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Revenge class Battleships (1915)

Revenge class Battleships (1915) Revenge, Ramillies, Resolution, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign. The Revenge class battleships: Super-dreadnoughts on a budget Overshadowed…

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HSwMS Dristigheten (1900)

HSwMS Dristigheten (1900) Swedish Navy – Coastal Battleship 1899-1961 HSwMS Dristigheten was Swedish Navy’s coastal defence ship of the new…

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Italian Monitors (1915-1918)

WWI Italian Monitors Regia Marina, 14 Monitors: Alfredo Capellini, Faa’ di Bruno, Montfalcone, Monte Santo class, Monte Cucco, Vodice, Carso,…

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Battleship IJN Asahi (1899)

IJN Asahi (1896) Japanese pre-dreadnought Battleship (1899) The Fifth IJN pre-dreanought, three wars veteran With her keel laid in 1898…

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London class battleships (1899)

London Class Battleships (1899) British Pre-dreadnoughts HMS London, Bulwark, Venerable, Queen, Prince of Wales The London class comprised five pre-dreadnought…

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Flower class Sloops (WWI)

Flower class Sloops (WWI) Royal Navy (1915-1919) – 134 ships The first “flowers” The WW2 ‘Flower’ class is famous from…

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British Gunboats of WWI

British Royal Navy Gunboats 1880s to 1918 About 31 gunboats 1914 Gunboat diplomacy The story of the Royal Navy is…

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Queen Elizabeth class Battleships (1913)

Queen Elizabeth class Battleships (1913) United Kingdom (1913-1914) HMS Queen Elizabeth, Warspite, Barham, Malaya, Valiant PART I: A new breed…

Posted in WW1 Japanese Navy WW2 Japanese Navy

Kongō class Fast Battleships (1912)

Kongō class Fast Battleships (1912) Japan, 1911-15. IJN Kongo, Kirishima, Hiei, Haruna. The last Japanese capital ships built in UK:…

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HMS Canada (1913)

HMS Canada (1913) HMS Canada (ex-Almirante Latorre) 1914 The Chilean take on the south American Naval arms race HMS Canada…