Schnellboot Type S-38 and S-100
S38b and S100 E-boats class were german fast attack craft (Schnellboot in german) built for the Kriegsmarine during World War Two.
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The Japanese Destroyer Shimakaze
The Imperial Naval Staff demanded the development of a destroyer project with owerful weaponry and capable of reaching speed of 40 knots.
The Type XXI U-boat
The Type XXI U-boat was one of the few types of weapon that, despite being unable to take part in combat, completely changed the character of naval actions at sea.
The Italian Heavy Cruiser Pola
The Pola was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina operating during the Second World War.
The Battleship Vittorio Veneto
Battleship Vittorio Veneto was one of the three Italian Littorio class battleships operating in the Second World War.
The German Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin
The 1930s was the period of extensive growth of military aviation throughout the world, including carrier-based aviation. The world’s greatest navies began extensive effort of aircraft carrier procurement.
The Russian Battleship Marat
In the interwar period the battleship “Marat” was considered a symbol of the naval power of the Soviet Union.
The Japanese Battleship Nagato
Battleship Nagato was laid down on 28th August 1917 at the shipyard of Kure Naval Arsenal first ship of the series.
The Japanese Battleship Fuso 1944
Laid down at Kure on 11 March 1912, launched 28 March 1914, joined the Navy on 8 November 1915.
The Italian Submarine Scirè 1938–1942
Scirè was an Italian Adua-class submarine, which served during World War II in the Regia Marina (the Italian Navy).
The Japanese Cruiser Maya
Following the defeat in the Guadalcanal campaign, at the beginning of 1943, the Navy Technical Department and The High Command of the Imperial Japanese Navy strived to increase the defensive potential of all their warships.
The Japanese Battleship Yamato
Yamato battleship was the lead ship of the Yamato class of Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.
The Japanese Battleship Musashi
Musashi battleship was the second ship of the Yamato class of Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War
The Japanese Aircraft Carrier Taiho
The design work on the new carrier commenced as early as 1937 and the initial design was unveiled on 27 November and received the number “02”. On 21 July 1938 corrections were done to the design and it was approved.
