Category: Military
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USS Utah BB-31 US Navy Battleship
USS Utah BB-31 The USS Utah (BB-31) was the second vessel of the US Navy’s Florida-class dreadnought battleships. Constructed at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, the ship was laid down in 1909 and commissioned on August 31, 1911. The vessel’s original configuration featured a main battery of ten 12-inch/45 calibre guns mounted in five twin Read more
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SMS Szent István
SMS Szent István SMS Szent István (His Majesty’s Ship Saint Stephen) was the last of four Tegetthoff-class dreadnought battleships built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy. She was built at the Ganz-Danubius shipyard in Fiume, where she was laid down in January 1912. Launched two years later in 1914, construction on Szent István was delayed due to Read more
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Japanese Battleship Settsu
Japanese Battleship Settsu Settsu was a Kawachi-class battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launched on 30 March 1911, she was completed on 1 July 1912. During the First World War, Settsu and her sister Kawachi bombarded German positions at Qingdao during the siege of Qingdao in 1914, but saw no other combat. After World Read more