Posted in WW2 Japanese Navy

Unryū class fleet aircraft carriers (1944)

Unryū class fleet aircraft carriers (1944) Japan, 1943-45. 15 fleet aicraft carriers planned IJN Unryū, Amagi, Katsuragi, Kasagi, 5005, Aso,…

Posted in Swedish Navy WWI Swedish-Navy-ww2

Sverige class (1915)

Sverige class coastal battleships (1915) Swedish Navy 1912-70 HSwMS Sverige, Drottning Victoria, Gustav V Sweden’s last Pansarkepp Sweden’s very last…

Posted in ww2 Royal Navy

HMS Pretoria Castle (1938)

HMS Pretoria Castle (1943-46) United Kingdom – Training Aircraft Carrier HMS Pretoria Castle (F61) was a freshly completed Harland &…

Posted in ww2 Royal Navy

HMS X1 (1923)

Cruiser Submersible 1921-1937: Nearly bankrupted by the war and in peace mood, Britain was not willing to engage in military…

Posted in ww2 Kriegsmarine

Minenräumboot (R-Boote)

Germany (1929-45) – About 424 Minesweepers Introduction: The Räumboote, or “R-Boote” were the mass-produced wooden-built German coastal minesweepers. In time,…

Posted in ww2 Royal Navy

HMS Unicorn (1941)

HMS Unicorn (1941) – Repair Aircraft Carrier Royal Navy – 1939-59 HMS Unicorn is a relatively foggy British carrier of…

Posted in U-Boats ww2 Kriegsmarine

Type XB U-Boats (1941)

Type XB, the minelayer U-Boats Germany (1939-45): U-116, U-117, U-118, U-119, U-219, U-220, U-233, U-234 The Type X (XB) U-boats…

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HDMS Niels Juel (1918)

HDMS Niels Juel (1918) Denmark Coast Defence ship laid down 1914, rebuilt 1918, 1929, 1937, captured 1943 HDMS Niels Juel…

Posted in WW2 Japanese Navy

WW2 Imperial Japanese Cruisers

Imperial Japanese Navy Cruisers of WW2 The fleet’s spearhead In December 1941, the most valuable asset of the Imperial Japanese…

Posted in ww2 Royal Navy

Grampus class submersibles (1932-36)

Minelaying Submersibles 1932-1945: HMS Porpoise (prototype), HMS Grampus, Narwhal, Rorqual, Cachalot, Seal The first British internwar minelaying submersibles: The 1,800-tons…