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SMS Fürst Bismarck (Prince Bismarck)[a] was Germany’s first armored cruiser SMS Fürst Bismarck (Prince Bismarck)[a] was Germany’s first armored cruiser, built for the Kaiserliche Marine before the turn of the 20th century. The ship was named for the German statesman Otto von Bismarck. The design for Fürst Bismarck was an improvement over the previous Victoria Louise-classContinue reading “SMS Fürst Bismarck (Prince Bismarck)[a] was Germany’s first armored cruiser”

Oslyabya (Russian: Ослябя) was the second of the three Peresvet-class second-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy at the end of the nineteenth century, although construction delays meant that she was the last to be completed. The ship was part of the Second Pacific Squadron sent to the Far East during the Russo-Japanese WarContinue reading “Oslyabya (Russian: Ослябя) was the second of the three Peresvet-class second-class pre-dreadnought battleships”

SMS Fürst Bismarck (Prince Bismarck)[a] was Germany’s first armored cruiser SMS Fürst Bismarck (Prince Bismarck)[a] was Germany’s first armored cruiser, built for the Kaiserliche Marine before the turn of the 20th century. The ship was named for the German statesman Otto von Bismarck. The design for Fürst Bismarck was an improvement over the previous Victoria Louise-classContinue reading “SMS Fürst Bismarck (Prince Bismarck)[a] was Germany’s first armored cruiser”

Oslyabya (Russian: Ослябя) was the second of the three Peresvet-class second-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy at the end of the nineteenth century, although construction delays meant that she was the last to be completed. The ship was part of the Second Pacific Squadron sent to the Far East during the Russo-Japanese WarContinue reading “Oslyabya (Russian: Ослябя) was the second of the three Peresvet-class second-class pre-dreadnought battleships”

USS PLUNGER/USS A-1 – Note 3rd CO name – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_W._Nimitz USS PLUNGER/USS A-1 USS Plunger (SS-2) was one of the earliest submarines of the United States Navy. She was the lead boat of her class and was later renamed A-1 when she was designated an A-type submarine. She is not to be confused with theContinue reading “USS PLUNGER/USS A-1 – Note 3rd CO name – https://ift.tt/2brITSO”