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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”…

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American Torpedo Boats (1885-1901)

USA – 35 boats Prologue: Early precursors (1800-1870s) The invention of the “Torpedo” While the torpedo was invented only in…

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WW1 US Navy Gunboats

WW1 American Gunboats 42 ships (1889-1914) Overview of American Gunboats in ww1 Among the first ships built for the “new…

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Delaware class battleships (1909)

USA (1909) USS Delaware, North Dakota USS North Dakota The Delaware class in short Dreadnought battleships of the Delaware class…

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Pittsburg class armoured cruisers (1903)

USA – As renamed: USS Pittsburg, Huntington, California (never renamed), Pueblo, Frederick, Huron The first 1900 Armoured cruisers serie: The…