Swordfish (S) class submersibles (1931)
Patrol Submersible 1930-1945: HMS Swordfish, Sturgeon, Seahorse, Starfish. Birth of a great standard: The S-class (1930-1980s) HMS Seawolf (cc) The…
Birinci İnönü class submersibles (1927)
Birinci İnönü class submersibles (1927) Turkish Navy Introduction on Turkish Submarine 1923-1935 The development of Turkish submarines went on a…
Rainbow class submersibles (1930)
R (Rainbow) class submersibles (1930) Patrol Submersibles 1929-1931: HMS Rainbow, Regulus, Regent, Rover The Rainbow-class submarine (R class) were four…
River (Thames) class submersibles (1932)
Oceanic Submersibles 1931-1945: HMS Thames (N71), HMS Severn (N57), HMS Clyde (N12) Britain’s last Fleet submarines HMS Clyde underway for…
Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (1941)
Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (1941) US Navy torpedo-bomber (1941-1968), 9,839 built The well named “avenger”, Juggernaut of retribution The Grumman TBF…
PT Boats (1942-45)
PT-Boats (1942) USA – Circa 500 built (1942-45) WW2 USN PT Boats: Overrated Success ? The “wooden marvels” were known…
Gueydon class Armoured Cruisers (1899)
Gueydon class Armoured Cruisers (1899) Marine Nationale, 1899-1944: Gueydon, Montcalm, Dupetit-Thouars Design development of the Gueydon class Following the success…
Ibuki class battlecruisers
Ibuki class battlecruisers (1907) Japan (1907-1923) Ibuki, Kurama The Ibuki class (伊吹型) or Kurama class (鞍馬型) were transitional “semi-battlecruisers” classed…
Capitani Romani class Cruisers
Italy (1922-43)- 26 cruisers Best Italian cruisers ever ? The Capitani Romani-class was a class of light cruisers acting as…
Battleship USS Texas (1892)
USA – pre-dreadnought 1895-1911 USS Texas 1890 – The very first USN battleship. After the American Civil war ended in…
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