Beriev MBR-2 (1931-45) Multirole Flying Boat used 1932-55: 1,365 built. The Main soviet WW2 seaplane The MBR-2 (Medium Reconnaissance Seaplane, Type II) is a Soviet flying boat developed at the Central Design Bureau of MS under the leadership of G. M. Beriev, the most plentiful of all types during WW2. It Actively used as a … Read more
UB-1 class (1914-18) German Empire – 20 submarines, UB-1 to UB-17, Austro U-10 to U-17, SM UB-3 to UB-14 The Type UB I submarine (or “UB-1 class”) were small coastal submarines or “Küsten U-boats” built from the start of the First World War for patrol and defensive purposes. Twenty of the UB-I type were built … Read more
Armoured Cruiser HMS Shannon (1875) United Kingdom (1873-1899) The concept of the armoured cruiser had many origins and claiming nations. In the case of Russia, it is argued that the General Admiral class (1875) is a serious contenter. In fact exactly the same year, the British Royal Navy claimed their own: HMS Shannon. Started in … Read more
Veinticinco de Mayo class cruisers (1930) ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (1890-1921) ARA Veinticinco de Mayo: Along the line of the Chilean-Argentinian Naval Arms race, the “25 of May” (national holiday, revolution) was a brand new 3,500 tons protected cruiser built in UK under President Miguel Juárez Celman for £260,000 at the Armstrong, yards. Named ARA … Read more
Russian Empire, Masted Cruiser 1879-1939 Pamiat Merkuria was the first “modern” iron hull unprotected masted Russian cruiser. She was made for the Black Sea Fleet and served under the name Yaroslav, then Pamiat Merkuria from 1883 shortly after completion. She was stricken in 1907 but her career did not stopped there, far from it. Design … Read more
Des Moines class cruisers (1947) USA (1945-58) USS Des Moines, Newport News, Salem. Dallas and 8 more cancelled Dec. 1945 The Des Moines-class were the last planned conventional heavy cruisers of the U.S. Navy heavy, designed as successors to the Baltimore, stretched and improved in every way. Laid down in 1945, only three on the … Read more
Presidente Pinto class cruisers Armada de Chile (1889-1942): Pdt. Errazuriz, Pdt. Pinto The Presidente Pinto (Or Errazuriz class) were two protected cruisers ordered in 1887 along a battleship under a naval program by President Balmaceda of Chile, to FCM (La Seyne Yard, Toulon). They were under completion during the civil war in Chile between the … Read more
Japan, 1943-45. 15 fleet aicraft carriers planned IJN Unryū, Amagi, Katsuragi, Kasagi, 5005, Aso, Ikoma, Kurama, Kaimon, 5010-5015. The Unryū class, last IJN fleet carriers IJN Unryu in yard trials, Yokosuka, 16 July 1944. The only operational carrier of the whole class (August-December 1944). Colorized by irootoko Jr. The six Unryū class fleet aircraft carriers … Read more
Battleship Capitán Prat Armada de Chile (1889-1942) The first modern Chilean Ironclad: Capitán Prat was one of the reasons behind the Chile-Argentina 1890s naval arms race. Built in France in 1889-91, this first steel-hulled ironclad of the Chilean Navy was also the world’s first battleship equipped with an electrical system. Typical of French battleships of … Read more
Grumman F2F (1933) Single seat biplane naval fighter Design Development The outstanding performance of the Grumman FF-1 “Fifi” two-seat multirole aircraft, significantly faster than single-seat fighters of its day, prompted the Grumman design team to consider the potential of a single-seat version of the FF in 1932 already. In June Grumman submitted to the US … Read more
