Category: ww1 warships
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)
Etna class protected cruisers (1885) Italy (1885) Etna, Vesuvio, Stromboli, Fieramosca The first Italian modern protected cruisers: Etna was the…
Canopus class battleships (1897)
Canopus class battleships (1897) United Kingdom (1897) Canopus, Albion, Glory, Goliath, Ocean, Vengeance Successors of the Majestic Five ships of…
Majestic class battleships (1894)
Majestic class battleships (1894) United Kingdom (1894) Majestic, Caesar, Hannibal, Jupiter, Illustrious, Magnificient, Mars, Prince Georges, Victorious British oldest battleships…
Iron Duke class Dreadnoughts (1911)
Iron Duke class Dreadnoughts (1911) United Kingdom (1911) Iron Duke, Marlborough, Benbow, Emperor of India The last prewar dreadnought class…
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…
Powerful class Armoured Cruisers (1895)
United Kingdom (1895) – HMS Powerful, HMS Terrible The Anglo-Russian naval arms race Before the better known anglo-german naval arms…
Seaplane Carrier La Foudre (1895)
France (1895) – Torpedo mothership/Seaplane carrier First life: As a torpedo boat mothership The Foudre in still well remembered from,…
D’Iberville class Torpedo Cruisers (1893)
France (1893) – Casabianca, Cassini, D’Iberville The D’Iberville class in brief The three ships of this class, Casabianca, Cassini and…