Category: WW1 Royal Navy
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…
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…
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…
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
Royal Navy (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: HMLS Albatross, Express, Arab Development At the end of the process of ordering…
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,…