Tag: World War One
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Zähringen
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Zähringen SMS Zähringen was the third of the Wittelsbach-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial German Navy. Laid down in 1899, and completed in October 1902. During most of her active career, she served with I Squadron of the German fleet . She was decommissioned in September 1910, but returned to service briefly for training Read more
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Sage Type 2 Fighter
Sage Type 2 Fighter Designed before Britain had an effective synchronising gear for a forward firing machine gun, the Sage Type 2 placed a gunner in a cabin with a field of fire over the propeller. The first aircraft design by woodworking company, Frederick Sage & Co, the Sage 2 was a small two-seat single Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Schwaben
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Schwaben SMS Schwaben was the forth of the Wittelsbach-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial German Navy. Laid down in 1900, and completed in April 1904. During most of her active career, she was used as a gunnery training ship. With the start of World War One, Schwaben was moved to active Read more