HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden (1874)
The Netherlands, Coastal Battleship 1871-1897 HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden was an iron-hulled ironclad “ramtorenschip”, a turret ram ship built at…
Ekaterina II-class battleships (1886)
Ekaterina II, Chesma, Sinop, Georgiy Pobedonosets 1889/93-1919 The Ekaterina II class were four battleships of the Imperial Russian Navy, built…
Zaragoza (1867)
Spanish Broadside Ironclad (1868-1896) Zaragoza was a Royal Spanish Navy (Armada Real) wooden-hulled armored frigate ordered in 1860, built at…
S class Submarines (1918)
USA (1916-46) S-1 to S-68, oceanic submersibles After the R class of alast month and O class back in November…
HDMS Helgoland (1882)
Coast Defence Ship built 1881-84, decomm. 1906 Development Denmark saw a decline of naval rank after the devastating Battle of…
Porpoise class submarines (1957)
United Kingdom (1958) – HMS Porpoise, Rorqual, Narwhal, Grampus, Finwhale, Cachalot, Sealion, Walrus 1957-91. After exploring the A class (Amphion),…
Latécoère 298
Aéronautique Navale: 129 built total The best French floatplane ? A Laté 298 dropping its payload during exercises A navy…
1936 type destroyers
Nazi Germany: Z17-Z22 (1938-1945) The Type 1936 destroyers (Z17 class) were six destroyers of the Kriegsmarine, ordered in 1936, built…
Sverdlov class cruisers
Project 68bis, 14 cruisers (1951): Sverdlov, Zhdanov, Admiral Ushakov, Aleksandr Suvorov, Admiral Senyavin, Dmitry Pozharsky, Kronstadt*, Tallinn*, Varyag*, Ordzhonikidze (KRI…
Narwhal (V5) class submarines (1928)
USN (1927-30)- USS Narwhal, Nautilus (V-5, 6, later SS-167 and 168) 1930-1945 The Narwhal class was known as V5 class…
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