Category: Military
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Japanese Heavy Cruiser Kako
Japanese Heavy Cruiser Kako The Japanese heavy cruiser Kako was one of the earliest heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty. She was the second vessel of the Furutaka class, which represented Japan’s first generation of treaty-compliant heavy cruisers designed to combine strong armament with high… Read more
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Italian Light Cruiser Alberico da Barbiano
Italian Light Cruiser Alberico da Barbiano Alberico da Barbiano was a Giussano-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy), commissioned in the early 1930s and lost in combat during World War II. Designed to match fast destroyers, her conception reflected Italian naval doctrine that emphasised speed and offensive firepower over armour protection. Design… Read more
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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