Sailing ship tactics Informations

Sailing ship tactics were the naval tactics employed by sailing ships in contrast to galley tactics employed by oared vessels. This article...

RMS Fort Victoria Informations

Fort Victoria was a 7,784 GRT cruise ship which was built in 1912 as Willochra . During the First World War she was requisitioned for use a...

Pasages (steam trawler) Informations

ST Pasages (FD 119) was originally a Canadian “Castle” – TR series minesweeping trawler built by the Dominion Shipbuilding Company, Toront...

Japanese oiler Irō Informations

Irō (石廊) was a fleet oiler for the Imperial Japanese Navy. A member of the Notoro -class of oilers, the ship was launched on August 5, 192...

Home Fleet Informations

The Home Fleet was a fleet of the Royal Navy that operated in the United Kingdoms territorial waters from 1902 with intervals until 1967. B...

Von der Tann (gunboat) Informations

Von der Tann was a steam-powered 120 ton gunboat built in 1849 at Conradi shipyards in Kiel for the small joint navy of the two duchies of ...

USS Yuma (AT-94) Informations

USS Yuma (AT-94/ATF-94/T-ATF-94) was a Navajo -class fleet tugboat constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the...

HMNZS Kiwi (T102) Informations

HMNZS Kiwi (T102) was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-subm...

Turtle ship Informations

A Geobukseon (Korean: 거북선, Korean pronunciation: [kʌbuksən]), also known as turtle ship in western descriptions, was a type of large Korea...