HSwMS Gotland (1933)
Seaplane carrier hybrid light cruiser The singular HSwMS Gotland was designed during the interwar as a jack of all trades,…
Type C3-class Cargo Ships (1940)
US Maritime Commission 1940-45: 238 Built Foreworld: US Maritime Commission Fleet The United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) was an independent…
Shavrov SH-2
1930-52: Up to 1200 built. An amazingly long success story The Shavrov SH-2, affectionately called “Shavrushka”, shares with the Polikarpov…
Clemenceau class Aircraft Carriers (1957)
Fleet Carriers French Navy (1957) For this 14 of july 2022, French national holiday, here is the Clemenceau class carriers:…
HMS Argus (1917)
Fleet (later Training) Aircraft Carrier United Kingdom (1914-1944) Forty years of career and two wars To the exception of HMS…
Blackburn T.5 Ripon (1926)
Carrier Bornes Torpedo Bomber RNAS/FAA 1930-35: 92 built. The early 1930 Blackburn Torpedo Bomber The Blackburn T.5 Ripon was a…
Brummer class cruisers (1915)
Germany (1913-1919) – SMS Brummer, Bremse In 1915, the Admiralty decided to start construction in Vulcan, Stettin, of two large…
Kitty Hawk class Aircraft Carriers (1960)
Conventional CATOBAR Aircraft Carriers (1960) USS Kitty Hawk, Constellation, America, John F. Kennedy (1955-2009) The Kitty Hawk class aircraft carriers…
IJN Taihō (1943)
Imperial Japanese Navy, Fleet Armoured Aircraft Carrier 1941-44. The Imperial Japanese Navy Taihō was a modern Fleet Aircraft Carrier designed…
Duke of Edinburgh class (1904)
Armoured Cruisers United Kingdom (1902-1906), Armored Cruisers: HMS Duke of Edinburgh, HMS Black Prince The Duke of Edinburgh-class were two…
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.
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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