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Tsukuba class Battlecruisers (1905)

Tsukuba class Battlecruisers (1905) Japan (1905) Tsukuba, Ikoma Half-way between armoured cruisers and battlecruisers: Tsukuba and Ikoma, massive ships armed…

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Blake class protected cruisers

United Kingdom (1889) HMS Blake, Blenheim HMS Blake in the 1890, in typical peacetime livery, black hull, white superstructures and…

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WW1 French Torpedo Boats

WW1 French Torpedo Boats 350 Torpedo Boats (1870s-1914) Introduction: French doctrine about TBs The French did not invented the torpedo…

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WW1 Japanese Destroyers

WW1 Japanese Destroyers Japan (1898-1919) – About 180 ships A newcomer in destroyer design WW2 Japanese destroyers were certainly among…

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Hawkins class cruisers (1920)

United Kingdom (1920) Hawkins, Frobisher, Effingham, Cavendish, Raleigh First and last heavy cruisers of ww1 In 1914, the Royal Navy…

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WW1 French Battlecruisers (Projects)

WW1 French Battlecruisers (Projects) Paper projects (1913) French what-if battlecruisers A bit provocative in its title, this article is dedicated…

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Cavour class battleships

Regia Marina (1911) Battleships Guilio Cesare, Conte di Cavour, Leonardo Da Vinci The new Italian Battleships The first Italian dreadnought…

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Marco Polo (1892)

Marco Polo (1892) Italian Armoured Cruiser (1888) The First Italian Armoured Cruiser The Marco Polo was the first Italian armoured…

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Protected Cruiser Jurien de la Gravière (1899)

Jurien de la Gravière (1899) France (1899) – Protected Cruiser A “tin-clad cruiser” The term was used often to describe…

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Orion class Battleships (1911)

Orion class Battleships (1911) United Kingdom (1911) Orion, Monarch, Conqueror, Thunderer. Built in emergency Built in the emergency plan of…