Category: Military
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Italian Battleship Duilio
Italian Battleship Duilio The Italian battleship Duilio was one of two vessels of the Andrea Doria class, constructed for the Regia Marina during the First World War. Laid down in 1912 at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyard and commissioned in 1915, Duilio represented Italy’s effort to field modern dreadnought battleships capable of contesting control of… Read more
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Japanese Light Cruiser Ōyodo
Japanese Light Cruiser Ōyodo The Imperial Japanese Navy light cruiser Ōyodo (大淀) was a singular and unconventional warship of the Second World War, reflecting a late-war shift in Japanese naval doctrine that arrived too late to influence the outcome of the Pacific conflict. Ordered in 1939 and laid down at the Kure Naval Arsenal on… Read more
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Japanese Light Cruiser Sakawa
Japanese Light Cruiser Sakawa The Imperial Japanese Navy light cruiser Sakawa was the fourth and final unit of the Agano-class, a group of fast light cruisers intended to act as flotilla flagships for destroyer squadrons during the Second World War. Conceived in the late 1930s, the class reflected Japanese naval doctrine that emphasised speed, long… Read more