Russian Empire declared war on Ottoman Empire on 24 April, 1877 .
In retaliation, the Empire declared war in December, triggering the Cisplatine War.
The spark that set off the war came in June 1914, when the multi-ethnic Austrian Empire declared war on Serbia.
Within days the Austrian Empire declared war on Serbia, Austria's tiny neighbor to the south, claiming it was responsible for the assassination.
Later on that day, the German Empire, as an ally of Austria, declared war on Russia.
The Empire of Brazil declared itself an empire after breaking from the Portuguese Empire in 1822.
On December 8, 1941, the Empire of Japan declared war on the United States and the British Empire.
This 3*3 kneeling bow continued more than 250 years until 1896 when Korean Empire declared independence as a result of 1st Japan-Sino war.
The British Empire declared war on Germany on 5 August, and the RAN swung into action.
You may certainly have the ships, all of them, since they were Imperial ships before the Empire declared them scrap and sold them to the museum.