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Canopus class battleships (1897)

Canopus class battleships (1897) United Kingdom (1897) Canopus, Albion, Glory, Goliath, Ocean, Vengeance Successors of the Majestic Five ships of…

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Majestic class battleships (1894)

Majestic class battleships (1894) United Kingdom (1894) Majestic, Caesar, Hannibal, Jupiter, Illustrious, Magnificient, Mars, Prince Georges, Victorious British oldest battleships…

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Iron Duke class Dreadnoughts (1911)

Iron Duke class Dreadnoughts (1911) United Kingdom (1911) Iron Duke, Marlborough, Benbow, Emperor of India The last prewar dreadnought class…

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Powerful class Armoured Cruisers (1895)

United Kingdom (1895) – HMS Powerful, HMS Terrible The Anglo-Russian naval arms race Before the better known anglo-german naval arms…

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Edgar class protected cruisers (1891)

United Kingdom (1891) HMS Edgar, Endmyon, Hawke, Gibraltar, Crescent, Royal Arthur, St Georges, Theseus, Grafton Among the oldest cruisers in…

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Active class Cruisers

RN (1911): Active, Amphion, Fearless The last prewar scout cruisers: The Active class were three ships closely derived from previous…

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Lion class Battlecruisers (1910)

Lion class Battlecruisers (1910) HMS Lion, Princess Royal, Queen Mary Beatty’s “splendid cats” at Jutland were a source of pride…

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Indefatigable class battlecruisers (1907)

United Kingdom – Battlecruisers – Indefatigable, Australia, New Zealand Development and design This second-class of battle cruisers (1908 plan) was…

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Invincible class Battlecruisers (1907)

Invincible class Battlecruisers (1907) United Kingdom (1907) – Battlecruisers – Invincible, Indomitable, Inflexible Introduction: The world’s first battlecruisers Cruisers, naturally…

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Admiralty M-class destroyers

Admiralty M-class destroyers United Kingdom (1915) Destroyers – 85 Emergency War Construction Programme At the outbreak of war, the Admiralty…