Category: Warships
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USS Illinois BB-7 US Navy Battleship
USS Illinois BB-7 USS Illinois (BB-7) was the lead ship of the Illinois-class pre-dreadnought battleships, authorized under the naval expansion program of the late 1890s. The class—Illinois, Alabama (BB-8), and Wisconsin (BB-9)—represented a transitional phase in U.S. capital ship architecture between the lighter Indiana-class and the more advanced pre-dreadnought types that directly preceded HMS Dreadnought… Read more
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HMS Argus I49 British Aircraft Carrier
HMS Argus HMS Argus was a British aircraft carrier that served in the Royal Navy from 1918 to 1944. She was converted from an ocean liner that was under construction when the First World War began and became the first example of the standard pattern of aircraft carrier, with a full-length flight deck that allowed… Read more
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British Battleship HMS Royal Sovereign
HMS Royal Sovereign HMS Royal Sovereign was a Revenge-class battleship of the Royal Navy displacing 29,970 long tons (30,450 t) and armed with eight 15-inch (381 mm) guns in four twin-gun turrets. She was laid down in January 1914 and launched in April 1915; she was completed in May 1916, but was not ready for… Read more