MS Arctic Explorer Informations

MS Arctic Explorer was a ship which sank off St Anthony, Newfoundland, in the Strait of Belle Isle, on 3 July 1981. The 165 foot, 900 tonne...

Japanese gunboat Fushimi (1939) Informations

Fushimi (伏見) was a river gunboat of the Imperial Japanese Navy, that operated on the Yangtze River in China during the 1940s, and during t...

Santa Maria de Visón (de Biscione) Informations

The Santa Maria de Vison was a Mediterranean merchantman built in Ragusa and requisitioned in 1587 for service in the Armada of 1588. She w...

Aircraft catapult Informations

An aircraft catapult is a device used to launch aircraft from ships, most commonly used on aircraft carriers, as a form of assisted take of...

Training Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) Informations

The Training Fleet (練習艦隊, Renshū Kantai ) was a training unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Organized after the Russo-Japanese War, howeve...

French frigate Félicité (1785) Informations

Félicité was a 32-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. Captured by the British Royal Navy and sold to the State of Haiti...

Type C escort ship Informations

The Type C escort ships (丙型海防艦, Hei-gata kaibōkan ) were a class of escort ships in the service of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World ...

Najin-class frigate Informations

The North Korean Najin-class frigates are some of the largest vessels in the Korean Peoples Navy. Although they bear a striking resemblance...

Akagi Maru-class armed merchantmen Informations

The Akagi Maru -class armed merchant cruiser (赤城丸, A-gata kamotsusen ) was a class of three armed merchant cruisers of the Imperial Japanes...