Category: ww2 warships
Hatsuharu class destroyer
IJN “special type” Destroyers built 1931-35: Hatsuharu, Nenohi, Wakaba, Hatsushimo, Ariake, Yūgure The Hatsuharu-class destroyers (Hatsuharugata kuchikukan) were the next…
Loch class Frigates (1942)
United Kingdom – (1943-45): 110 planned, 28 completed, 26 to Bay class, 54 cancelled. The Loch class were anti-submarine warfare…
Type 23 torpedo boat
Germany (Reichsmarine): 1925-28: Möwe, Falke, Greif, Kondor, Albatros, Seeadler The Type 23 or “Raubvogel” (bird of prey) class were the…
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…
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