Category: Military
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Elsass
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Elsass SMS Elsass was the second unit of the Braunschweig-class battleships (along with her sister ships Braunschweig, Lothringen, Hessen and Preussen) built for the Imperial German Navy. Named after the province of Alsace (Elsass in German), she was laid down at the Kaiserliche Werft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven in 1901, launched on… Read more
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British Heavy Cruiser HMS Vindictive
British Heavy Cruiser HMS Vindictive HMS Vindictive was originally laid down as HMS Cavendish, one of the Hawkins-class heavy cruisers ordered during the First World War. Before completion she was selected for conversion into an aircraft carrier, reflecting the Admiralty’s growing interest in naval aviation. Renamed Vindictive in June 1917, she was launched in January… Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Braunschweig
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Braunschweig SMS Braunschweig was the lead ship of the Braunschweig-class battleships (along with her sister ships Elsass, Lothringen, Hessen and Preussen), the first German capital ships to carry the heavier 28 cm (11 in) main guns that became standard in subsequent designs. Named after the Duchy of Brunswick (Braunschweig in German),… Read more