Category: WW1 Royal Navy
A class submarines (1902)
Patrol Submersibles 1904-1906, service until 1918. A-1 to A-13, 13 completed total The A class submersibles were directly derived from…
British Early Turbine Destroyers
United Kingdom (1899-1922): HMS Viper, Cobra, Velox. Royal Navy’s early turbine destroyers were driven by the inability of the 33-knotters…
33 Knotters
United Kingdom (1896-1921) C class: 3 ships. Development At the end of the process of ordering faster and faster “torpedo…
Turbinia (1894)
United Kingdom, private yacht tested by the RN (1895-1927, preserved) The Turbinia is the first steam turbine-powered steamship. It was…
L class submersibles (1917-1919)
Patrol Submersibles 1917-45: 32 over the L1, L9 and L50 classes, 30+ cancelled 1918 The L class submersibles were the…
WW1 British Cruisers
United Kingdom (1890-1920) c190 cruisers in service by 1914 The Royal Navy started the Great War with the largest contingent…
30 Knotters
United Kingdom (1895-1921) C class: 40 ships. The lineage of British Destroyers started with the “26-knotters” in 1892 by Yarrow,…
HMS Campania (1915)
Royal Navy Former 1892 Cunard RMS Campania. Converted Aircraft/Seaplane Carrier 1914-1918. HMS Campania was the former Cunard transatlantic, blue ribbon…
27-knotters
27-knotters class destroyers United Kingdom (1894-1899) A class Destroyers, 36 built. The lineage of British Destroyers started with the experimental…
26-Knotters
26-knotters class destroyers (A Class) United Kingdom (1892-1912) Destroyers HMS Havock, Hornet, Daring, Decoy, ferret, Lynx. The lineage of British…