Montgomery, Detroit, Marblehead. The Montgomery class were ordered in 1888 and commissioned in 1893-94. Of questionable…

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WW1 US Navy Submarines

USA (1775-1921) – About 180 subs. From humble and daring Turtle in 1775 by inventor American David Bushnell, through the…

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USS Brooklyn (1895)

Armoured Cruiser (1895) The USS Brooklyn in a few lines Recognizable by her three very tall funnels, the USS Brooklyn…

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WW1 US Navy Destroyers

USA – 347 ships (1899-1921) Overview of American destroyers in ww1: Mothballed Flushdeckers at San Diego in 1928 – USN…

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Baltimore class protected cruisers (1888)

USA (1888) USS Baltimore, Philadelphia Although you are probably more familiar to the WW2 Baltimore class heavy cruisers, there was…

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USS Newark (1890)

USA (1890) Protected Cruiser. The last of mixed cruisers: The USS Newark was a mixed cruiser (steam and sail), and…

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USS New York (1891)

USA – Armoured Cruiser The first American Armoured Cruiser The USS Saratoga is certainly not as well-known as the aircraft…

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Indiana class battleships (1898)

USA (1893): USS Indiana, Oregon, Massachusetts The first American battleships: In 1890 there was a transition between the “old navy”…