Hamidiye (1903)
Ottoman Empire/Turkey – 1901-1952 (1903) If Hamidiye and Mecidiye are often paired by most authors as the cornerstone of Turkish…
Narval class submarines (1956)
Conventional Attack Submarines (S631 – S638). Service 1957-1987: Narval, Marsouin, Dauphin, Requin, Espadon, Morse. For this new cycle about French…
New Fleet ! The Peruvian Navy in WW2
Marina de Guerra del Perú 1920-1945 2(3*) cruisers, 2(3*) destroyers, 4(6*) submarines, 3 gunboats, 30 auxiliaries and small patrol vessels…
Kawanishi H6K “Mavis”
Large recce/bomber flying boat, 215 made 1938-43 The H6K was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat manufactured by the Kawanishi…
Akitsushima class Seaplane Tenders (1941)
Imperial Japanese Seaplane Tenders, 1942-44: IJN Akistushima, Chihaya, 3 more cancelled. IJN Akitsushima was a seaplane tender of the Imperial…
T (AA, Schley) class submersibles (1918)
USA (1917-30) T-1 to T-3, AA-1 to AA-3 fleet submersibles The T-1 class submarines (previously known AA-1 class) were the…
Permit class Submarines (1960)
Nuclear-powered attack submarines (1958-67), service 1961-1993: USS Thresher, Permit, Plunger, Barb, Pollack, Haddo, Jack, Tinosa, Dace, Guardfish, Flasher, Greenling, Gato,…
Beagle class destroyers (1909)
UK Royal Navy (1902-1921) 1908-09 program, G-class 1913: HMS Beagle, Bulldog, Grasshopper, Harpy, Renard, Foxhound, Wolverine, Mosquito, Basilisk, Scourge, Racoon,…
U31 class U-Boats (1914)
Germany (1913-1919) U-31 to U-41, launched/commissioned 1914-15 U 31 class subs. Fourth entry after U1 and the UB series. The…
Oquendo class Destroyers (1963)
Built 1947-1970: Oquendo, Roger de Lauria, Marqués de la Ensenada (decom. 1981-88) The Oquendo class Destroyers are a rare case:…
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