here a battleship leads it's squadron in perfect formation. The arrangement of central Large wheels allow for a convincing oceanic swell action as they roll along...
anyway, the lead or possibly zinc one is a torpedo boat destroyer of the 1890s - 1906 era, while the colorful Cruiser is celluloid from Japan probably capitalizing on the 1906 victory of Tsushima over the Russians.
Flat "neuremberg" 30mm tin knight. Popular with european wargamers, and the Figures Tony Bath used for his Hyborea game, that influenced Gygax by way of Featherstone, Bard, Zocchi, et al.