HMS Activity (1942)
United Kingdom – Escort Aircraft Carrier HMS Activity is one of the many one-off converted British escort carrier converted from…
Golf class submarines (1957)
Project 629 (NATO “GOLF”) conventional ballistic missile submarines 23 submarines, Projects 629, 629B, 629A, 601, 605, 619, 629R, 6631/031 (1956-1990)…
Belknap class Cruisers (1963)
9 cruisers (1964-1995): Belknap, J. Daniels, Wainwright, Jouett, Horne, Sterett, William Standley, Fox, Biddle (DLG-26 to 34). The Belknap class…
CANT Z.506 Airone (1937)
Standard Observation Seaplane Aviazione Ausiliaria per la Regia Marina 356 built 1937-43 The CANT Z.506 Airone (“Heron”) was a trimotor…
Grayback class submarines (1957)
Conventional Cruise Missile Attack Submarines: USS Grayback, Growler SSG-574, 577. 1958-1964. The first US cruise missile submarines Development In the…
WW1 Russian minesweepers
WW1 Soviet Minesweepers, and Minelayers Russian Navy – 900+ minesweepers 1914-19 Introduction: Soviet Mine warfare WWI About early Russian naval…
Vainamoinen class coastal battleships (1931)
Finnish Navy – Merivoimat 2 Coastal Battleships (1929-1945) Väinämöinen, Ilmarinen Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen were both built at the Crichton-Vulcan shipyard…
Krivak class frigates (1970)
Project 1135 Burevestnik (Bditelnyy class) ASW Frigates 33 ASW Frigates, NATO Krivak I, II, III and IV, 1975-1990 Bditelnyy, Bodryy,…
La Galissonnière (1960)
French Navy (1962-95), T56 design, D638 The T53 (Duperré) class destroyers succeeded to the the T47 or (Surcouf class), five…
Saipan class Light Aircraft Carriers
USA (1945) USS Saipan (CVL-48), Wright (CVL-49) – service 1947-1980 Light Carriers based on heavy cruisers Two light carriers, Saipan…
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