admin7126 RNAS/FAA (1915) 936 made. Used until 1933 The Short Admiralty Type 184, (unofficially also Short 225 after the Sunbeam engine power rating) was a mass-produced, successful British two-seat reconnaissance, torpedo-bomber seaplane with folding-wings. It was designed by Horace Short, one of the company founder, first flown in 1915 and remained in service until after 1918 … Read more
IJN “special type” Destroyers built 1931-35: Shiratsuyu, Shigure, Murasame, Yūdachi, Harusame, Samidare, Umikaze, Yamakaze, Kawakaze, Suzukaze. The conditions imposed by the London Treaty to Japan forced a move from the initial 1,800 tonnes “special type” (The Fubuki class) to a downgraded or “austere” design, the Hatsuharu class in 1930 based on a 1,500 tonnes hull. … Read more
Germany (Reichsmarine): 1925-28: Wolf, Iltis, Jaguar, Leopard, Luchs, Tiger The Type 24 torpedo boat (or Raubtier class (‘Carnivorous’) were six destroyers (as built), later torpedo boats for the Reichsmarine. They were an improved version of the Type 1923, with a few differences and larger, but overall identical. They were rearmed later with 533 mm torpedo … Read more
Project 671RTM/RTMK Shchuka (NATO “VICTOR III”) nuclear attack submarines 25 submarines: К-524, К-254, К-502, К-527, К-298, К-358, К-299, К-244, К-247, К-507, К-251, К-255, К-324, К-355, К-360, К-218, К-242, К-492, К-412, К-305, К-264, К-315, К-292, К-388, К-138, К-414, B-448. Built 1976-1991, 2 active 2025 The Victor III Class (Project 671RTM/RTMK Shchuka Class) are the last, most … Read more
Prussian Navy – Ironclad 1869-1921 SMS König Wilhelm or “King William” was an armored frigate ordered by the Prussian Navy and later in service with the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliches Marine). She was ordered abroad, in Britain and laid down in 1865 at Thames Iron Works of London. Originaly she had been ordered by the Ottoman … Read more
USA (1900-1905) Service until 1930: Protected Cruisers: USS Denver, Des Moines, Chattanooga, Galveston, Tacoma, Cleveland C-14-19/PG 28-33/CL-16-21. A bit forgotten today in the large inventory of cruisers that was cranked up for the US Navy, the Denver shared a lot with the 1890s Montgomery class, as 1900s budget protected cruiser series. They were an in-between … Read more
Minelaying Submersibles: Foca, Atropo, Zoea (1936-47) The Foca class were three minelaying submarines (sommergibili posamine) of the Regia Marina, sister ships derived from the earlier Pietro Micca but smaller, cheaper, and yet quite capable. They played minor roles during the Second World War, one being lost to unknown causes off British Palestine in 1940 and … Read more
Marine Nationale Protected cruiser, 1887-1906 Sfax was the first Protected Cruiser of the French Marine Nationale, a topic opening a new cycle with 19 ships and classes to cover until the dreadnought age. She was a masted cruiser designed for stations in the French colonial Empire, bearing many of the trademarks of French constructions at … Read more
Royal Canadian Navy – FFH-330-341 HMCS Halifax, Vancouver, Ville de Québec, Toronto, New Brunswick, Regina, Calgary, Montréal, Fredericton, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John’s, Ottawa. The decision was taken on 22 December 1977 to order six ships of a projected twenty vessel programme, but lengthy delays have afflicted the programme, and a contract to build the first … Read more
United Kingdom: 1874-1923 Experimental torpedo boat HMS Vesuvius was an experimental torpedo-armed warship in service with the British Royal Navy, built at Pembroke Dockyard in 1873 and the first purpose-designed torpedo vessel built ever in Britain. Intended for night attacks against ships anchored in ports, she was armed with a single, fixed bow tube for … Read more
