Category: ww2 warships
IJN Akagi (1925)
IJN Akagi (1925) Japan, 1925. Fleet Aircraft Carrier The Akagi, first IJN fleet aircraft carrier: IJN Akagi was the second…
Perth class cruisers (1934)
Australia (1934-36) HMS Perth, Hobart, Sydney The Australian light cruisers These three light cruisers (Perth, Hobart, Sydney) were built specifically…
Nachi class Cruisers (1927)
Nachi class Cruisers (1927) Heavy Cruisers Nachi, Haguro, Myoko, Ashigara. The Nachi: First true IJN heavy cruisers The heavy cruisers…
Queen Elizabeth class Battleships (1913)
UK 1913-1914: HMS Queen Elizabeth, Warspite, Barham, Malaya, Valiant PART I: A new breed of super dreadnoughts The Queen Elisabeth…
Deutschland class Cruisers (1931)
Germany (1931) – KMS Deutschland, Admiral Graf Spee, Admiral Scheer The “pocket battleships” of the Reichsmarine These ships were mostly…
Kongō class Fast Battleships (1912)
Kongō class Fast Battleships (1912) Japan, 1911-15. IJN Kongo, Kirishima, Hiei, Haruna. The last Japanese capital ships built in UK:…
S-Bootes (E-Boats)
Schnellbootes Germany (1934-45) Schnellboote – 9 classes*, circa 300 total +280 ordered The perile of S-Bootes: Called S-Boote (short for…
WW2 British submarines
United Kingdom (1918-1945), 57 submersibles 1939, 260 total Introduction British submarines during WW2 were never given the same focus as…
Bismarck class Battleships (1940)
Fast Battleships 1939-1945 Germany (1940) KMS Bismarck, Tirpitz Introduction: The most formidable battleship in the world, 1941. The Bismarck is…
Yamato class Battleships (1941)
IJN Yamato, Musashi. The last IJN battleships: IJN Yamato, like Bismarck, is the subject of a post-war myth. Mysterious, because…
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