Tag: Navy
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Portuguese Unprotected Cruiser Adamastor
Portuguese Unprotected Cruiser Adamastor The NRP Adamastor was an unprotected cruiser of the Portuguese Navy, built during a period of naval rearmament that followed the 1890 British Ultimatum. Funded in part by public subscription, she symbolised a national effort to restore maritime prestige and strengthen Portugal’s ability to police its overseas empire. Design and Characteristics… Read more
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Portuguese Ironclad Vasco Da Gama
Portuguese Ironclad Vasco Da Gama The ironclad Vasco da Gama was the most powerful warship operated by the Portuguese Navy in the late nineteenth century and remained in service, in modified form, into the twentieth century. Built during a period when Portugal sought to modernise its small fleet, the vessel reflected contemporary European naval design… Read more
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Japanese Heavy Cruiser Kako
Japanese Heavy Cruiser Kako The Japanese heavy cruiser Kako was one of the earliest heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty. She was the second vessel of the Furutaka class, which represented Japan’s first generation of treaty-compliant heavy cruisers designed to combine strong armament with high… Read more