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Atlanta class light cruisers (1941)

US Navy 1941-44 USS Atlanta, Juneau, San Diego, San Juan, Oakland, Reno, Flint, Tucson, Juneau (ii), Spokane, Fresno The USN…

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Tennessee Class Battleships

USA (1919) USS Tennessee (BB 43), California (BB 44) The Tennessee class: last standard dreadnoughts One of the mightiest class…

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USS Ranger (CV-4)

USS Ranger (CV-4) USA (1933) USS Ranger (CV-4) was the first USN aircraft carrier designed as such. She was a…

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Pennsylvania class battleships (1915)

USA (1915) USS Pennsylvania, USS Arizona The Pennsylvania class were the second class of “standard” US super-dreadnoughts, a simple iteration…

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New Orleans class cruisers (1933)

New Orleans class cruisers (1933) USA (1933-37) USS New Orleans, Astoria, Minneapolis, Tuscaloosa, San Francisco, Quincy, Vincennes New Orleans class:…

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Nevada class Battleships (1914)

USA (1914) USS Nevada, Oklahoma The Nevada class: First “standard battleships” The Nevada and Oklahoma marked a milestone in US…

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USS Wichita (1937)

USS Wichita (1937) USA – Heavy Cruiser (1935-39) The Wichita directly inspired the wartime Baltimore class design Design History Secretary…

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Bogue class aircraft carriers

Bogue class (1941) USA – Escort Aircraft Carriers (1941-50) Bogue, Breton, Card, Copahee, Core, Croatan, Nassau, Altamaha, Prince William, Barnes,…

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Eagle Boats (1918)

USA (1918) 60 ASW vessels PE1-60. Ancestors of WW2 PC Boats: The ‘Eagle boat’ resulted from a request to Henry…

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New York class Battleships (1912)

USA (1912) USS New York, Texas The New York class became the first American battleships with 14-in guns and the…