War At Sea

Epic Naval Conflicts That Shaped Our World

Welcome

From the earliest clashes between ironclads in the American Civil War and the Battle of Lissa to the most recent events surrounding the sinking of the Moskva in the Russo-Ukraine War of 2022, this section aims to cover all of the major and minor conflicts in modern naval history. Pivotal battles, major conflicts, minor skirmishes, find it all here and more besides. Also included are sections on key naval developments or conferences, such as the momentous Washington Naval Conference of 1922 that shaped all future naval developments for the next fifteen years. Take a dip into the whirlpool of naval warfare that has moulded our modern world over the last 150 years.

19th Century

Battle of Lissa, 20th July 1866

Battle of Manila Bay, 1st May 1898

20th Century

Battle of Tsushima, 27th-28th May 1905

Battle of Jutland, 31st May-1st June 1916

D-Day

Normandy Landings, 6th June 1944

Battle of Leyte Gulf, 23rd-26th October 1944

Battle of Incheon, 10th-19th September 1950

Falklands War, 2nd April-14th June 1982

21st Century

Battle of Yeongpyeong, 29th June 2002

Sinking of the Moskva, 14th April 2022

In order of appearance, left-to-right, top-to-bottom. Only where attribution is required has it been provided:

Battle of Manila Bay: By Ildefonso Sanz Doménech (1863-1937) – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0

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