Tag: Navy
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Russian Battleship Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya
Russian Battleship Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya Commissioned on 18 October 1915, Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya, was the second of the three Imperatritsa Mariya-class dreadnoughts built for the Imperial Russian Navy. Her two sister were Imperatritsa Mariya and Imperator Aleksandr III. During the First World War, she engaged the Turkish battlecruiser Yavûz Sultân Selîm (ex-German Goeben) once, but… Read more
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U.S. Crane Ship No. 1 Kearsarge
U.S. Crane Ship No. 1 Kearsarge The US Navy pre-dreadnought battleship USS Kearsarge BB-5 was decommissioned in May 1920, Kearsarge and converted into a crane ship. Originally given hull classification IX-16 on 17 July 1920, this was changed to AB-1 on 5 August. Her turrets, superstructure, and armor were removed, and replaced by a large… Read more
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Russian Battleship Imperator Aleksandr III
Russian Battleship Imperator Aleksandr III Imperator Aleksandr III was a battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy. The third and last of the three ship Imperatritsa Mariya-class (along with her sisters Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya and Imperatritsa Mariya), she was launched 15 April 1914. Completion was delayed as effort was concentrated on her two more advanced… Read more