Category: WW1 Royal Navy
Nordenfelt Submarines (1885)
UK – 1885-90 – 4 submersibles. The earliest military torpedo submarines: In 1886, Ottoman submarine Abdülhamid (1886) was the first…
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…
HMS Tiger (1913)
HMS Tiger (1913) United Kingdom (1913) Battlecruiser The HMS Tiger: Feline beauty and hard shell Described by historian John Keegan…
Apollo class cruisers
Royal Navy (1890-91) – 21 cruisers The ‘Mythologic’ 2nd class protected cruisers The Apollo class were in WW1 already in…
WW1 British Destroyers
WW1 British Destroyers Royal Navy (1895-1919) – About 536 ships WW1 British Destroyers: 26 knotters | 27 knotters | 30…
British C class cruisers (1914-1922)
United Kingdom (1914-22) 7 sub-classes, 28 cruisers The veteran light cruisers The ‘C’ class were called artificially that way by…
HMS Furious (1917)
HMS Furious (1917) United Kingdom – Aircraft Carrier History’s first aircraft carrier The HMS Furious is like a warship with…
HMS Ark Royal (1914)
HMS Ark Royal (1914) United Kingdom (1914) – Seaplane Carrier History’s first purpose-built seaplane carrier HMS Ark Royal is a…
Formidable class battleships (1898)
Formidable class battleships (1898) United Kingdom (1898) Formidable, Irresistible, Implacable, London, Bulwark, Venerable, Queen, Prince of Wales. The improved Canopus…
King George V-class battleship (1911)
King George V-class battleship (1911) United Kingdom (1911) King Georges V, Centurion, Ajax, Audacious If the King George V class…
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