Posted in WW2 Soviet Naval Aviation

Chyetverikov MDR-6

1937-43: 44 built. The Chyetverikov MDR-6 was a 1930s Soviet Union reconnaissance flying-boat aircraft, and the only successful aircraft designed…

Posted in Indonesian Navy

Fatahilla class Corvettes (1978)

Missile Corvettes (Built Fijenoord 1978-80): KRI Fatahillah (361), KRI Malahayati (362) KRI Nala (363) The Fatahillah class corvettes in service…

Posted in 1890 fleets ww1 US Navy

USS Chicago (1885)

Protected Cruiser (1885) USS Chicago was a protected cruiser of the United States Navy and largest of the three cruisers…

Posted in 1890 Danish Navy ww1 danish navy

HDMS Iver Hvitfeldt (1886)

Coast Defence Ship built 1884-87, decomm. 1919 Next entry after the ram Tordenskjold. HDMS Iver Hvitfeldt was a coastal defense…

Posted in cold war us navy us submarines

Ethan Allen class SSBN (1960)

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (1958-61), service 1961-1990: Ethan Allen, Sam Houston, Thomas A. Edison, John Marshall, Thomas Jefferson (SSBN-608 –…

Posted in WW1 Royal Navy

Cressy class armoured cruisers (1899)

HMS Cressy, Hogue, Aboukir, Sutlej, Bacchante, Euryalus (1899) The Cressy-class cruisers were a group of six armored cruisers built for…

Posted in Prussian 1870 Fleet

SMS Prinz Adalbert (1864)

Prussian Navy – Ironclad Ram 1866-1871 Prinz Adalbert & Prussian Navy 1870. A new cycle opens with a Navy that…

Posted in ww2 British subs ww2 Royal Navy

Amphion class submersibles (1945)

Oceanic Submersibles 1945-1974: 46 ordered Programme 1943, 16 completed: Amphion, Astute, Auriga, Aurochs, Alcide, Alderney, Alliance, Ambus, Anchorite, Andrew, Affray,…

Posted in ww1 IT destroyers ww1 Italian Navy

Audace (ii) 1916

Regia Marina – Audace (ii) 1917-1944 Audace is one of the most interesting destroyer of the Regia Marina for its…

Posted in Website News

1000 articles !

Naval Encyclopedia arrived to the 1000 articles mark this day ! Started back in 2010, now on 2024, that’s indeed…

Naval Encyclopedia

Naval Encyclopedia provides a one-stop place for everything related to naval warfare through ships classes, going back to antiquity to the present day, with particular focus on WW1, WW2 and the cold war, with daily articles and weekly fleets. This is a long endeavour, with future entries in opacity both in the top and side menus. Naval encyclopedia also goes through some civilian aspects (clippers, liners, oil platforms, naval tech in general) and battles/tactics as well.

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Naval Encyclopedia is the first online warship museum. She was laid down in St Nazaire Yard back in September 1995, launched in December 1996 and completed in March 1997, with 1000+ crew for now, and counting. Dedicated to the history of all ships of the industrial era and 20th century, so 1820 to 1990, but also earlier times. The main difference for this early period is to study ships types through some famous examples. After her last refit in 2023, the present ship has been repainted anew, modernized and made more appealing, ready for even more extensive service, hopefully staying in the current state for the next five years of service. Further improvements will be made if practicable. Numerous additions over the years also led to a complete machinery overhaul, new steam turbines and propellers.

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