Category: ww2 warships
Kuma class cruisers (1919)
Kuma class cruisers (1919) Japan, 1919. Kuma, Tama, Kitakami, Oi, Kiso The five cruisers of the Kuma class were first…
WW2 British Destroyers
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 light cruisers of the…
Nagato class Battleships (1919)
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 aircraft carrier. Indeed…
IJN Yūbari (1923)
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 was retrospectively the most visible amphibious operation…
HMS Eagle (1918)
HMS Eagle (1918) United Kingdom – Aircraft Carrier HMS Eagle was the fourth British aircraft carrier to enter service, after…
Hospital Ships
World’s navies (1863 to today) As these lines are written, the world would remember medical personal and nurses involved in…
WW2 British Battleships
WW2 British Battleships United Kingdom (1913-1946) 3 battlecruisers & 18 battleships 1915-1945 WW2 British battleships in 1939 mirrored those in…
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