Category: ww1 US Navy
WW1 American Battleships
USA – 46 battleships The development of WW1 era American battleship really started with the USS Texas in 1890. Despite…
Florida class battleships (1910)
USA (1910) Florida, Utah The third American dreadnoughts: The USS Florida and Utah, very close to the Delaware, were distinguished…
New Mexico class battleships (1917)
USA (1917) – USS New mexico, Mississippi, Idaho The New Mexico, Idaho and Mississippi at Pearl Harbor in December 1943…
Montgomery class cruisers (1891)
USA (1891) Protected cruisers: Montgomery, Detroit, Marblehead. The Montgomery class were ordered in 1888 and commissioned in 1893-94. Of questionable…
WW1 US Navy Submarines
USA (1775-1921) – About 180 subs. From humble and daring Turtle in 1775 by inventor American David Bushnell, through the…
USS Brooklyn (1895)
Armoured Cruiser (1895) The USS Brooklyn in a few lines Recognizable by her three very tall funnels, the USS Brooklyn…
WW1 US Navy Destroyers
USA – 347 ships (1899-1921) Overview of American destroyers in ww1: Mothballed Flushdeckers at San Diego in 1928 – USN…
Baltimore class protected cruisers (1888)
USA (1888) USS Baltimore, Philadelphia Although you are probably more familiar to the WW2 Baltimore class heavy cruisers, there was…
USS Newark (1890)
USA (1890) Protected Cruiser. The last of mixed cruisers: The USS Newark was a mixed cruiser (steam and sail), and…
USS New York (1891)
USA – Armoured Cruiser The first American Armoured Cruiser The USS Saratoga is certainly not as well-known as the aircraft…