Category: Warships
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US Battleship USS Michigan BB-27
US Battleship USS Michigan BB-27 Launched in May 1908, and commissioned 4 January 1910, USS Michigan BB-27 was the second of the two ship South Carolina-class of dreadnought battleships. Armed with a main battery of eight 12-inch (305 mm) guns in superfiring twin gun turrets; they were the first dreadnoughts built for the US Navy. Read more
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US Battleship USS Kentucky Battleship BB-6
US Pre-Dreadnought Battleship USS Kentucky Battleship BB-6 USS Kentucky Battleship BB-6 was the second and last of the Kearsarge-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the US Navy. Laid down on 30 June 1896 and launched on 24 March 1898, she was commissioned on 15 May 1900. An unusual design aspect was the positioning of the 8-inch guns Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Schwaben
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Schwaben SMS Schwaben was the forth of the Wittelsbach-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial German Navy. Laid down in 1900, and completed in April 1904. During most of her active career, she was used as a gunnery training ship. With the start of World War One, Schwaben was moved to active Read more