USS United States (CVA-58)
USS United States (1949) – The atomic carrier 1 laid down (April 1949) The missing link between the wartime Essex…
Prinz heinrich (1900)
German Empire (1900), Armoured Cruiser 1902-1920 Setting up a standard- The Prinz Heinrich: The SMS Prinz Heinrich (“Prince henry”) was…
Atlanta class light cruisers (1941)
US Navy 1941-44 USS Atlanta, Juneau, San Diego, San Juan, Oakland, Reno, Flint, Tucson, Juneau (ii), Spokane, Fresno The USN…
Surcouf (T47) class destroyers (1956)
French Navy AA destroyers (Built 1951-57, service until 1974-88): Surcouf, Kersaint, Cassard, Bouvet, Dupetit-Thouars, Chevalier Paul, Maillé-Brézé, Vauquelin, D’Estrées, Du…
Perth class cruisers (1934)
Australia (1934-36) HMS Perth, Hobart, Sydney The Australian light cruisers These three light cruisers (Perth, Hobart, Sydney) were built specifically…
Nachi class Cruisers (1927)
Nachi class Cruisers (1927) Heavy Cruisers Nachi, Haguro, Myoko, Ashigara. The Nachi: First true IJN heavy cruisers The heavy cruisers…
Königsberg class cruisers (1905)
Königsberg, Nürnberg, Stuttgart, Stettin The Königsberg class were a continuation of the 1902 Bremen class, inaugurating the “cities” serie, followed…
WW2 French Battleships
Marine Nationale, 11 Battleships (1910-1940) Introduction In thirty years, from her first dreadnought battleship, Courbet, started late, in 1910 to…
Queen Elizabeth class Battleships (1913)
Queen Elizabeth class Battleships (1913) United Kingdom (1913-1914) HMS Queen Elizabeth, Warspite, Barham, Malaya, Valiant PART I: A new breed…
Vought OS2U Kingfisher (1938)
USN Scout Floatplane (1938), 1,519 built The standard ww2 USN observation floatplane The Vought OS2U Kingfisher became the staple of…
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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