Category: Military
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Wettin
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Wettin SMS Wettin was a Wittelsbach-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial German Navy. Laid down in 1899, and completed in October 1902. During most of her active career, she served with I Squadron of the German fleet . She was decommissioned in June 1911, but returned to service as a training ship from December… Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Zähringen
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Zähringen SMS Zähringen was the third of the Wittelsbach-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial German Navy. Laid down in 1899, and completed in October 1902. During most of her active career, she served with I Squadron of the German fleet . She was decommissioned in September 1910, but returned to service briefly for training… Read more
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Armstrong Whitworth AW.23
Armstrong Whitworth AW.23 Designed as a bomber/transport aircraft to specification C.26/31 for the British Air Ministry, the Armstrong Whitworth AW.23 competed against the Handley Page H.P.51 and the Bristol Bombay. The Armstrong Siddeley Tiger VI 14-cylinder radial engines proved unreliable and the Bombay was declared the winner (the HP.51 also received a production order as… Read more