Posted in ww2 Kriegsmarine

German WW2 Torpedo Boats

Kriegsmarine Torpedoboote Germany (1924-45) – 36 (90 planned)+ 49 TB Ausland (TA), total 84 Why German Torpedo Boats in WW2…

Posted in ww2 French Navy

Requin class submarines (1924)

French Marine Nationale – Oceanic Types 1923-1947: Caïman, Dauphin, Espadon, Marsouin, Morse, Narval, Phoque, Requin, Souffleur The Requin (“shark”) class…

Posted in ww1 Russian Navy

Retvizan (1900)

Battleship Retvizan (1900) Russian Empire 1898-1905 Japanese Empire IJN Hizen 1908-1923 Retvizan was a Russian pre-dreadnought battleship built for the…

Posted in cold war us navy

Forrest Sherman class destroyers (1955)

Forrest Sherman class destroyers (1955) 18 destroyers 1953-1959 Forrest Sherman, John Paul Jones, Barry, Decatur, Davis, Jonas Ingram, Manley, Du…

Posted in ww2 US DDs ww2 US Navy

Farragut class destroyers (1934)

Farragut class Destroyers (1934) US Navy Fleet Destroyers (1933-47): USS Farragut, Dewey, Hull, MacDonough, Worden, Dale, Monaghan, Aylwin Starting anew:…

Posted in ww1 US Navy

Bainbridge class destroyers (1900)

USA – (1898-1902): 12 destroyers: USS Bainbridge, Barry, Chauncey, Dale, Decatur, Hopkins, Hull, Lawrence, Macdonough, Paul Jones, Perry, Preble, Stewart…

Posted in Luftwaffe WW2 Naval Aviation

Messerschmitt Me 109T (1941)

The one and only German carrier-borne naval fighter Luftwaffe for the Kriegsmarine – Naval Fighter, 17 built (1941-42) The Messerschmitt…

Posted in WW2 Japanese Navy

Sendai class Cruisers (1923)

Sendai class Cruisers (1923) Imperial Japanese Navy, 1923-44. IJN Sendai, Jintsū, Naka (+Kako, Ayase, Minase, Otonase, unnamed- cancelled) The “four…

Posted in Dutch naval aviation

Fokker C.XI W (1934)

Fokker C.XI W (1934-38) About Fokker and Floatplanes Created by a Dutchman, Anthony Fokker, the company he founded in 1912…

Posted in peruvian-navy

Huáscar (1865)

Huáscar (1865) Peruvian Ironclad (1864-79) Chilean ironclad (1879-94), museum ship since 1934 The first American turret ironclad The legendary battle…

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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.

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