Warships of History

A History of Fightin' Ships Thru Time

The ''Michael''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-michael 31st Jul 2021 - Commissioned by The Royal Scottish Navy in 1505 and completed in 1512, The “Michael” was Carrack-classification of warship. She was 240 fe …

The ''Madmudiye''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-madmudiye 31st Jul 2021 - This early 19th Century Warship was built by The Ottoman Empire (in Constantinople) and launched in 1829. She was a 3 Masted, 3 Decked vessel which ca …

The ''Adler von Lubeck''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-adler-von-lubeck 31st Jul 2021 - A well known Hanseatic League warship from 1566, this German Galleon-Class vessel was once considered the largest warship built during The Era. She di …

HMS ''Surprise''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/hms-surprise 31st Jul 2021 - Built in Le Harve, France in 1793 – the vessel was commissioned by The French Navy as The ''Unite''. A ''Corvette''-Class Warship, She was part …

The ''Peter von Danzig''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-peter-von-danzig 31st Jul 2021 - Purchased in 1642 from French builders by The Baltic Confederation, The Hanseatic League – The “Peter Von Danzig” was 168 feet in le …

The ''Mars''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-mars 31st Jul 2021 - Another Swedish Naval warship, “Mars” (so named for The God of War), was commissioned for service in The Great Northern War. She was rough …

HMS ''Royal Sovereign''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/hms-royal-sovereign 31st Jul 2021 - Another of the early “Superships”, HMS “Royal Sovereign” was a 100-gun Galleon-class vessel of The Royal Navy. Originally buil …

Japanese ''Shinyo'' Suicide Motorboat

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-shinyo-suicide-motorboat 31st Jul 2021 - The Imperial Japanese Military “Special Operations Program’’ was a series of initiatives designed to exploit both the ancient Code o …

Gunboat

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/gunboat 31st Jul 2021 - Although the theory of a Gunboat goes back well into the 16th/17th Centuries, they were initially designed as flat hulled, moderately fortified ships …

The ''Admiral General''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-admiral-general 31st Jul 2021 - Considered by many Historians as being the first “true’’ Armored Warship incorporating “ironclad” principles of ship bui …

HMS ''Vanguard''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/hms-vanguard 31st Jul 2021 - The last British Battleship built during World War II, and indeed the last built in The World, The HMS ‘’Vanguard” was a ‘&rsq …

German ''Seehund'' - Class Midget Submarine

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-seehund-class-midget-submarine 31st Jul 2021 - The German Type XXVII or ''Seehund'' (Seal)-Class Submersible, was a Kreigsmarine Submarine first deployed in late 1944. Over 265 of these ''Midget'' …