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1950s Military Ships

Historical catalog of military ships and naval vessels from the 1950s. This collection includes technical specifications, armament details, dimensions, displacement, and operational history of naval platforms from this important decade in naval development.

Type
All Submarine Frigate Corvette Amphibious vessel Cruiser Destroyer Aircraft carrier Patrol vessel Mine warfare Auxiliary ship Unmanned vessel
19 ship classes
Ship class Type Origin Displacement Built In service
Farragut DDG-37 Destroyer 🇺🇸 United States 5,739 t 10 1959
Forrest Sherman DD-931 Destroyer 🇺🇸 United States 2,800 t 18 1955
Forrestal Aircraft carrier 🇺🇸 United States 82,000 t 4 1955
Foxtrot Submarine 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 1,983 t 75 1958
George Washington SSBN-598 Submarine 🇺🇸 United States 6,055 t 5 1959
Golf I & II Project 629 Submarine 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 2,794 t 23 1958
Kildin Destroyer 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 3,230 t 4 1958
Kola Frigate 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 1,900 t 8 1951
Kotlin Destroyer 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 2,662 t 27 1955
Leopard Frigate 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 2,337 t 7 1957
November Submarine 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 3,065 t 14 1959
Riga Frigate 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 1,416 t 68 1954
Rihtniemi Patrol vessel 🇫🇮 Finland 110 t — 1957
Romeo Submarine 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 1,475 t 133 1957
Skipjack SSN-585 Submarine 🇺🇸 United States 3,124 t 6 1959
Sverdlov Cruiser 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 16,640 t 14 1952
T-43 Mine warfare 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 569 t 270 1950
Thomaston Amphibious vessel 🇺🇸 United States 11,989 t 8 1954
Whiskey Submarine 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 1,050 t 236 1951

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