Category: ww1 warships

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: November 23, 2019
Posted in ww1 Italian Navy ww2 Italian Navy

Doria class battleships (1916)

Italy (1916/1937) Battleships Caio Duilio, Andrea Doria Cavour’s sister class: Doria The Andrea Doria class (or Caio Duilio class for…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: October 27, 2019
Posted in WW1 French Navy

WW1 French Cruisers

France (1870-1912) – About 60 cruisers The armoured cruiser Condé, from the Gloire class, seen from the Romanov Shtandard Imperial…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: October 16, 2019
Posted in WW1 Dutch Navy ww2 Dutch Navy

Holland class cruisers (1895)

The Netherlands – 1895-97: HNLMS Holland, Zeeland, Friesland, Gelderland, Noordbrabant, Utrecht. The Dutch Apollo-like cruisers after the Apollo class cruisers…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: September 19, 2019
Posted in WW1 Royal Navy

Apollo class cruisers

Royal Navy (1890-91) – 21 cruisers The ‘Mythologic’ 2nd class protected cruisers The Apollo class were in WW1 already in…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: August 18, 2019
Posted in WW1 Japanese Navy

Satsuma class Battleships (1906)

Japan (1906) Satsuma, Aki The original half-dreadnoughts: The 薩摩型戦艦 Satsuma-gata senkan class was ordered in late 1904, under the War…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 28, 2019
Posted in WW1 Royal Navy

WW1 British Destroyers

WW1 British Destroyers Royal Navy (1895-1919) – About 536 ships WW1 British Destroyers: 26 knotters | 27 knotters | 30…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 21, 2019
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Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri (1910) Italy (1910) Dreadnought Battleship The first Italian Dreadnought With limited industrial capabilities compared to the UK, Italy…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 14, 2019
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Battleship Henri IV (1899)

France (1899) – France’s strangest pre-dreadnought Background The French Navy was under the influence of the ‘Jeune Ecole‘ (‘Young School’)…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: June 20, 2019
Posted in WW1 Japanese Navy

Asama class Armoured Cruisers (1898)

Asama class Armoured Cruisers (1898) Asama, Tokiwa (1898) IJN Asama and Tokiwa (常盤) was the second and last Asama-class armored…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: June 16, 2019
Posted in WW1 Royal Navy ww2 Royal Navy

British C class cruisers (1914-1922)

United Kingdom (1914-22) 7 sub-classes, 28 cruisers The veteran light cruisers The ‘C’ class were called artificially that way by…