Category: ww1 warships
Drake class Armoured Cruisers (1901)
United Kingdom (1901) Drake, Good Hope, King Alfred, Leviathan. A new class of large armoured cruisers The 1897 Powerful class…
Renown class battlecruisers (1916)
Renown class Battlecruisers (1916) HMS Repulse, Renown (1916) Veterans of two wars: The Renown class battlecruisers were initially planned as…
Edgar Quinet class armoured cruisers (1907)
France (1907): Edgar Quinet, Waldeck-Rousseau France’s last armoured cruisers The last French cruiser-battleships, and by far the most imposing, were…
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…
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…
Etna class protected cruisers (1885)
Italy (1885): Etna, Vesuvio, Stromboli, Fieramosca The first Italian modern protected cruisers: Etna was the only survivor of a class…
Canopus class battleships (1897)
United Kingdom (1897) Canopus, Albion, Glory, Goliath, Ocean, Vengeance Successors of the Majestic Five ships of a new class of…
Majestic class battleships (1894)
United Kingdom (1894) Majestic, Caesar, Hannibal, Jupiter, Illustrious, Magnificient, Mars, Prince Georges, Victorious British oldest battleships in WW1 When they…
Iron Duke class Dreadnoughts (1911)
United Kingdom (1911) Iron Duke, Marlborough, Benbow, Emperor of India The last prewar dreadnought class Last dreadnoughts before the revolutionary…
Caio Duilio class ironclads (1879)
Caio Duilio class ironclads (1879) Caio Duilio, Dandolo A concentrate of innovations: Caio Duilio was the lead ship of the…