Category: ww2 warships
WW2 German Minesweepers
Nazi Germany (1914-45) – 679 M-Boote*, 6 classes. Introduction: The “M-Flotte” of Minensucher (minesweepers) and minelayers (most having this dual…
Akatsuki class Destroyer
IJN “special type” Destroyers built 1930-33. Type III: Akatsuki, Hibiki, Ikazuchi, Inazuma The Akatsuki-class destroyers (Akatsukigata kuchikukan) were four destroyers…
Hawkins class cruisers (1920)
British Royal Navy (1920): Hawkins, Frobisher, Effingham, Raleigh, Cavendish/Vindictive Named the “Elisabethan Corsairs” due to their names, the Hawkins-class cruisers…
E/F class Destroyer
Royal Navy (1930-34) E class: Echo, Eclipse, Electra, Encounter, Escapade, Escort, Esk, Express E Flotilla Leader: HMS Exmouth F class:…
Notoro class
Japanese seaplane tenders/Oilers 1919-1922: Notoro*, Shiretoko, Erimo, Sata, Tsurumi*, Shiriya, Irō 1922-45. IJN Notoro and Tusurumi were rare case of…
Vesikko
Finnish Navy – Merivoimat: Coastal submarine (1932-1945). The last Finnish submarine deployed in WW2 was another product Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw…
Saukko
Finnish Navy – Merivoimat: Coastal submarine (1930-1945). Saukko was in 1930 the world’s smallest submarine. At first this was another…
Vetehinen class submarines (1930)
Finnish Navy (Merivoimat): 3 submarines (1931-1950); Vetehinen, Vehiisi, Iku-Turso. The three Vetehinen class were the first Finnish submarines, ordered from…
WW2 German Battleships
Nazi Germany (1929-43) – 4 Battleships: Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Bismarck, Tirpitz. Projects of Plan Z. If PLAN Z was completed in…
Fubuki class Destroyer
Destroyers built 1926-29. Type I: Fubuki, Shirayuki, Hatsuyuki, Miyuki, Murakumo, Shinonome, Usugumo, Shirakumo, Isonami, Uranami. Type II: Ayanami, Shikinami, Asagiri,…
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