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Aquila class cruisers (scouts) (1916)

Scouts (cruisers) 1914-1950: Aquila, Sparviero, Nibbio, Falco (eagle, sparrowhawk, kite, falcon). Later Mărăști and Mărașești (1920), Ceuta and Melilla (1937),…

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Turbinia (1894)

United Kingdom, private yacht tested by the RN (1895-1927, preserved) The Turbinia is the first steam turbine-powered steamship. It was…

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L class submersibles (1917-1919)

Patrol Submersibles 1917-45: 32 over the L1, L9 and L50 classes, 30+ cancelled 1918 The L class submersibles were the…

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Dupleix class Armoured Cruisers (1900)

France (1899-1927) – Armored Cruiser:: Dupleix, Desaix, Kléber The Dupleix class consisted armored cruisers of the Marine Nationale were designed…

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Campania class cruisers (1914)

Protected Colonial Cruisers: Campania, Basilcata 1913-1937 The Campania class were two small protected cruisers built for the Regia Marina close…

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Armored Cruiser Pothuau (1895)

France (1893-1927) – Armored Cruiser The French Armoured cruiser Pothuau was built in the 1890s as a one-off derivative of…

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WW1 British Cruisers

United Kingdom (1890-1920) c190 cruisers in service by 1914 The Royal Navy started the Great War with the largest contingent…

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Tátra class destroyers (1912)

Austro-Hungarian Navy (1911-1937): Tátra, Balaton, Csepel, Lika, Triglav, Orjen. Ersatz: Triglav(ii), Lika(ii), Dukla, Uszok Tátra class destroyers: SMS Tátra, Balaton,…

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Kasuga class armoured cruisers (1902)

Kasuga class armoured cruisers (1902) Nihhon Kaigun (1901-1922): Armoured Cruisers IJN Kasuga, Nisshin Italian-Built for an upcoming war Kasuga class…

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Mirabello class scouts (1915)

Scouts (Cruisers, then destroyers) Carlo Mirabello, Carlo Alberto Racchia, Augusto Riboty 1916-1951 The Mirabello class were a group of three…