admin7126 Supermarine Seagull (1921) RNAS/FAA 30 built. The Supermarine Seagull was a flying boat produced developed by Supermarine’s chief designer R.J. Mitchell, from the experimental Supermarine Seal II in 1920. In June 1921 the Seagull was evaluated but rejected, but was further developed as a private venture. In February 1922 this time it impressed the air … Read more
Prussian Navy – Ironclad 1866-1921 SMS Kronprinz was a single German broadside ironclad built for the Prussian Navy in 1866–1867 at Samuda Brothers shipyard, Cubitt, London. Launched in May 1867, she commissioned in September and took her place as the fourth ironclad ordered by the Prussian Navy, entering service before the French built Friedrich Carl. She … Read more
United Kingdom (1874-1881): Nelson, Northampton The Nelson class were two armoured cruisers (HMS Nelson, HMS Northampton) designed by Chef Constructor Nathaniel Barnaby as an improved version of HMS Shannon, much improved. Construction was quite long due to design revision after Shannon’s own sea trials. Both were equally disappointing with an armament only valuable against coastal … Read more
France. Built 1901-1907, service until 1928: Armored Cruiser Léon Gambetta (1903), Jules Ferry (1903), Victor Hugo (1904). The Léon Gambetta class included Léon Gambetta (launched 1901), Jules Ferry (1903), and Victor Hugo (1904), started in 1901-03, completed in 1905-07. They followed the three Gloire class but larger and more powerfully armed. Their 47 mm QF … Read more
Nihhon Kaigun (1900-1922): Armoured Cruiser (Sōkō jun’yōkan) Yakumo (“Eight Clouds”) was an armored cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1897-1900 in Germany due to limitations and capacity of Japanese naval yards at the time in preparation of a possible war with Russia. Another was ordered from France following four from Britain. Yakumo took … Read more
US Navy Submersibles, 3 sub-classes (1933-45): USS Porpoise, Pike | Shark, Tarpon | Perch, Pickerel, Permit, Plunger, Pollack, Pompano The porpoise class are the first of a serie of ten submarines built on the same basic specifications, the Porpoise, Shark and Perch groups, separated by most authors and seen here in one go for practical … Read more
92 planned, 86 completed under Project 1124 Al’batros Technically, the Grisha class ships were corvettes, not Frigates which were supposed to replace the mass-built Poti class of the 1960s, and they inherited many characteristics of the previous Petya and Mirka class ASW Frigates. They were built in parallel to the large Krivak class Frigates and … Read more
RAN Seaplane Tender from Cockatoo Built 1926-29, RAN 1929-38, RN 1938-45 HMAS Albatross was for almost ten years what was the closest to an Australian Aircraft Carrier, and the first naval aviation ship built in Australia for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). This seaplane tender was later transferred to the Royal Navy in 1938 used … Read more
Coast Defence Ship built 1894-97, decomm. 1918 HDMS Skjold was an armored coastal defense ship built for the Royal Danish Navy, a larger vessel than previous ones, but parliamentary opposed the funding and forced the navy to compromise. This vessel was designed for the defense of Copenhagen, small and of shallow draft, but heavily armed … Read more
Italy (1937-45)- 40 ASW corvettes: The Gabbiano-class corvettes were 59 vessels built for the Regia Marina in various yards during the Second World War, from a simple war-time design made for mass-production and dedicated to anti-submarine and escort. Of these, 49 were completed and many by and for the Germans. So they became also among … Read more
