Posted in 1870 Ottoman Navy

Assar i Tewfik (1868)

Ottoman Navy: French built Ironclad (1867-1870) Asar-ı Tevfik (Ottoman Turkish: آثار توفیق, loosely Meaning: “God’s Favor”, was an Ottoman Navy…

Posted in cold war UK subs

Swiftsure class SSN (1971)

Nuclear Attack Submarines built 1968-1971 HMS Valiant (S102), Warspite (S103), Churchill (S46), Conqueror (S48), Courageous (S50) in service until 1990-96…

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Benjamin Franklin class (1964)

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (1962-66), service 1965-1999: (SSBN-616-659). The Benjamin Franklin is considered a sub-class of the larger Lafayette class,…

Posted in ww2 Royal Navy

Castle class corvettes (1943)

United Kingdom/Canada – (1940-45): 44 ships, 95 planned, 51 cancelled. We saw the Flower class corvettes in detail back in…

Posted in Spanish Armada WW1

Princesa de Asturias class cruisers (1892)

Spanish Armada (1889-1829): Armoured Cruisers Princesa de Asturias, Cataluña, Cardenal Cisneros. The Princesa de Asturias class were armoured cruisers ordered…

Posted in French 1870 Fleet

Provence class Ironclads (1862)

France 1862-1870, Broadside Ironclads: The Provence class were ten broadside ironclads built in the follow-up of the Gloire class in…

Posted in 1890 US Navy

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…

Posted in WW2 UK DDs

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,…

Posted in ww2 polish navy

Grom class destroyers (1936)

Marynarka Wojenna, fleet destroyers (1934-65) Polish Day ! There are probably four subjects regarding the remarkable performances of the Polish…

Posted in ww2 British subs

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…