Tag: First World War
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Armstrong Whitworth FK.10
Armstrong Whitworth FK.10 The Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10 was a British First World War quadruplane fighter developed as part of a brief period of experimental interest in multi-wing aircraft. Designed by the Dutch-born engineer Frederick Koolhoven, the F.K.10 aimed to improve lift and manoeuvrability by stacking four narrow-chord wings in a compact arrangement. Although the concept… Read more
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Japanese Battleship Settsu
Japanese Battleship Settsu Settsu was a Kawachi-class battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launched on 30 March 1911, she was completed on 1 July 1912. During the First World War, Settsu and her sister Kawachi bombarded German positions at Qingdao during the siege of Qingdao in 1914, but saw no other combat. After World… Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Schleswig-Holstein
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Schleswig-Holstein SMS Schleswig-Holstein was the fifth and final ship of the Deutschland-class (along with her sisters Deutschland, Pommern, Schlesien, and Hannover), built at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel. She was laid down in 1905, launched in December 1906, and commissioned in July 1908. Like her sisters, she was a pre-dreadnought completed… Read more