Posted in Turkish Ottoman Navy

Hamidiye (1903)

Ottoman Empire/Turkey – 1901-1952 (1903) If Hamidiye and Mecidiye are often paired by most authors as the cornerstone of Turkish…

Posted in cold war French ships

Narval class submarines (1956)

Conventional Attack Submarines (S631 – S638). Service 1957-1987: Narval, Marsouin, Dauphin, Requin, Espadon, Morse. For this new cycle about French…

Posted in Uncategorized

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…

Posted in WW2 IJN Aviation

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…

Posted in WW2 Japanese Navy

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…

Posted in ww1 US Navy ww1 US subs

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…

Posted in cold war us navy us submarines

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,…

Posted in WW1 Royal Navy ww1 UK DD

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,…

Posted in ww1 german navy ww1 Uboats

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…

Posted in cold war spanish navy

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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