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The Most Powerful Landlocked Naval Fleets
Lack of access to an open ocean does not eliminate a country’s responsibility for maritime defense, and although lakes and rivers have fewer threats lurking around, some inland bodies of water straddle important national borders and contain crucial natural resources. Just for clarity, the following list contains both fleets of landlocked countries and inland naval…
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Great Japanese Ships That Are Not Yamato: Mikasa
We could talk for days about the near-mythical Yamato, without saying anything new, so how about we have a chat about another epic Japanese ship instead? Although nowhere near the size and destructive power of the WWII giant, the 125-year-old Mikasa was not only at the forefront of Japan’s first major naval victory, but is…
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13 Fascinating Paddle-Wheel Steamers That Are Still Around
On 15 May 1839, the first propeller-driven steamship SS Archimedes pulled away from her berth in Gravesend. By the time she arrived at Portsmouth, the world’s fleet of paddle steamers was a relic of the past. Side or stern, the clunky old wheel proved slow, inefficient, and was always in the way. But as propellers…