Warships of History

A History of Fightin' Ships Thru Time

USS ''West Virginia''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/uss-west-virginia 31st Jul 2021 - A “Colorado” Class Battleship, The USS “West Virginia” was deployed in 1923 as one of the “recent” survivors of Th …

USS ''Delaware''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/uss-delaware 31st Jul 2021 - Namesake of The ''Delaware” Class of Battleships, The USS ''Delaware” was launched in 1909. Serving in World War I with The Atlantic Fleet …

HMS ''Warsprite''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/hms-warsprite 31st Jul 2021 - A “Queen Elizabeth I'' Class Battleship of The British Royal Navy, she was the 7th to bear the name of “Warsprite” (the first being …

Japanese Battlecruiser ''Kongo''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-battlecruiser-kongo 31st Jul 2021 - Namesake of The “Kongo” Class of Imperial Japanese Naval Battlecruisers, The “Kongo” was one of four Vessels constructed in En …

USS ''Pueblo''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/uss-pueblo 31st Jul 2021 - The USS ''Pueblo'' is a ''Banner''-Class Environmental Research Ship, which was assigned to NSA-CIA Surveillance Duties in 1967. Built in 1944 toward …

British Welfreighter Dual Purpose Boat

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-welfreighter-dual-purpose-boat 31st Jul 2021 - Developed by The British Special Operations Branch for Commando and Special Operations use during World War II, The Welfreighter was a dual purpose ve …

Russian Battleship ''Slava''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/russian-battleship-slava 31st Jul 2021 - Last of the “Borodino” Class Battleships of The Imperial Russian Navy – The “Slava” was the only surviving Russian Navy …

Italian ''Francesco Carrcciolo'' Class Battleship

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/italian-francesco-carrcciolo-class-battleship 31st Jul 2021 - The ''Francesco Carrcciolo''-Class was an Italian Battleship that was initially designed for service in World War I with The Royal Italian Navy. Const …

USS ''Winslow''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/uss-winslow 31st Jul 2021 - Named for the Captain of The American Civil War Union Navy Warship ''Kearsarge'' (which sank the famed Confederate Raider ''Alabama''), The USS ''Wins …

Italian CosMos CE2F ''Chariot'' SDV

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/italian-cosmos-ce2f-chariot-sdv 31st Jul 2021 - The CosMos CE2F ''Chariot'' was developed (1960) by The Italian Military, for use by it's Special Forces Commando ''Frogmen'' Unit. It was deployed as …

Soviet ''Triton 1'' SDV

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/soviet-triton-1-sdv 31st Jul 2021 - Developed by The Soviet Union in the early 1960s, The Triton-1 was a ''Swimmer Delivery Vehicle'' SDV. The use of such ''SDV”” was experim …

German U-Flak Boat

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-uflak-boat 31st Jul 2021 - The ''U-Flak'' Boat was a type of World War II German Kriegsmarine (Navy) Ship, designed to maximize the usage of damaged U-Boats (Submarines). Their …