Category: ww2 US Navy
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…
Tennessee Class Battleships
USA (1919) USS Tennessee (BB 43), California (BB 44) The Tennessee class: last standard dreadnoughts One of the mightiest class…
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…
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…
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:…
Nevada class Battleships (1914)
USA (1914) USS Nevada, Oklahoma The Nevada class: First “standard battleships” The Nevada and Oklahoma marked a milestone in US…
USS Wichita (1937)
USS Wichita (1937) USA – Heavy Cruiser (1935-39) The Wichita directly inspired the wartime Baltimore class design Design History Secretary…
Bogue class aircraft carriers
Bogue class (1941) USA – Escort Aircraft Carriers (1941-50) Bogue, Breton, Card, Copahee, Core, Croatan, Nassau, Altamaha, Prince William, Barnes,…
Eagle Boats (1918)
USA (1918) 60 ASW vessels PE1-60. Ancestors of WW2 PC Boats: The ‘Eagle boat’ resulted from a request to Henry…
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…