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Kongō class Fast Battleships (1912)

Kongō class Fast Battleships (1912) Japan, 1911-15. IJN Kongo, Kirishima, Hiei, Haruna. The last Japanese capital ships built in UK:…

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S-Bootes (E-Boats)

Schnellbootes Germany (1934-45) Schnellboote – 9 classes*, circa 300 total +280 ordered The perile of S-Bootes: Called S-Boote (short for…

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WW2 British submarines

WW2 British submarines United Kingdom (1918-1945), 57 submersibles 1939, 260 total Introduction British submarines during WW2 were never given the…

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Bismarck class Battleships (1940)

Fast Battleships 1939-1945 Germany (1940) KMS Bismarck, Tirpitz Introduction: The most formidable battleship in the world, 1941. The Bismarck is…

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Yamato class Battleships (1941)

Yamato class Battleships (1941) IJN Yamato, Musashi. The last IJN battleships: IJN Yamato, like Bismarck, is the subject of a…

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Scharnhorst class battleships (1936)

Germany (1936) Battleships: Scharnhorst, Gneisenau The Kriegsmarine “terrible twins”: The Scharnhost and Gneisenau were the first Kriegsmarine battleships, completed shortly…

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WW2 Japanese Battleships

WW2 Japanese Battleships 12 battleships. Introduction: IJN Battleships, from British to Japanese design: IJN Satsuma, one of the last IJN…

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Town class cruisers (1936)

United Kingdom (1936-39) HMS Southampton, Newcastle, Sheffield, Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Gloucester, Belfast, Edinburgh The new battle-hardened “Town class”. The…

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WW2 Japanese Aircraft Carriers

WW2 Japanese Aircraft Carriers Japan, 1919-45. 34 Aircraft Carriers The third giant of carriers: In December 1941, the Imperial Japanese…

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Courageous class aircraft carriers (1928)

United Kingdom – Aircraft Carrier The Courageous Class were two light battlecruisers intended for an Operation in the Baltic in…