Nagara class cruisers (1920)
Nagara class Cruisers (1920) Empire of Japan, 1920. Light Cruisers: IJN Nagara, Isuzu, Natori, Yura, Kinu, Abukuma The second “three…
Peresvet class battleships (1899)
Peresvet, Pobeda, Oslyabya The Peresvet class were three pre-dreadnought battleships of the Imperial Russian Navy sent to reinforce newly acquired…
Vought F4U Corsair (1940)
Vought F4U Corsair (1940) US Navy Fighter Bomber (1940-76), 12,270 built 36 years of service for the “Gullwing Marvel” Probably…
Imperial Russian Armoured Cruiser Ryurik (1892)
Armoured Cruiser Ryurik (1892) Imperial Russian Navy, 1890-1904 The Russian pacific cruisers In 1881, the 20-year shipbuilding program, notably for…
Centurion class Battleships (1892)
Centurion class Battleships (1892) United Kingdom (1890-1910): HMS Centurion, Barfleur, Renown. The British forgotten second rate battleships The Centurion-class battleships…
Fairey Fulmar (1940)
Fairey Fulmar (1940) RNAS/FAA 1940-43: 600 built. The Fairey Fulmar was a British carrier-borne reconnaissance and fighter aircraft developed and…
Mitsubishi A5M “Claude” (1937)
Mitsubishi A5M “Claude” (1937) Imperial Japanese Navy, 1085 built The main IJN fighter in 1940 The Mitsubish A5M (allied designation…
Bremen class Cruisers (1903)
Germany (1902-04) SMS Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin, Lübeck, München, Leipzig, Dantzig The Bremen class: More than just improved Gazelles After the…
Fairey Seal (1930)
Fairey Seal (1930) RNAS/FAA 1930-36: 90 built. The Fairey Seal was designed and built by Fairey Aviation, first flying in…
Essex class aircraft carriers (1942)
US Navy Fleet Aircraft Carriers (1942-50): USS Essex, Yorktown, Intrepid, Hornet, Lexington, Bunker Hill, Wasp, Franklin, Ticonderoga, Randolph, Hancock, Bennington,…
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