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King George V class Battleships (1939)

King Georges V class fast battleships (1938) United Kingdom (1937-1941)King Georges V, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Howe, Anson…

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River class Frigates (1942)

River class Frigates (1942) United Kingdom/Canada – (1942-45): 151 ships. The River class frigates built in large quantities by UK…

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Flower class Corvettes (1940)

Flower class Corvettes (1940) United Kingdom/Canada – (1940-45): 263 ships*. The cheap answer to British ASW warfare The Flower class…

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IJN Shinano (1944)

IJN armoured aircraft carrier. The world’s largest aircraft carrier The third member of the Yamato super-battleships, IJN Shinano (信濃 –…

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HMS Audacity (1941)

HMS Audacity (1941) United Kingdom – (1938-1941) The first British RN Escort Aircraft Carrier The Royal Navy’s first escort carrier…

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Chitose class aircraft carriers (1940-43)

Light Fleet Carriers, Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Japan, 1936-44. light aircraft CarriersIJN Chitose, IJN chiyoda Convertible seaplane tenders with a…

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HSwMS Gotland (1933)

Seaplane carrier hybrid light cruiser The singular HSwMS Gotland was designed during the interwar as a jack of all trades,…

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HMS Argus (1917)

Fleet (later Training) Aircraft Carrier United Kingdom (1914-1944) Forty years of career and two wars To the exception of HMS…

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IJN Taihō (1943)

Fleet Armoured Aircraft Carrier (1943) Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-44. The Imperial Japanese Navy Taihō was a modern Fleet Aircraft Carrier…

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Hiyō class fleet aircraft carriers (1941)

Hiyō class aircraft carriers (1941) Japan, 1938-45: IJN Jun’yō, Hiyō The first IJN converted liners Jun’yō (隼鷹, “Peregrine Falcon”) and…