admin7126 French Navy Pre-Dreadnought Battleship: FS République, Patrie (1901-1905) The many shortcomings of the previous classes, born under the Jeune Ecole influence was highlighted and for the first time in 1899 a homogeneous class of battleships was planned, six ships total, but only two first ships, République and Patrie were ordered, the remainder four under a … Read more
Nuclear Attack Submarines built 1962-1971 HMS Valiant (S102), Warspite (S103), Churchill (S46), Conqueror (S48), Courageous (S50) in service until 1990-96 The Valiant class were five nuclear powered British Royal Navy submarines. They were built for the first two at (a) Vickers Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness in 1960-65 and for the sub-class Churchill, same to the exception of … Read more
Naval Fighter, 150 made (1929-1932) in service until 1935. The Nakajima A1N, or Navy Type 3 Carrier Fighter (Also Type 13), was a Japanese carrier-based fighter, first Nakajima model for the IJN, and licensed copy of the British Gloster Gambet fighter built by the Nakajima. Between 1927 and 1929 the Imperial Japanese Navy to delivery … Read more
Protected Cruiser (1888) USS Charleston (C-2) was the second British-designed cruiser (after Baltimore) in the early years of the “new navy”, purchased from Armstrong, Mitchell and Co. in Newcastle to follow the “ABC” cruisers with better protection, higher speed, and similar armament but as a way to keep up with the latest techniques in naval … Read more
Dutch Netherlands Navy: 74 guns 2nd rate, 54 guns Razee, 51 guns steam Frigate, Casemate Ironclad, 1831-1874 HNLMS De Ruyter was a unique case in the Royal Netherlands Navy, once its largest sailing frigate laid down in 1831, before being rebuilt as a steam frigate for a second career and from 1861 rebuilt as a … Read more
Regia Marina – 4 destroyers: Giuseppe Sirtori, Giovanni Acerbi, Vincenzo Giordano Orsini, Francesco Stocco 1917-1944 The Giuseppe Sirtori class destroyers were four, built for the Italian Regia Marina during World War I by Odero, Sestri ponente Shipyards, and an improved version of the Pilo class. They saw action both during the first world war, but … Read more
US Navy Submersible (1932-45) The Cachalot-class were two medium-sized oceanic submarines built for the United States Navy built, last V-Boats, but first under the tonnage limits of the London Naval Treaty of 1930. Laid down as V-8 and V-9, they were loosely related to the others and under an extensive study to determine the optimum … Read more
Swedish Navy 1942-47 HSwMS öland, Uppland Two Swedish fleet destroyers Launched in 1945-46 and completed in 1947-48. Much larger, inspired by the USN Gearing class. Technically both destroyers has been completed in 1947 and entered service just when the cold war started in 1948, but both were wartime designs strongly influenced by US flush-deck destroyer … Read more
Bundesmarine, 77 export boats (68 delivered) to 23 countries, also licence-built. For this Germany Day here is probably the most important European submarine class of the cold war, by far its most successful export. Indeed, with 68 boats so far, in five variants (more on order) Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft managed to keep this 1970s design relevant … Read more
RAN Light protected Cruiser from Cockatoo 1915-22, decom. 1945 In this new cycle we open the ball of Australian Cruisers, not with the antiquated HMQS Paluma nor with the HMAS Encounter, all transferred ships, nor the battlecruiser Australia, cruisers Sydney and Melbourne on 1918, but with the second cruiser actually built in Australia, HMAS Adelaide. … Read more
