Fairey Barracuda (1942)
FAA, 2,602 built 1942-45 The Fairey Barracuda was a British torpedo and dive bomber used during World War II. It…
USN Cold War Amphibious Ships
USN Assault and amphibious Forces and the USMC 160 ships, 2,500 aircraft, 1,500 vehicles The USMC in short The United…
New fleet ! The Portuguese Navy in the cold war
c80 ships 1947-today The Marinha do Portugal reflected in part the rule of Salazar for several decades, including its involvement…
Arapiles (1964)
Spanish Broadside Ironclad (1865-1882) Arapiles was a Spanish broadside ironclad, wooden hulled armoured frigate built in England, launched in 1864…
Minotaur class Armoured Cruisers (1906)
HMS Minotaur, Defence, Shannon, Orion (cancelled) 1908-1920 The last British Armoured cruisers: The three Minotaur class marked an additional milestone…
New Fleet ! The Georgian Navy
Georgian Navy The state of Georgia had a peculiar history that was seldom linked to the sea, in that case…
Landing Craft, Tank (LCT) (1940-1945)
3,261 LCT-1 to LCT-8 1940-1945 SPECIAL D-DAY 80th Yr Anniversay ! Of the main landing vessels that made the Armada…
Lexington class Aircraft Carriers
US Navy (1918-47) – Converted fleet carriers: USS Saratoga, Lexington The Lexington class aircraft carriers: Return on the largest warships…
Velasco class cruisers
Armada (1880-1927): Velasco, Gravina, Infanta Isabel, Isabel II, Cristóbal Colón, Don Juan de Austria, Don Antonio de Ulloa, Conde del…
Sovremenny class destroyers (1978)
Proyekt 956 Sarytch, 21 destroyers: Sovremenny, Otchayanny, Otlichny, Osmotritelny, Bezuprechny, Boyevoy, Stoyky, Okrylyonny, Burny, Gremyashchy, Bystry, Rastoropny, Bezboyaznenny, Gremyashchy, Bespokoyny,…
Naval Encyclopedia
Naval Encyclopedia provides a one-stop place for everything related to naval warfare through ships classes, going back to antiquity to the present day, with particular focus on WW1, WW2 and the cold war, with weekly articles and new fleets every month. This is a long endeavour, with future entries in opacity both in the top and side menus. Naval encyclopedia also goes through some civilian aspects (clippers, liners, oil platforms, naval tech in general) and battles/tactics as well.
About Naval Encyclopedia
Naval Encyclopedia is the first online warship museum. She was laid down in St Nazaire Yard back in September 1995, launched in December 1996 and completed in March 1997, with 1000+ crew for now, and counting. Dedicated to the history of all ships of the industrial era and 20th century, so 1820 to 1990, but also earlier times. The main difference for this early period is to study ships types through some famous examples. After her last refit in 2023, the present ship has been repainted anew, modernized and made more appealing, ready for even more extensive service, hopefully staying in the current state for the next five years of service. Further improvements will be made if practicable. Numerous additions over the years also led to a complete machinery overhaul, new steam turbines and propellers.
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