Category: ww2 warships
Type Ia U-Boats (1936)
Type Ia, the oceanic type Germany (1936) U25, U26 The Unterseebooten Typ I, were in direct line inspired by the…
Hōshō (1921)
Japan, 1921. Aircraft Carrier The Hōshō, world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier Hosho was the first Japanese aircraft carrier. And a…
Tone class cruisers (1937)
Tone class cruisers (1937) Heavy Cruisers Tone, Chikuma. The last IJN heavy cruisers The Tone class cruisers, IJN Tone and…
Seeteufel (1944)
Seeteufel (1944) Germany (1944) Genesis of a tracked submarine The Seeteufel “Monkfish” was an evolution of the concept of human…
Tenryū class cruisers (1918)
Tenryū class cruisers (1918) Japan, 1918. Tenryu, Tatsuta First light cruisers of the IJN: The 天龍型軽巡洋艦 Tenryū-gata keijun’yōkan or Tenryū…
County class cruisers
United Kingdom (1926-1929) – 13 heavy cruisers: Berwick, Cumberland, Suffolk, Kent, Cornwall, London, Devonshire, Sussex, Shropshire, Norfolk, Dorsetshire, Surrey (cancelled,…
KMS Graf Zeppelin (1939)
KMS Graf Zeppelin (1939) Germany (1939) Aircraft Carrier – 1 unfinished Germany’s aircraft carrier Contrary to most European powers, Germany…
Nelson class battleships (1925)
Nelson class Battleships (1925) United Kingdom (1922-1949) HMS Nelson, Rodney The Nelson class were two British Battleships completed in 1927-28….
Enterprise class cruisers
United Kingdom (1920) Light Cruisers – Enterprise, Emerald The little known “E” class The two Enterprise (Enterprise and Emerald) or…
WW2 German Destroyers
Germany (1930-44) circa 50 ships Foreworld: German expertise on destroyers proceeded from humble beginnings: The weak TBs from 1910-1914, barely…
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