Category: Military
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Bréguet Br 960 Vultur
Bréguet Br 960 Vultur First flying on 4 August 1951, the Bréguet Br 960 Vultur was a two-seat carrier-based attack and anti-submarine aircraft (ASW) built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale). Designed as a mix-powered aircraft, it had an Armstrong Siddeley Mamba 970-shaft-horsepower (720 kW) turboprop in the nose with a Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet 21.6-kn (4,900… Read more
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US Escort Carrier USS Nassau CVE-16
US Escort Carrier USS Nassau CVE-16 Originally classified as AVG-16, USS Nassau was reclassified as ACV-16 before her launch on 4 April 1942. Commissioned on 20 August 1942. Until April 1943 she operated as an aircraft transport in the Pacific. From 4 to 20 May 1943, she operated with Task Force 51, during which time… Read more
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HMS Devastation (1871)
HMS Devastation (1871) HMS Devastation was the lead ship of her class of mastless ironclad turret ships built for the Royal Navy. Along with her sister HMS Thunderer (1872), she was the first class of ocean-going capital ships that did not carry sails, and the first in which the entire main armament was mounted on… Read more