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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)

King George V-class battleship (1911) United Kingdom (1911) King Georges V, Centurion, Ajax, Audacious If the King George V class…

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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…

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Regina Margherita class battleships

Regina Margherita class battleships (1901) Italy (1901) Regina Margherita, Benedetto Brin Brin’s modern battleships The two ships of the Margherita…

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Town class cruisers

Town class cruisers (WWI) United Kingdom (1917) Sub-classes Bristol, Weymouth, Chatham, Birmingham, Birkenhead: 21 protected cruisers The battle-hardened WW1 Town…

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Charles Martel class Battleships (1891)

France (1891-95) Brennus, Charles Martel, Jauréguiberry, Carnot, Masséna, Bouvet “A navy of prototypes” Prior to 1890, France, still Britain’s main…

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Protected Cruiser Piemonte (1888)

Protected Cruiser Piemonte (1888) Italy (1888) A quite powerful Italian protected cruiser Piemonte was designed at the request of the…

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Battleship HMS Erin

Dreadnought Battleship HMS Erin (ex-Reshadieh) 1913 HMS Erin (ex-Reshadieh) 1913 An ex-Turkish battleship As a long-established shipbuilder, Great Britain, through…