4 天之前 · During the Age of Sail, capital ships were generally understood to be ships of the line; during the second half of the 19th century and the 20th century, they were typically battleships …

5 天之前 · During Cuba's late nineteenth century wars of independence from Spain, Cuban soldiers in exile landed by boat; and it was a converted yacht, the Gramma, that brought Fidel …

1 天前 · As the thunder of cannon fire echoed across the Black Sea, shattering the illusion of stability in 19th-century Europe, the Crimean War developed into more than a mere clash of …

5 天之前 · This page is an index of ships by name drawn from the primary records of British shipping from 1855 to the 1950s. All British ships were registered at one of the hundreds of …

4 天之前 · From the sheer firepower of the Yamato to the speed and versatility of the USS Iowa, these warships were truly the ultimate naval giants. While battleships are no longer the …

21 小时之前 · In 1914, a new class of warships began to be developed, and states’ names could no longer be attached to ships, so the name USS California had to be changed. Much like the …

4 天之前 · For a short period in the early 18th century, the very largest warships had a 'poop royal' above the poop with the space below it being, by extension, the 'topgallant roundhouse'. It was …

3 天之前 · 365 likes, 3 comments - historicalmaritime on March 8, 2025: "The Mahmudiye was an enormous Ottoman Navy warship, launched in 1829 during the reign of Sultan Mahmud II. As …