Category: ww1 warships
Naniwa class protected cruisers (1885)
Naniwa, Takachiho White’s first Japanese cruiser: The Naniwa and Takachiho (浪速型防護巡洋艦 Naniwa-gata bōgojun’yōka) were the first Japanese protected cruisers. They…
Ise class battleships (1917)
Imperial Japanese Navy IJN Ise, Hyūga 1915-1945. From super-dreadnoughts to hybrid battleships: Ise and Hyūga were two fast dreadnoughts built…
HMS Furious (1917)
HMS Furious (1917) United Kingdom – Aircraft Carrier History’s first aircraft carrier The HMS Furious is like a warship with…
Pisa class armoured cruisers (1907)
Pisa class armoured cruisers (1907) Italy – Regia Marina Pisa, Amalfi Based on the Regina Elena Battleships These two ships…
Regina Elena class battleships (1904)
Regina Elena class battleships (1904) Italy – Regia Marina – Regina Elena, Roma, Vittorio Emmanuele, Napoli The world’s fastest battleships…
HMS Ark Royal (1914)
HMS Ark Royal (1914) United Kingdom (1914) – Seaplane Carrier History’s first purpose-built seaplane carrier HMS Ark Royal is a…
Protected Cruiser Unebi (1886)
Protected Cruiser Unebi (1886) Nihhon Kaigun – Imperial Japanese Navy Unebi, the mystery cruiser: In 1883, Japan was still reeling…
WW1 French Submarines
WW1 French Submarines About 80 submersibles 1865-1919 Introduction As a matter of fact, submarines like aviation had many fathers. Although…
Umbria class cruisers (1891)
Umbria class cruisers (1891) Italy (1891-98) – Umbria, Lombardia, Etruria, Liguria, Elba, Puglia The “Regionali” class, first Italian-designed protected cruisers…
Formidable class battleships (1898)
Formidable class battleships (1898) United Kingdom (1898) Formidable, Irresistible, Implacable, London, Bulwark, Venerable, Queen, Prince of Wales. The improved Canopus…
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