Tag: First World War
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British Light Cruiser HMS Bristol (1910)
British Light Cruiser HMS Bristol (1910) HMS Bristol was the lead ship of her sub-class of the Town-class light cruisers built for the Royal Navy and was launched in 1910. HMS Bristol was laid down on 23 March 1909 at John Brown & Company’s Clydebank shipyard, launched on 23 February 1910 and completed on 17 Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm was one of four Brandenburg-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial German Navy in the early 1890s. She played a prominent role in the German fleet during the years before World War I and later served in the Ottoman Navy, where she extended her Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Weissenburg
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Weissenburg SMS Weissenburg was one of four Brandenburg-class pre-dreadnought battleships constructed for the Imperial German Navy in the early 1890s. As part of Germany’s first generation of true seagoing battleships, Weissenburg symbolized the country’s growing naval ambitions and marked a turning point in its maritime strategy. Though she would later be Read more