Type 23 torpedo boat
Germany (Reichsmarine): 1925-28: Möwe, Falke, Greif, Kondor, Albatros, Seeadler The Type 23 or “Raubvogel” (bird of prey) class were the…
VICTOR II class submarine (1972)
Project 671RT Syomga (NATO “VICTOR II”) nuclear attack submarines 7 nuclear attack submarines (SSN): B-387, 371, 467, 488, 495, 513,…
Magenta class Broadside Ironclads (1861)
France: Magenta, Solferino 1859-63, Broadside Ironclads (1963-82) Continuing into French 1860s capital ships, after Couronne, the first French all-Iron answer…
New Orleans-class cruiser (1896)
USA (1896): Protected Cruiser CL-22 New Orleans, CL-23 Albany 1897-1930 The New Orleans class were two protected cruisers initially built…
Offshore Platforms & Forts
♜ Semi-Fixed seabed Infrastructures: Oil platforms/rigs, Naval Forts, and associated. 1,337 operational onshore oil rigs, 240 offshore rigs, Maunsell Forts,…
Calvi class submarine (1935)
Oceanic Submersibles: Pietro Calvi, Giuseppe Finzi, Enrico Tazzoli (1936-43) The Calvi class were essentially a modern reboot of the 1920s…
Rapid (Type 15) class Frigate (1951)
Royal Navy – 23 ships converted, service 1951-1977 HMS Rapid, Relentless, Rocket, Roebuck, Troubridge, Grenville, Ulster, Ulysses, Undaunted, Undine, Urania,…
CANT 25
37 built 1927-35 The CANT 25 was a single-engine biplane seaplane developed by the aeronautical division of the Italian company…
Aigle class destroyer (1931)
French Navy – Contre-Torpilleurs de 2400 tonnes. 6 built 1927-1930, in service until 1942: . Milan in 1936-37 The Aigle-class…
HMS Captain (1869)
United Kingdom: 1865-1869 Masted Turret Ironclad RN oddballs, second entry, HMS Captain. She was probably one of the most infamous…
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.
About Naval Encyclopedia
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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