Category: Military
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Tupolev Tu-12 Experimental Soviet Bomber
Tupolev Tu-12 The Tupolev Tu-12 was an experimental bomber developed by the Soviet Union to familiarize designers and aircrew with jet powered bombers. To speed development, it was based on the piston engined Tu-2 medium bomber. Power was provided by two imported British Rolls-Royce Nene jet engines. In addition to the prototype, five production aircraft were built… Read more
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Swedish Navy Coastal Defence Ship HSwMS Niord
Swedish Navy Coastal Defence Ship HSwMS Niord HSwMS Niord was a Swedish coastal defence ship (in Swedish pansarskepp meaning armoured ship) built for service in the Swedish Navy as part of the Oden class alongside her sister ships Oden and Thor. She was laid down in 1896 at the Lindholmens shipyard in Gothenburg, launched on… Read more
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Swedish Coastal Defence Ship Thor
Swedish Coastal Defence Ship Thor The Swedish Navy first-class coastal defence ship Thor of the Oden-class was built in the late nineteenth century for service within Sweden’s territorial waters and the Baltic Sea. She was ordered from the Bergsunds shipyard in Stockholm and laid down in 1896, launched on 7 March 1898 and commissioned on… Read more