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…
Brewster F2A Buffalo (1937)
USN Fighter (1937) The worst USN fighter ever ? The Brewster Buffalo has quite a reputation in WW2. For many,…
Dutch Submarines of WW2
Dutch Submarines of WW2 The Netherlands – 1909-1945 – 8 classes, 42 submarines*. The forgotten 8th submarine fleet We saw…
WW1 British Battlecruisers
WW1 British Battlecruisers United Kingdom – 12 battlecruisers Foreword: Attempt to define the Battlecruiser Vittorio’s Cuniberti’s design -The first point…
Tennessee Class Battleships
USA (1919) USS Tennessee (BB 43), California (BB 44) The Tennessee class: last standard dreadnoughts One of the mightiest class…
Type 101 Hamburg class destroyers (1960)
Bundesmarine (1959-68) Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Bayern, Hessen The home-built Bundesmarine’s destroyers Between the first, rebuilt and modernized Zerstörer class (1958) -Fletcher…
WW2 French cruisers
France (1923-1940): 24(+4) cruisers Introduction The topic of French cruisers could be summup in a few points: It was framed…
Chao Yung (Chaoyong) class protected cruisers (1880)
Chao Yung (Chaoyong) class protected cruisers (1880) Chinese Empire – Chao Yung, Yang Wei The oldest Chinese protected cruisers –…
Missile cruiser Garibaldi (1960)
Missile cruiser Garibaldi (1960) Giuseppe Garibaldi (1936), converted 1957-61, in service 1962-1972 The Condottieri are back in action! In 1948,…
Consolidated PBY Catalina (1936)
USN flying boat (1935) The angel of the Atlantic The PBY Catalina was during WW2 both a spy and vengeful…
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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