Category: ww1 US Navy
Chester class cruisers (1907)
Scout Cruisers (1907) – USS Chester, Birmingham, Salem The last American cruisers The title seems a bit exaggerating, but there…
Wyoming class battleships (1911)
USA (1910) Wyoming, Arkansas The Wyoming class: Last USN 12-in battleships: The Wyoming and Arkansas were a gradual improvement of…
WW1 American Battleships
USA – 46 battleships The development of WW1 era American battleship really started with the USS Texas in 1890. Despite…
Florida class battleships (1910)
USA (1910) Florida, Utah The third American dreadnoughts: The USS Florida and Utah, very close to the Delaware, were distinguished…
New Mexico class battleships (1917)
USA (1917) – USS New mexico, Mississippi, Idaho The New Mexico, Idaho and Mississippi at Pearl Harbor in December 1943…
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…
WW1 US Navy Submarines
USA (1775-1921) – About 180 subs. From humble and daring Turtle in 1775 by inventor American David Bushnell, through the…
USS Brooklyn (1895)
Armoured Cruiser (1895) The USS Brooklyn in a few lines Recognizable by her three very tall funnels, the USS Brooklyn…
WW1 US Navy Destroyers
USA – 347 ships (1899-1921) Overview of American destroyers in ww1: Mothballed Flushdeckers at San Diego in 1928 – USN…
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…