Articles related to "Battlecruiser"

Overshadowed by the Dreadnought battleships, it was Admiral Fisher's Battlecruisers of the Royal Navy that patrolled the oceans in the last days of the British Empire.

The concept behind the battlecruiser was simple. Faster than anything that can outgun them. Bigger guns than anything that can outrun them. Great - in theory.

The absence of fighter protection left Force Z vulnerable to marauding Japanese strike aircraft, forcibly demonstrating that the reign of the battleship was near its end.

Used by the United States and Great Britian the 14 inch naval gun was in history from the Dardanelles to Guam in the 20th Century.

Edward VIII succeeded his father George V in January 1936. He had been a popular Prince of Wales, and many people hoped he would be a good king.

History is written by the victor. In this case, the victor's history is rewritten in this compelling short story collection.

At the close of World War One, the victorious allies ordered that the powerful and undefeated High Seas Fleet present itself for interment until a final peace.

Interned at the close of World War One in Scotland the German fleet chose to scuttle itself at anchor rather than surrender

The Bismarck was the most famous German battleship of the Second World War. Launched in 1939, Bismarck was the lead ship in her class.

On May 27th 1941, the British Navy undertook an operation to sink the battleship that, had its mission been successful, could have altered the outcome of World War II

The pride of the Kriegsmarine, the battleship Bismarck's only voyage saw great victory in the Battle of the Denmark Strait - and shattering defeat in the Bay of Biscay.