Zara class Cruisers (1931)
Italy (1931)- Heavy Cruisers Zara, Pola, Gorizia, Fiume. The best protected Italian cruisers ? – The four Zara class cruisers…
Fürst Bismarck (1897)
German Empire (1897) Heavy cruiser The Kaiser’s first heavy cruiser: The Fürst Bismarck (“Prince Bismarck”) named after the Chancellor and…
Deutschland class Cruisers (1931)
Germany (1931) – KMS Deutschland, Admiral Graf Spee, Admiral Scheer The “pocket battleships” of the Reichsmarine These ships were mostly…
Kongō class Fast Battleships (1912)
Kongō class Fast Battleships (1912) Japan, 1911-15. IJN Kongo, Kirishima, Hiei, Haruna. The last Japanese capital ships built in UK:…
HMS Canada (1913)
HMS Canada (1913) HMS Canada (ex-Almirante Latorre) 1914 The Chilean take on the south American Naval arms race HMS Canada…
WW1 French Battleships
WW1 French Battleships France, 40 Battleships (1888-1917) The Design of French Battleships France invented the concept of sea going ironclad…
HMS Agincourt (1913)
HMS Agincourt (1913) HMS Agincourt (ex-Rio de Janeiro, ex-Sultan Osman I) 1913 The ‘Gin Palace’ HMS Agincourt was singular ship….
WW2 Italian Cruisers
Italy (1922-43)- 26 cruisers Transalpine Cruisers: Grace and speed under the eagle The Regia Marina surprised everyone, soon after the…
Guppy class Submarines (1946-59)
70+ submarine conversions 1947-1959 Guppy I, IA, IB, II, IIA, III, Fleet Snorkel The ‘Fleet Snorkels’ to the rescue Although…
S-Bootes (E-Boats)
Schnellbootes Germany (1934-45) Schnellboote – 9 classes*, circa 300 total +280 ordered The perile of S-Bootes: Called S-Boote (short for…
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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