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Zaragoza (1867)

Spanish Broadside Ironclad (1868-1896) Zaragoza was a Royal Spanish Navy (Armada Real) wooden-hulled armored frigate ordered in 1860, built at…

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S class Submarines (1918)

USA (1916-46) S-1 to S-68, oceanic submersibles After the R class of alast month and O class back in November…

Posted in 1890 Danish Navy

HDMS Helgoland (1882)

Coast Defence Ship built 1881-84, decomm. 1906 Development Denmark saw a decline of naval rank after the devastating Battle of…

Posted in Cold war British Ships cold war UK subs

Porpoise class submarines (1957)

United Kingdom (1958) – HMS Porpoise, Rorqual, Narwhal, Grampus, Finwhale, Cachalot, Sealion, Walrus 1957-91. After exploring the A class (Amphion),…

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Latécoère 298

Aéronautique Navale: 129 built total The best French floatplane ? A Laté 298 dropping its payload during exercises A navy…

Posted in ww2 german DDs ww2 Kriegsmarine

1936 type destroyers

Nazi Germany: Z17-Z22 (1938-1945) The Type 1936 destroyers (Z17 class) were six destroyers of the Kriegsmarine, ordered in 1936, built…

Posted in Coldwar Soviet Ships

Sverdlov class cruisers

Project 68bis, 14 cruisers (1951): Sverdlov, Zhdanov, Admiral Ushakov, Aleksandr Suvorov, Admiral Senyavin, Dmitry Pozharsky, Kronstadt*, Tallinn*, Varyag*, Ordzhonikidze (KRI…

Posted in ww2 US Navy ww2 US subs

Narwhal (V5) class submarines (1928)

USN (1927-30)- USS Narwhal, Nautilus (V-5, 6, later SS-167 and 168) 1930-1945 The Narwhal class was known as V5 class…

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Audace class destroyers (1971)

Built 1968-71, in service until 2006: Audace, Ardito DD 551-550 The Audace-class destroyers were two guided missile destroyers built for…

Posted in WW1 Royal Navy ww1 UK DD

Acheron class destroyers (1911)

UK Royal Navy (1909-1922) 1909 program, I-class 1913: Builder class: HMS Acheron, Archer, Ariel, Attack, Badger, Beaver * Admiralty I…