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Grillo class tracked torpedo launches

Grillo class tracked torpedo launches (1918) Italy (1918) Tracked MTB or amphibious tank ? The Grillo is one of the…

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Drake class Armoured Cruisers (1901)

Drake class Armoured Cruisers (1901) United Kingdom (1901) Drake, Good Hope, King Alfred, Leviathan. A new class of large armoured…

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Renown class battlecruisers (1916)

Renown class Battlecruisers (1916) HMS Repulse, Renown (1916) Veterans of two wars: The Renown class battlecruisers were initially planned as…

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Edgar Quinet class armoured cruisers (1907)

Edgar Quinet class armoured cruisers (1907) France (1907) Edgar Quinet, Waldeck-Rousseau France’s last armoured cruisers The last French cruiser-battleships, and…

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Re Umberto class ironclads (1883)

Re Umberto class ironclads (1883) Italy (1883) Re Umberto, Sicilia, Sardegna A new kind of battleship In 1883, the first…

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WW1 British Submarines

WW1 British Submarines United Kingdom (1890-1918) About 350 subs 1885-1921. Overview of British ww1 submarines In the general sense, the…

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Etna class protected cruisers (1885)

Etna class protected cruisers (1885) Italy (1885) Etna, Vesuvio, Stromboli, Fieramosca The first Italian modern protected cruisers: Etna was the…

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Danton class Battleships (1909)

France (1909) Condorcet, Danton, Diderot, Mirabeau, Vergniaud, Voltaire France’s last pre-dreadnought battleships The six Dantons were the last French pre-dreadnoughts….

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Canopus class battleships (1897)

Canopus class battleships (1897) United Kingdom (1897) Canopus, Albion, Glory, Goliath, Ocean, Vengeance Successors of the Majestic Five ships of…

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Majestic class battleships (1894)

Majestic class battleships (1894) United Kingdom (1894) Majestic, Caesar, Hannibal, Jupiter, Illustrious, Magnificient, Mars, Prince Georges, Victorious British oldest battleships…