admin7126 Austrian Navy Sail & Steam Frigate 1854-1890 SMS Schwarzenberg was an Austrian Navy Frigate built in Venice in 1851-54 and sole in her class. She was a sail-only ship later converted to steam in 1862. She had an illustrious career, and saw significant action notably by leading the Austro-Prussian squadron at the 1864 Battle of … Read more
Spanish Broadside Ironclad (1877-1987) Méndez Núñez was a Spanish Navy wooden-hulled armored corvette, converted from the 38-gun screw frigate Resolución. Name at first Resolución when commissioned in 1862 she took part in the Chincha Islands War of 1865–1866 and action of 17 November 1865, bombardment of Valparaíso and Battle of Callao. Between Damage and her … Read more
France (1911) – Courbet, Paris, France, Jean Bart (ex-Ocean) France’s first dreadnoughts The Four Courbet class were the first French “monocaliber” or “dreadnought” battleships to enter service. They were started late, pending the scheduled completion of six Danton, decided at the time to not disrupt battleships production, added to the fact they were already “semi-dreadnoughts” … Read more
Søværnet: Armoured Frigate (1862-1907) The HDMS Danmark was yet another example of the warships purchased by the Confederacy in France and Britain from 1862. She was ordered as a copy of the Gloire when the ship itself could not be purchased due to the country’s opposition. Known as “Santa Maria”, “Glasgow” or “Frigate No. 61” … Read more
USA (1790-45) -1st Part Introduction The Coast Guard is now a widely accepted concept in most navies, when it exists, alongside, complementary, but not substitute to a regular Navy. Its role was defined early on to take charge on local policing missions inside a large range of duties, which non intercepted the battle fleet role … Read more
Marine Nationale (1888), Protected cruiser, 1889-1919 Amiral Cécille was the third protected cruiser built in France, with a blend of inspirations and features coming from Sfax and Tage. Like her shehad a dual role, commerce raider to attack merchant shipping in wartime, and colonial or station cruiser in peacetime. Since long range was required, she … Read more
Germany: SM U13, U14, U15 (1909-1912), U16 (1911). Class U17: U17, U18 (1912) The U 13 class (U 13, 14, 15) was an evolutionary design from the U9 class built at the Kaiserliche Werft in Danzig on 8-10 1909-1912. They were larger and powered by Gasoline engines. U13 was the class leader of three units … Read more
Royal Navy, ASW frigates: 8 ships, service 1951-1992: HMS Torquay, Whitby, Scarborough, Tenby, Eastbourne, Blackpool. INS Talwar, Trishul The Type 12 or Whitby-class frigates were six dedicated cold war British Royal Navy anti-submarine frigates, entering service late in the 1950s. They were designed in the early 1950s as first-rate ocean-going convoy escorts, and the first … Read more
US Navy Scout-Bomber (1936-42), 31 built The N.A.F. SBN (initially Brewster SBA-1) was the first model of the infamous company that signed the much maligned Buffalo and plain mediocre Buccaneer. This three-seat mid-wing monoplane which first flew in 1936 as XSBA-1 was designed as a scout bomber/torpedo aircraft, to be built later under license by … Read more
US Maritime Commission Built 1938–1946, service 1938–1970, 328 ships Development Type C2 cargo ships were designed by the US Maritime Commission (MARCOM) in 1937–38. They were all-purpose, five holds vessels, and in total 328 were delivered from 1939 to 1945. Unlike the C1, the C2s were tailored for rapid Atlantic crossings, with emphasis put on … Read more
