USS Philadelphia (1889)
USA (1887-90): Protected Cruiser C-4 1890-1926 Authorized in 1887, USS Philadelphia was rigged as three-mast schooner, without head gear and…
C/D class destroyers (1931)
Royal Navy (1930-34) C class: HMS Comet, Crusader, Cygnet, Crescent (To Canada) C class Leader: HMS Kempenfelt D-class: HMS Dainty,…
Grom class destroyers (1936)
Marynarka Wojenna, fleet destroyers (1934-65) Polish Day ! There are probably four subjects regarding the remarkable performances of the Polish…
U class submarine (1937)
Light Submersibles 1932-1945: 49 built, Unity class, Group II, III Group I: HMS Undine, Unity, Ursula The U-class submarines, also…
Kamikaze class destroyers (1922)
9 Destroyers built 1921-25: Kamikaze, Asakaze, Harukaze, Matsukaze, Hatakaze, Oite, Hayate, Asanagi, Yūnagi, +2 more cancelled The Kamikaze-class destroyers (Kamikazegata…
Boeing FB (1923)
US Navy Carrier Fighter (1933), 37 built The Boeing FB.5 was a biplane fighter used by the United States Navy…
Giuseppe La Masa class destroyers (1918)
Regia Marina – 8 destroyers: Giuseppe La Masa, Giacinto Carini, Benedetto Cairoli, Angelo Bassini, Nicola Fabrizi, Giuseppe La Farina, Agostino…
USS Halibut (1959)
The Only Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile US Sub Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (1957-60), service 1960-1976 as SSGN-587 USS Halibut (SSGN-587) was…
Gymnote (1964)
Conventional Ballistic Submarine (Built 1963-66). Service 1966-1986. Gymnote (S655) was an experimental submarine of the French Navy, a conventional model…
Isla de Luzon class cruisers (1886)
Armada (1887-1900): Isla de Luzon, Isla de Cuba, Marqués de la Ensenada In 1885 the Armada (Spanish Navy) naval staff…
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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