This black, 1-1200 scale waterline model is of the British cruiser HMS Achilles. It was a light cruiser that took part in the Battle of the River Plate against the German battleship Graf Spee.
This painted, 1/1200 scale waterline model is of the British cruiser HMS Exeter. A heavy cruiser, it became known for taking part in the Battle of the River Plate against the German battleship Graf Spee.
This postcard features a black and white photograph of the HMS Hood, the ultimate evolution of the battlecruiser concept designed at the end of World War 1- famous for beying destroyed by the Bismarck in World War 2.
This painted, 1/1200 scale waterline model is of the British battlecruiser HMS Hood. It became famous for its short battle against the German battleship Bismarck, where it was destroyed early in the battle with the loss of all but three of its crew.
This postcard features a black and white photograph of the HMS Majestic; influential in being the first ship to standardize on the pre-dreadnought battleship layout.
This black, 1/1200 scale waterline model is of the British battleship Queen Elizabeth. The first of the fast-battleships; it carried 8x15" guns and was a veteran of both world wars.
This postcard features a black and white picture of the HMS Royal Sovereign, which was a transitional ship merging the gap between ironclads and pre-dreadnought battleships.
This postcard features a black and white photograph of the HMS Victory which was Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar and is still in commission currently.
This postcard features a black and white photograph of the HMS Warspite, a Queen Elizabeth Class battleship that participated in Jutland and saw extensive combat in the Second World War.
"Cartoon shows two pairs of hands grasping for an Atom Bomb, one with a sleeve bearing a star and a cufflink reading "US," the other with a hammer and sickle. Probably drawn after President Truman announced in September 1949 that the Soviet Union had…