Tag: battleship
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Japanese Battleship Aki
Japanese Battleship Aki Aki was the second of the two-ship class of Satsuma semi-dreadnoughts built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launched on 14 April 1907, she was commissioned on 11 March 1911. She saw no combat during the First World War and was disarmed in 1922 to comply with the Washington Treaty. In 1923 Aki… Read more
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Japanese Battleship Satsuma
Japanese Battleship Satsuma Launched on 15 November 1906, Satsuma was a semi-dreadnought of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was the first battleship built in Japan. Commissioned on 25 March 1910, her participation in World War One consisted of leading the squadron that occupied the German colonies of Caroline and the Palau Islands in October 1914.… Read more
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French Battleship Diderot
French Battleship Diderot Diderot was a French semi-dreadnought battleship of the Danton-class. Launched on 19 April 1909, she was commissioned into the Marine Nationale on 1 August 1911. On 16 August 1914, Diderot participated in the Battle of Antivari along with a large Fleet of British and French ships. She participated in the sinking of… Read more