HMS Shannon
Armoured Cruiser HMS Shannon (1875) United Kingdom (1873-1899) The concept of the armoured cruiser had many origins and claiming nations….
ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (1890)
Veinticinco de Mayo class cruisers (1930) ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (1890-1921) ARA Veinticinco de Mayo: Along the line of the…
Pamiat Merkuria
Masted cruiser Pamiat Merkuria (1880) Russian Empire, 1879-1939 Pamiat Merkuria was the first “modern” iron hull unprotected masted Russian cruiser….
Des Moines class Cruisers (1946)
Des Moines class cruisers (1947) USA (1945-58) USS Des Moines, Newport News, Salem. Dallas and 8 more cancelled Dec. 1945…
Presidente Pinto class cruisers
Presidente Pinto class cruisers Armada de Chile (1889-1942): Pdt. Errazuriz, Pdt. Pinto The Presidente Pinto (Or Errazuriz class) were two…
Unryū class fleet aircraft carriers (1944)
Japan, 1943-45. 15 fleet aicraft carriers planned IJN Unryū, Amagi, Katsuragi, Kasagi, 5005, Aso, Ikoma, Kurama, Kaimon, 5010-5015. The Unryū…
Capitán Prat (1890)
Battleship Capitán Prat Armada de Chile (1889-1942) The first modern Chilean Ironclad: Capitán Prat was one of the reasons behind…
Grumman F2F (1933)
Grumman F2F (1933) Single seat biplane naval fighter Design Development The outstanding performance of the Grumman FF-1 “Fifi” two-seat multirole…
Landing Craft Infantry (1942)
Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) (1942) US Navy Infantry Landing Ships (1936-46): 923 built, operated 1943-1965 D-Day Special ! The Landing…
Benham class Destroyers (1938)
Benham class Destroyers (1938) US Navy Fleet Destroyers (1936-46): USS Benham, Ellet, Lang, Mayrant, Trippe, Rhind, Rowan, Stack, Sterett, Wilson…
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.
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