Category: ww2 warships

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…

United Kingdom (1934-37) HMS Arethusa, Galatea, Penelope, Aurora The new generation British light cruisers The Arethusa class was the second…

WW2 Japanese Submarines IJN – About 85 submarines. Introduction: Ideas but wasted opportunities Just like aircraft carriers later, Japan was…

Germany (1940-44) – About 500 Amphibious ships German amphibious warfare in WW2: Prahme, converted riverine barges converted as landing ships…

Furutaka class (1925) Japan, 1925. Heavy Cruisers Furutaka, Kako The First Japanese “washington” cruisers: The two heavy cruisers of the…

Type-VII U-Boats (1933) Germany (1933), About 700 subs A Massive Improvement of U-Boat designs: If German tanks, aircraft and small…

HMS Hood United Kingdom (1920) – Battlecruiser The “Mighty Hood”, the symbol The HMS Hood is exceptional in more ways…