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Queen Elizabeth class Battleships (1913)

Queen Elizabeth class Battleships (1913) United Kingdom (1913-1914) HMS Queen Elizabeth, Warspite, Barham, Malaya, Valiant PART I: A new breed…

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HMS Canada (1913)

HMS Canada (1913) HMS Canada (ex-Almirante Latorre) 1914 The Chilean take on the south American Naval arms race HMS Canada…

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HMS Agincourt (1913)

HMS Agincourt (1913) HMS Agincourt (ex-Rio de Janeiro, ex-Sultan Osman I) 1913 The ‘Gin Palace’ HMS Agincourt was singular ship….

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WW1 British Battlecruisers

WW1 British Battlecruisers United Kingdom – 12 battlecruisers Foreword: Attempt to define the Battlecruiser Vittorio’s Cuniberti’s design -The first point…

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St Vincent class battleships (1908)

St Vincent class battleships (1908) United Kingdom (1908) – St Vincent, Collingwood, Vanguard The second dreadnought-type serie The St Vincent…

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Courageous class battlecruisers (1915)

Courageous class battlecruisers (1915) United Kingdom – Battlecruisers The Courageous Class were three light battlecruisers intended for an Operation in…

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WW1 British Battleships

WW1 British Battleships United Kingdom: 80 battleships 1890-1918 Overview poster of British Capital Ships in WW1, including projects (light grey)…

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HMS Hermes (1919)

United Kingdom – Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes was the first (or second depending on the authors) purpose-built aircraft carrier. Indeed…

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Nordenfelt Submarines (1885)

UK – 1885-90 – 4 submersibles. The earliest military torpedo submarines: In 1886, Ottoman submarine Abdülhamid (1886) was the first…

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WW1 British Seaplane Carriers

WW1 British Seaplane Carriers United Kingdom (1914-21) 17 ships Pioneer in naval air warfare You would be surprised that on…