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With its distinctive gull-wing, the LN.401 was often confused by allied pilots for the Ju-87 Stuka, leading to many French pilots becoming the victim of...

With the distinction of having fought on both sides of the war, this aircraft could conceivably fight among the likes of the Bf 109 and...

In 1923 it was decided to convert an incomplete Normandie-class battleship to a carrier. Despite a refit in 1935, she was far too slow for...

The four vessels of the Suffren-class were based on the Duquesene-class, though each was built to slightly different standards as lessons were learned from the...

Also known as the Jaguar-class, Chacal (Jackal)-class destroyers were designed to fulfil a scouting role for fleet battle lines and to attack enemy shipping in...

Built as a training cruiser for the French Marine Nationale the Jeanne d'Arc was both floating school and combat capable warship. During WWII she formed...

There were to have been four ships of the Richlieu-class, with the first two laid down in 1935 and the second pair following in 1935....

The four vessels of the Suffren-class were based on the Duquesene-class, though each was built to slightly different standards as lessons were learned from the...

When launched, the Surcouf was the largest submarine in the world, only surpassed in the Second World War by the Japanese I-400-class submarine. Her intended...

A world leader when it was introduced into service in 1937, the Devastator quickly fell behind in terms of performance to the point where the...

The F4U Corsair was an American fighter, of which, was designed and operated as a carrier-based aircraft. It quickly emplaced itself as one of the...

A Portland-class heavy cruiser, Indianapolis served as flagship for Admiral Raymond Spruance in 1943 and 1944 as he commanded the actions of the fifth fleet...

The Alaska-class fell midway between a heavy cruiser and a battleship, and the United States Navy considered these vessels large cruisers rather than battlecruisers. They...

The Clemson-class was a redesign of the Wickes-class and was the last pre- World War Two class of flush-decker destroyers to be built for the...

Built during World War Two, USS Essex was the lead of her class of aircraft carriers. She was commissioned in December 1942 and went on...