Month: April 2017
Admirals of WW2
Although the war at sea in Europe saw few “big guns” engagements (no Jutland equivalent here), Admirals still played a…
Forrestal class Aircraft Carriers (1954)
Forrestal class Aircraft Carriers (1954) USS Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger and Independence (1954-57) The Forrestal class aircraft carriers (CV-59-62) were the…
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Shandong
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Shandong Chinese Popular Liberation Army Navy (2017) The Chinese Navy goes one step higher for naval dominance…
WW1 British Submarines
WW1 British Submarines United Kingdom (1890-1918) About 350 subs 1885-1921. Overview of British ww1 submarines In the general sense, the…
Etna class protected cruisers (1885)
Etna class protected cruisers (1885) Italy (1885) Etna, Vesuvio, Stromboli, Fieramosca The first Italian modern protected cruisers: Etna was the…
Battle of Yalu (1894)
Japanese vs Chinese Navy, 17 September 1894 The first major naval battle of the industrial era Less well known than…
Kaiser Friedrich III class Battleships
Kaiser Friedrich III class Battleships Germany (1896) Friedrich III, Wilhelm II, Wilhelm der Grosse, Karl der Grosse, Barbarossa The “Emperors”…
WW1 US Navy Gunboats
WW1 American Gunboats 42 ships (1889-1914) Overview of American Gunboats in ww1 Among the first ships built for the “new…
RMS Titanic (1911)
United Kingdom (1911) Before the tragedy, there was a luxury liner And the Titanic was the objective pride of the…