Pre-World War II 

Kirov was a Project 26 Kirov-class cruiser of the Soviet Navy that served during the Winter War, World War II and into the Cold War. She attempted to bombard Finnish coast defense guns during action in the Winter War, but was d...

HMAS Australia (D84), launched in 1927, was a County class heavy cruiser built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The ship is believed to have been the first ship damaged by a kamikaze attack, and to be tied with the USS Laf...

HMAS Canberra (I33/D33), named after the Australian capital city of Canberra, was a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) heavy cruiser of the Kent sub-class of County class cruisers, which served between 1928 and 1942. She was sunk in ...

Coast Defense Ship Vainamoinen, Finland, 1932
Vainamoinen was a Finnish coastal defence ship, the sister ship of the Finnish Navy's flagship Ilmarinen and also the first ship of her class. She was built at the Crichton-Vulcan shipya...

Coast Defense Ship Illmarinen, Finland, 1933
Ilmarinen and her sister ship Vainamoinen took part in the Winter War. At the beginning of war, the ships protected Aland Islands against possible invasion. During the winter the ships were a...