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Beagle class destroyers (1909)

UK Royal Navy (1902-1921) 1908-09 program, G-class 1913: HMS Beagle, Bulldog, Grasshopper, Harpy, Renard, Foxhound, Wolverine, Mosquito, Basilisk, Scourge, Racoon,…

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Astraea class protected cruisers (1893)

United Kingdom (1891-1923) HMS Astraea, Bonaventure, Cambrian, Charybdis, Flora, Forte, Fox, Hermione The Astraea class were provided under the Naval…

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Tribal class destroyers (1905)

UK Royal Navy: 12 ships completed: Afridi, Cossack, Ghurka, Mohawk, Tartar, Amazon, Saracen, Crusader, Maori, Nubian, Viking, Zulu (1905-1920) E…

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Minotaur class Armoured Cruisers (1906)

HMS Minotaur, Defence, Shannon, Orion (cancelled) 1908-1920 The last British Armoured cruisers: The three Minotaur class marked an additional milestone…

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HMS Swift (1907)

Destroyer built 1903-1907, service until 1918. Sir Jackie Fisher’s Uber Destroyer HMS Swift is very peculiar in the Royal Navy…

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B class submarines (1904)

Patrol Submersibles 1904-1906, service until 1918. B-1 to B-11, 11 completed total The B class submersibles were the follow-up of…

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River class destroyers (1903)

UK Royal Navy (1902-1921) E class: 34 ships. The 34 Royal Navy “river” class destroyers were the first built with…

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Warrior class armoured cruisers (1905)

HMS Warrior, Achilles, Cochrane, Natal (1904-1907) in service until 1921 A brand new scale for cruisers The Warrior class were…

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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…

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British Early Turbine Destroyers

Royal Navy (1899-1922): HMS Viper, Cobra, Velox. Royal Navy’s early turbine destroyers were driven by the inability of the 33-knotters…