Category: ww2 US Navy

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

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

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

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

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

WW2 American Cruisers USA, 1921-1947 – 62 cruisers From Omaha to Worcester, two decades of conventional cruiser development (1918-47) The…

USA 355 submersibles (1917-45) The US Navy submarines (Submersibles*) contribution to the war are certainly greater than Battleships, and on…

USA (1921-1945), 150 aicraft carriers The leading country in Aircraft Carriers The US Navy started during WW2 with a small…

USA (1910) Wyoming, Arkansas The Wyoming class: Last USN 12-in battleships: The Wyoming and Arkansas were a gradual improvement of…

USA – 1914-1945, 28 battleships Two generations of battleships: On December 6, 1941, the US Navy was confident. Despite two…