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HMS Ark Royal (1914)

United Kingdom (1914) – Seaplane Carrier History’s first purpose-built seaplane carrier HMS Ark Royal is a famous name, as it…

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Protected Cruiser Unebi (1886)

Protected Cruiser Unebi (1886) Nihhon Kaigun – Imperial Japanese Navy Unebi, the mystery cruiser: In 1883, Japan was still reeling…

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WW1 French Submarines

WW1 French Submarines About 80 submersibles 1865-1919 Introduction As a matter of fact, submarines like aviation had many fathers. Although…

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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…

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Formidable class battleships (1898)

United Kingdom (1898) Formidable, Irresistible, Implacable, London, Bulwark, Venerable, Queen, Prince of Wales. The improved Canopus This “superclass” of eight…

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Armoured Cruiser Dupuy de Lôme (1890)

France (1890) – Armoured Cruiser The cruiser Dupuy de Lôme was not only the first French armoured cruiser, but also…

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King George V-class battleship (1911)

United Kingdom (1911) King Georges V, Centurion, Ajax, Audacious If the King George V class battleships is generally assumed to…

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Monmouth class Armoured Cruisers (1901)

United Kingdom (1899-1906), 10 armoured cruisers: Monmouth, Bedford, Essex, Kent, Berwick, Cornwall, Cumberland, Donegal, Lancaster, Suffolk. The other County Class…

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Shikishima class battleships (1898)

Shikishima class battleships (1898) Japan (1898) – Shikishima, Hatsuse The Fuji improved: The Shikishima and Hatsuse were built in two…

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WW1 French Destroyers

WW1 French Destroyers France (1899-1918), about 90 destroyers Foreworld After having turned hundreds of torpedo boats in two decades under…