Öland class destroyers (1945)
Swedish Navy 1942-47 HSwMS öland, Uppland Two Swedish fleet destroyers Launched in 1945-46 and completed in 1947-48. Much larger, inspired…
Type 209 Submarines (1972)
Bundesmarine, 77 export boats (68 delivered) to 23 countries, also licence-built. For this Germany Day here is probably the most…
HMAS Adelaide (1918)
RAN Light protected Cruiser from Cockatoo 1915-22, decom. 1945 In this new cycle we open the ball of Australian Cruisers,…
Type 001 CNS Liaoning (16)
Chinese PLAN Aircraft Carrier. Comp. 2011, comm. 2012, Active CNS Liaoning (16) is the sole Chinese Type 001 aircraft carrier…
Momi class destroyers (1919)
Destroyers built 1918-22, Momi, Kaya, Nashi, Take, Kaki, Tsuga, Nire, Kuri, Kiku, Aoi, Hagi, Fuji, Susuki, Hishi, Hasu, Warabi, Tade,…
Sopwith T.1 Cuckoo (1917)
Sopwith T.1 Cuckoo (1917) RNAS/FAA 1917-19: 232 built all types combined. The Sopwith T.1 Cuckoo was a British torpedo carrier…
USS Dolphin (SS-169)
US Navy Submersible (1932-45) USS Dolphin (SS-169) was a single experimental submersible of the interwar, V-7 and later SF-10/SC-3, earning…
Abdiel class minelayers (1940)
Minelayer cruisers – HMS Abdiel, Latona, Manxman, Welshman, Ariadne, Apollo The Abdiel class were six fast minelayers (cruisers) commissioned during…
Osmanieh class ironclads (1864)
Ottoman Navy: Four British built Ironclads (1863-1866): Osmanieh, Mahmudieh, Abdul Aziz, Orkanieh The Osmanieh (or Osmaniye) class were four broadside…
Cassard class Frigates (1985)
Guided missile Frigates 1976-2022: D 614 FS Cassard, D 615 Jean Bart, Courbet* D 616, D 617 (cancelled) The Cassard…
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