Posted in cold war us navy

California class cruisers (1971)

Nuclear-Powered Guided Missile Cruisers: USS California, USS South Carolina (CGN-36, 37) 1970-1999. The California class was were two nuclear-powered guided-missile…

Posted in cold war Italian Navy

San Giorgio class LHDs (1987)

Amphibious Transport Docks Built 1985-1994: San Giorgio, San Marco, San Giusto (L9892 to 9894). Exports: Kalaat Béni Abbès, Al Fulk….

Posted in Coldwar Soviet Ships soviet submarines

Echo II class submarines

Project 675 (NATO “ECHO II”) nuclear missile attack submarines 29 submarines 1961-1994: K-166, K-104, K-170, K-175, K-184, K-172, K-47, K-1,…

Posted in Coldwar Soviet Ships soviet submarines

Echo I class submarines

Project 659 (NATO “ECHO I”) nuclear missile attack submarines 5 submarines, Project 659 (1961-1963) К-45, К-59, К-66, К-122, К-151, К-30…

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New fleet ! – The Bahraini Navy

The Royal Bahraini Naval Force (Arabic: القوات البحرية الملكية البحرينية, abbreviated RBNF), was founded in 1979, following an independence on…

Posted in ww2 Royal Navy

Nairana class escort aircraft carriers (1943)

United Kingdom – Escort Aircraft Carriers: HMS Vindex, Nairana, Campania The Nairana-class escort carrier were three converted fast diesel cargo…

Posted in cold war French ships

Suffren class Frigates (1965)

FS Suffren, FS Duquesne 1962-2008 The Suffren class were two missile fleet escorts of the French Navy, assigned to the…

Posted in Cold War Royal Canadian Navy

Saint Laurent class Destroyers (1951)

Royal Canadian Navy – St.Laurent, Saguenay, Skeena, Ottawa, Margaree, Fraser, Assiniboine The Saint Laurent class destroyers were the first large…

Posted in 1870 Fleets 1870 Italian Fleet

Regina Maria Pia class (1862)

Italian Regia Marina Ironclads, 1862-1890s: Regina Maria Pia, San Martino, Castelfidardo, Ancona Development history The Regina Maria Pia class was…

Posted in Coldwar Soviet Ships

Krupny and Kanin class Destroyers (1959)

Project 57b, 57A (1959-1993) 8 conventional destroyers (1+ cancelled) built 1957-1960: Gremyashchy, Zhguchy, Zorky, Derzky, Gnevny, Uporny, Boyky, Gordy, Khrabry…

Naval Encyclopedia

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