Category: ww2 warships

WW2 British Destroyers United Kingdom (1917-1945), 400+ destroyers Introduction In 1939, 184 destroyers were in service, dating back for a…

Leipzig class cruisers (1929) Germany (1928-35), Leipzig, Nürnberg The last light German cruisers: The Leipzig class represented the last two…

Nagato class Battleships (1919) Nagato, Mutsu. The last IJN dreadnoughts: The Nagato and Mutsu (長門型戦艦, Nagato-gata senkan) were the first…

HMS Hermes (1919) United Kingdom – Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes was the first (or second depending on the authors) purpose-built…

IJN Yūbari (1923) Japanese light cruiser, 1923 An innovative light cruiser: Hiraga’s IJN Yūbari Yubari in 1923, Sasebo IJN Yūbari…

WW2 British Amphibious Ships and Landing Crafts United Kingdom (1941-45), about 4700 vessels Foreword: British amphibious warfare in WW2 D-Day…

HMS Eagle (1918) United Kingdom – Aircraft Carrier HMS Eagle was the fourth British aircraft carrier to enter service, after…

World’s navies (1863 to today) As these lines are written, the world would remember medical personal and nurses involved in…

WW2 British Battleships United Kingdom (1913-1946) 3 battlecruisers & 18 battleships 1915-1945 WW2 British battleships in 1939 mirrored those in…

Type IX U-Boats (1936) Germany (1936-45) 194 produced (290 ordered) Type IX, the long-range U-Boat: During world war two, two…