Stier

Stier was a German auxiliary cruiser of World War II. The name Stier means “bull”. She was the last German raider to break out into the Atlantic in World War II.

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Model of USS Alaska - Bow view

Alaska, USS (CB-1)

USS Alaska was a large cruiser that served during the end of World War II. Only one other of her class was completed.

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L790 Barbe

The 520 Barbe-class utility landing craft are used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying.

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Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein fired the first shots of World War II when she bombarded the Polish base at Danzig’s Westerplatte.

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S61 Albatros

In the late sixties the German Navy realized the necessity for a new fast attack craft to counter missile boats of the Russian navy. They were not used after the cold war, and the ships were decommissioned in 2004 and 2005.

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HMS Victoria

When launched, Victoria was the largest, fastest, and most heavily-armed ironclad. Three years after commissioning, she collided with HMS Camperdown and quickly sank, with the loss of 358 men.

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Olympia, USS (C-6)

This vessel became famous as the flagship of Commodore George Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War in 1898.

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Model of French battleship Hoche - starboard bow

Hoche

The ironclad Hoche was an early ironclad battleship of the French Navy.

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Picket Boat No.1

Using a spar torpedo mounted on Picket Boat No.1, Lt. William Cushing and his crew succeeded in sinking CSS Albemarle at Plymouth, North Carolina, on the night of 27 October 1864.

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Model of USS Kearsarge, port side

Kearsarge, USS

Kearsarge is best known for her defeat of the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama during the American Civil War.

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