Luigi Durand de la Penne class destroyer
The last Italian Guided Missiles Destoryers Built 1989-93: Luigi Durand de la Penne, Francesco Mimbelli 1993-2024/25 Italy Day ! The…
Ruggiero di Lauria class Ironclads (1884)
Ironclad Battleships (1879-1895): Ruggiero di Lauria, Francesco Morosini, Andrea Doria Italian Ironclad Battleships Caio Duilio class (1879) | Italia class…
Typhoon class submarines
Project 941 Akula nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines 6 ballistic submarines built 1976-89: TK-208, 202, 12, 13, 47, 20, 210…
Gloire class ironclads (1859)
France 1858-1880, Broadside Ironclad Origin of the ironclad concept The naval staff under the 2nd French Empire (Napoleon III) was…
Resolution class SSBN (1966)
Nuclear Ballistic Submarines 1964-1968 S22 Resolution, S23 Repulse, S26 Renown, S27 Revenge in service until 1996 The Resolution class were…
Archimede class submarine (1933)
Oceanic Submersibles (1932-35): Archimede, Galileo Ferraris, Galileo Galilei, Evangelista Torricelli The Archimede class were a four submarines built for the…
Wakatake class destroyers (1922)
2nd class Destroyers built 1921-23, N°2 to 26, 5 cancelled, renamed 1928: Wakatake, Kuretake, Sanae, Sawarabi, Asagao, Yūgao, Fuyō, Karukaya…
Supermarine Seagull (1921)
Supermarine Seagull (1921) RNAS/FAA 30 built. The Supermarine Seagull was a flying boat produced developed by Supermarine’s chief designer R.J….
Kronprinz (1869)
Prussian Navy – Ironclad 1866-1921 SMS Kronprinz was a single German broadside ironclad built for the Prussian Navy in 1866–1867 at…
Nelson class Armoured cruisers (1875)
United Kingdom (1874-1881): Nelson, Northampton The Nelson class were two armoured cruisers (HMS Nelson, HMS Northampton) designed by Chef Constructor…
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