Posted in WW1 French Navy

Jeanne d’Arc (1899)

Armoured cruiser Jeanne d’Arc Marine Nationale, 1896-1920 The cruiser “Jeanne d’Arc” was the largest French cruiser in 1899, first oceangoing…

Posted in ww1 Italian Navy

Agordat class cruisers (1899)

Agordat class cruisers (1899) Regia Marina – Scout Cruisers 1898-1923 The last ‘Esploratori’ Agordat and Coatit were built at Castellamare…

Posted in WW1 Royal Navy

WW1 British Torpedo Boats (1879-1908)

WW1 British Torpedo Boats United Kingdom (1876-1905): Circa 120 vessels The forgotten linage One aspect of the Royal Navy which…

Posted in 1890 fleets Swedish Navy WWI

Svea class coast defence ships (1886)

Svea class coast defence ships (1886) Swedish Navy – Svea, Göta, Thule The Svea class armored ships (“pansarskepp”) of the…

Posted in Portuguese Navy 1860-1890 ww1 portuguese navy

Vasco Da Gama (1875)

Vasco Da Gama (1875) – Armoured Corvette with a 58 years career Portugal – Ironclad 1875-1935 The Portuguese Ironclad In…

Posted in WW1 Dutch Navy ww1 warships

Evertsen class Coastal Defence Ships (1893)

Evertsen class Coastal Battleships The Netherlands – 1893-1920: HRMS Kortenar, Evertsen, Piet Hein The three Evertsen class were the first…

Posted in WW1 French Navy

Amiral Charner class armoured cruisers (1892)

French Armoured cruisers France (1891-1926) Admiral Charner, Bruix, Chanzy, Latouche-Tréville Follow-up cruisers of the Dupuy de Lôme. The previous Dupuy…

Posted in WW1 Royal Navy ww2 Royal Navy

HMS Argus (1917)

Fleet (later Training) Aircraft Carrier United Kingdom (1914-1944) Forty years of career and two wars To the exception of HMS…

Posted in WW1 Royal Navy

Duke of Edinburgh class (1904)

Armoured Cruisers United Kingdom (1902-1906), Armored Cruisers: HMS Duke of Edinburgh, HMS Black Prince The Duke of Edinburgh-class were two…

Posted in WW1 Japanese Navy

Kawachi class Battleships (1910)

Kawachi class Battleships (1910) Japanese Imperial Navy (1912-1945): IJN Kawachi, Settsu The first Japanese dreadnoughts After the Satsuma class which…