Sachsen class (1877)
Central Citadel Ironclads built 1874-83: SMS Sachsen, Bayern, Würtemberg, Baden. Service until 1910-1920 The Sachsen class were called “armored corvettes”,…
USS Argonaut (1927)
Cruiser submarine (1925-1943) The unique V4, SM-1, SS-166 or USS Argonaut was an experimental US Navy cruiser submersible, and world’s…
Bellona class cruisers
United Kingdom (1942-44) HMS Bellona, Black Prince, Royalist, Spartan, Diadem The British AA cruisers, reloaded These ships were derived from…
B class submarines (1904)
Patrol Submersibles 1904-1906, service until 1918. B-1 to B-11, 11 completed total The B class submersibles were the follow-up of…
Delta I class submarines (1970)
Project 667B nuclear missile attack submarines Project 667B Murena: 18 ballistic submarines (Delta I). Project 667B Murena (NATO Delta I)…
Explorer class Submarines (1954)
Experimental Submarines 1953-1965 The two Explorer-class were experimental submarines ordered in 1947 for the Royal Navy as an early underwater…
Tromp class Frigates (1973)
Koninklijke Marine Frigates: Frigate 66 Programme, Built 1971-76. HNLMS Tromp (F801), De Ruyter (F806), in service 1976-2001 The Tromp class…
USS Albacore (AGSS-569)
Research Conventional Submarine 1953-1972. The Teardrop Marvel USS Albacore (AGSS-569) is a single prototype submarine pioneering a home-grown version of…
Erzherzog Ferdinand Max class (1863)
Austrian Navy, 1862-1883: SMS Erzherzog Ferdinand Max, Habsburg The Erzherzog Ferdinand Max and Habsburg were built for the Austrian Navy…
Virginia Class cruisers (1974)
USS Virginia, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas (1971) These four ships planned at first as fleet escorts (frigates) like the previous California…
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.
About Naval Encyclopedia
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.
Other ships from the same Yard
dbodesign