Leahy class missile cruisers

US Navy Flag 9 cruisers (1961-64)

US Navy Flag 9 cruisers (1961-64): USS Leahy, Harry E Yarnell, Worden, Dale, Richmond K Turner, Gridley, England, Halsey, Reeves (DLG-16 to 25). [wpcode id="43948"]
The Leahy class cruisers have a complicated history reflected in their successive denominations, and organizational changes in the USN. After conversion of several WW2 Baltimore and Cleveland class ships into hybrids (or full) missile cruisers from 1955 to 1961, the idea of a large class of "double ender" dedicated escort missile frigates was planned already in 1959, and nine ships (the tenth was converted to nuclear power as USS Bainbridge) built, later reclassed as destroyers leaders, and in 1975, as cruisers, although they were a bit "light" for this role. They were active until the 1990s, experiencing everything between Vietnam and the Gulf War. A complete rewrite and expansion of the 2017 post. #missilecruiser #leahyclass #ussleahy #usnavy #coldwar #vietnamwar #terrier #sm1standard

Development of a new dedicated fleet escort (cruiser)

The need for missile escorts

[caption id="attachment_47173" align="aligncenter" width="640"] An air to air left rear view of a Soviet Tu-142 Bear F Mod III aircraft being escorted by a US Navy Patrol Squadron 45 (VP-45) P-3 Orion aircraft.[/caption] The 1950s saw the need for a first generation of missile armed large fleet escort, capable ot protecting an entire carrier task force, which can coordinate a combined defence, act as flagships, and dhot down tne latest generation of Soviet fast high altitude bombers, such as the Tu-95 "Bear" (1952) and later the Tu-142 "Bear-F". However to develop a brand new generation of such cruisers, tailored to operate the "three T" (Talos, Tartar, Terrier), especially the first, was estimated to take as long as four or five years. But in 1952 a new war was looming and the USN needed such cruisers now. One solution was chosen as a shortcut, converting existing ones. There was no shortage indeed of recent ww2 Cleveland and Baltimore class ships still in service or recently decommissioned. USS Leahy firing a RGM-84 Harpoon missile in 1983 after refit and during her weapons qualifications at the Pacific missile range. Thus, in 1953, conversion of the Terrier-armed hybrid Boston class commenced. Next, six Cleveland class were chosen as alternative (Talos and Terrier), the Galveston and Providence classes. However the naval staff saw the Cleveland class ships were too light and decided to come back to Baltimore class hulls and converted six more, later curtailed to six, with the Albany class ), and this time to drop the hybridation, and created full missile conversions with the Talos and Tartar. These mixes of missiles enabled a way to compare their combined use, the Albany class being the most complex and costly missile conversions ever. uss columbus 1963 The previous Albany class (1960) were almost thrice the displacement of the Leahy class, truly deserving their cruiser designation And already with the Boston class in service it was realized however that such as large cruiser was not only costlier to convert (the Albany class needed almost four years), but this large ships were also costly to maintain and had very large crews. This realization came already in 1957-58. As an alternative, the Navy also looked after a nuclear-powered escort, which became the USS Long Beach, fitted with the same radar as USS Enterprise. Like the latter she proved way too complex and costly to built and its large array a failure. So in 1958 it was clear that if more missile cruisers were needed, neither solutions were ideal. Conversions were still seen as interim ships until a brand new cruiser was designed, and this process started already in 1956.

The first dedicated missile cruisers

The idea of double-ended guided-missile launching surface ships originated at the suggestion of Admiral Sanders at the head of the Long-Range Shipbuilding and Conversion Committee which also undertook the conversion of the Albany class on the same idea. Characteristics Board Project Number 172 (SBC 172) was promulgated stating clearly "double ended missile frigates". Two designs were studied: -A Norfolk (DL 1) class flush deck hull based design -A long forecastle-deck design. The latter won over consideration of seakeeping, costs (it was simpler to built than a flush deck one) and chiefly seakeeping and stability. Missions were aligned on the Farragut Class, focused around AAW/ASW defence of carrier task forces: -Control aircraft from the carrier, vectoring them. -Assume medium range anti-air missile defence with the capabilities of dealing with four bogeys at once -Took part in the ASW defense of the task force at all ranges (missiles and torpedoes) RIM-67 launch from a Leahy class cruiser The design was quite radical with no 5-inch gun and so as a tradeoff, two 3-inch/50 twin mounts were placed on the superstructures's sides amidship. This was worth ot as two launchers, four missiles made a better defense bubble, added to more missiles for a prolongated defence against staturation attacks. The core of the specifications for the admiralty board was to create ships really tailored to carry missiles, smaller, with a reduced crew and more automation, cheaper to be built in larger numbers. The best missiles at the time were not the Talos, now seen as soon obsolecent already, but the more promising RIM-2 Terrier, an intermediary medium type missile. Long range defence would still be provided by Albany class ships, also acting as flagships, that the new cruiser class were not. Ideally it was envisioned for the most prominent task forces (1st Atlantic, 6th Mediterranean, 7th Pacific) one Albany, two Leahy, four missile destroyers (Adams class or converted ships), and four ASW Frigates as an ideal format.

Started as destroyer leaders (DLG) under SBC 172

The Leahy-class were originally designated as Destroyer Leaders (DLG), not cruisers indeed, explaining why they ended smaller than the converted cruisers. Much after their entry into service, as the concept of missile destroyer evolved, their denomination cas changed through the 1975 cruiser realignment and they were reclassified as guided-missile cruisers (CG). As a side note here, the term "SBC" often referred for USN cold war ships here is related to the acronym "Ship Characteristics Board" created in 1945 by the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OpNav) after the General Board's previous experience with ineffective series of earlier Navy bureau miscoordinations. The SCB assigned numbers to its projects from 1946 and many would remain conceptual only, or replaced by other projects. This was more in line in what the Soviet navy did with its Proy'ekt classification and in line with NATO navies own classifications. The Leahy and Belknap class for comparison (src navypedia) As fleet escort(frigates) the yet unnamed vessels were designed as "double-ender" and only with the most promising Terrier (later upgraded to the Standard ER). These twin arm missile launchers were located fore and aft. At the time, still designed as frigates, they were the first not having a main gun armament for shore bombardment or classic engagements at sea. This gun was still present on destroyers though. This was quite radical as a concept but an obligation to fit the necessary missile storage, and based on the rather limited 3,500 to 4,000t design proposed at first. One of the principal missions like the Farragut class, was take in charge both the anti-air and antisubmarine screen for carrier task forces and controlling aviation interception as well from the carrier, vectoring them to assigned targets thanks to their most advanced radar suite and Command and Control facilities. They were still not large enough to be considered as flagships, but "leaders" anyway (for destroyers). Meanwhile the designed evolved as "destroyers" and reached the 5000t standard displacement to fit in many contradictory specifications. USS Gridley underway late 1960s To also not waist time in design, they just recuperated the trusted propulsion plant of the Farragut class, in a modified hull, no longer flush deck, but with a return to the forecatle and knuckled “hurricane” bow reducing plunging in rough seas and keeping the forecastle dry. This kind of hull was later also adopted by the Spruance class destroyers. The forward missile launcher also needed to stay dry. What however was new, were an expanded electrical plant to serve not only the planned electronics suite, power-hungry, but also had some room for extra power for future upgrades. The last point linked to the powerplant and unlike the Farragut, was increased endurance. Their main design innovation howere compared to the Farragut class was their use of "macks" (combined masts and stacks), more advanced than those fitted on the Albany class. These supported heavier radars without smoke interference, on an even more sturdy basis than derricks, and avoid installations of these. This was a solution to reduce stability issues as well by cutting down sources of top weight.

Final Approval and Construction

Ten ships were planned at first. They were planned FY1959 for the first batch, FY1960 and FY1961 for the second and third, while the tenth ship was cancelled in her original configuration and converted to nuclear power to test how practicable was a smaller, cheaper alternative to the USS Long Beach, based on the Leahy (see below, Bainbridge). The final plans were prepared by the technical staff of Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, lead design yard, passed on to six others below (respectively, laying down, launch, commission dates): Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine: -Leahy CG-16: 3 December 1959, 1 July 1961, 4 August 1962 -Harry E. Yarnell CG-17: 31 May 1960, 9 December 1961, 2 February 1963 -Worden CG-18: 9 September 1961, 2 June 1962, 3 August 1963 New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, New Jersey: -Dale CG-19: 6 September 1960, 28 June 1962, 23 November 1963 -Richmond K. Turner CG-20: 9 January 1961, 6 April 1963, 13 June 1964 Puget Sound Bridge & Drydock, Seattle, Washington: -Reeves CG-24: 1 July 1960, 12 May 1962, 15 May 1964 Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle: -Gridley CG-21: 15 July 1960, 31 July 1961, 25 May 1963 Todd Shipyards Corp., San Pedro, Cal. -England CG-22: 4 October 1960, 6 March 1962, 7 December 1963 San Francisco Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, California: -Halsey CG-23: 26 August 1960, 15 January 1962, 20 July 1963 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Quincy: -USS Bainbridge CGN-25: 5 May 1959, 15 April 1961, 6 October 1962

Design

USS_Leahy_CG-16_at_sea_off_San_Diego_in_May_1978 USS Leahy underway off San Diego, May 1978.

Hull and general design

The general design of the Leahy class was unlike anything made before. They had a very long forecastle ending aft, to the second deck missile launcher and with a semi-transom stern opening an area usable as helicopter spot (still no hangar), which was now a common feature on ships larger than destroyers. In addition the large hull with a pronounced clipper bow had fine entries but "fuller" hull shape, creating almost a parallelepipedic volume for most of the lenght. The same shame was adopted for the Belknap class and derivatives, the lenghtened Bainbridge and Truxtun. The other preculiarity was the use of a knuckle on the bow, never seen in the USN and more proper to the Royal Navy, which used it on cruisers from the interwar onwards. This feature was proper to the Leahy/Belknap series but not repeated on the later California/West Virginia classes nor Ticonderoga and Spruance. Overview of USS England underway 27 February 1992, close to the end of her career, and considerably more capable than in 1965. The final design as approved in 1959 stated a light displacement of c5,150 tonnnes standard and 7,800 tons fully loaded, a differences that spoke volumes about the missile weight and reserves they carried. That's almost 3,000 tonnes of difference ! As for the hull, it was most definitely cruiser size (at least compared to a ww2 Atlanta class) with a length of 533 ft (162 m), a beam of 55 ft (17 m) and a draft of 26 ft (7.9 m). 3d profile leahy 3D profile, showing how compact was the design. The superstructures were centered in the middle of the ship to keep less space, something alike the late WW2 cruisers redesigns, such as the Oregon City class. They freed 2/3 of the hull space for the missile, placed in the centerline with a generous arc of fire forward, between the twin Terrier and ASROC behind. In fact the bulky bridge started past the 1/3 forward sectoon of the hull. The two forward radar FCS (one for each launcher arm) were superfiring, placed on the roof, and the forward mack followed, taller, exactly amidships and supporting the largest array as well as a secondary mast at its rear for lighter arrays and antennae. A smaller, two deck high structure then extended further aft, down to the end of the forecastle, with the second mack, and further away the two after superfiring FCS for the aft launcher, located one deck lower for stability. The large reload system was located behind, entering the inner hull down into the forecastle and to the main deck (waterline). Thse ships had three anchors, two on either side and one in the axis of the bow. The ASW torpedo tubes, service boats, rescue inflatable boats, RAS apparatus, cranes and extra space existed on the side of the superstructure, allowing further upgrades in the future. At the end of the day the Leahy appeared compact, well balanced and relatively aesthetic ships. This compact design also made them the smallest U.S. Navy ships ever classified as cruisers, at least in modern times.

Powerplant

USS Worden in high speed trials The Leahy class repeated a classic powerplant repeated on ships of the 1950-60s, with two propellers, driven by two steam turbines, fed by four admiralty boilers providing 85,000 shp (63 MW). Top speed was 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) and Range was 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).

Armament

View of the Combat Information Center (CIC) in USS Yarnell in 1967 The "double ended" configuration had many reasons, notably a better arc of fire for two twin launchers, but this practice stopped with Vertical Launch Systems (VLS) that can be stuck anywhere, regardless of the arc of fire. The fire control systems were thus easier to distribute on the ship. It was also reasoned that double-ended warship could only manage a single gun at best. This task of old school shore bombardment and defence against another ships (soon made obsolete by better antiship missiles, but still uncertain in 1960), could be devolved to the escorting destroyers or converted cruisers (Sheman, Mistcher, Farragut and Adams, even the 1975 Spruance had batteries as well as the hybrid cruisers). This classic part of the bilogy (anti-ship, anti-air) was just swapped for anti-air and ASW and all missile-based. This made the Leahy class certainly the most innovative (and risky) ship at the time.

RIM-2 Terrier Missiles

RIM-2 Terrier on a Leahy class ships, src navsource The RIM-2 Terrier is a surface-to-air missile system that was developed by the United States in the mid-20th century. It played a significant role in the U.S. Navy's fleet defense systems during the Cold War. The development of the RIM-2 Terrier began in the late 1940s, and it was one of the first operational surface-to-air missile systems in the world. It was primarily designed to provide defense against aircraft and anti-ship missiles. The Terrier missile system went through several variants and upgrades over the years, including Terrier, Terrier ER (Extended Range), Terrier Oriole, Terrier-Mark 7, and Terrier-Mark 10. These variants had different ranges, speed, and capabilities. The Terrier missile system used a sloped ramp reload, twin arm launch system, fore and aft. The conveyor belt and stores were located below the weather deck. It was a medium range missile, with several tens of miles and could engage targets at altitudes of tens of thousands of feet. It used radar and radio command guidance to track and intercept targets with associated radar systems, four mounts fore and aft with independent channels. There were teething issues with the Terrier. It was a very complex system using with 100 vacuum tubes and 1,000 resistors which had to function under harsh and very diverse conditions. Weighing over a ton it was supersonic speed in three seconds, captured by the radar beam right after launc and guided all the way to its target. The RIM-2 Terrier was replaced by the Standard Missile (SM-1) after refit.

⚙ RIM-2 Terrier

LauncherTwin-arm, 280° traverse and 60° elevation
Weight1,180 lb (540 kg), booster 1,820 lb (830 kg), total 3,000 lb (1,400 kg)
Size27 ft (8.2 m) x 13.5 in (34 cm)
Warhead218 lb (99 kg) frag/1kT W45 nuclear
EngineSolid propellant rocket motor
SpeedMach 3
Range17.3 nmi (32.0 km)
Ceiling80,000 ft (24,000 m)
GuidanceBeam-riding

RUR-5A ASROC launcher

The RUR-5 ASROC (Anti-Submarine Rocket) is an anti-submarine missile system developed by the United States Navy. ASROC was first introduced in the 1960s and has gone through several upgrades and variations over the years. Its primary purpose is to launch a rocket-propelled depth charge or a torpedo from a ship or submarine to attack and destroy enemy submarines. ASROC was installed in front of the bridge, aft of the forward Terrier ramp and reload system. Eight could be fired, no reload, from the armoured box magazine. The missiles could aletrnatively be fitted with depth charges, or a Mark 46 torpedo. The missiles were vectored to the located point by sonar, and the torpedo then followed its acoustic guidance to the target. USS Gridley fires its RUR-5A ASROC in 1984

⚙ RUR-5A Missile

ContainerFull traverse/elevation 8-canister box launcher
Weight/size1,073 pounds (487 kg), 14.75 ft (4.50 m) x 16.6 inches (420 mm), wspan 26+7⁄8 inches (680 mm)
WarheadMark 46 Torpedo, HE or 10 kt (42 TJ) W44 nuclear
EngineSolid propellant rocket motor
SpeedSubsonic
Range6 mi (9.7 km)
GuidanceVectoring, beam-riding

3-in/50 Mark 33 AA Mounts

Located on either side of the superstructure aft, close to the superfiring rear FCS, and after the service boats davits, they were installed on the deck.

⚙ 3-in/50 Mark 33 specifications

Shell12.13 in (30.8 cm) 24 lbs. (10.9 kg)
Elevation/Traverse-15°/+85° at 30°/sec and 360° at 24°/sec
Muzzle Velocity2,700 fps (823 mps)
Antiship Range(45°): 14,600 yards (13,350 m)
Rate of Fire40 rpm automatic (28 in 1968)
Ceiling(85°): 30,400 feet (9,266 m)
Crew9

324mm Mark 32 ASW Torpedo Tubes

The standard light triple ASW torpedo tubes banks, complementary to ASROC for short range but using the same acoustic Mark 46 Torpedo. They were located on the sides and rear of the of the forward superstructure on deck, close to the barriers that had a gap at this point. The rear superstructure had recesses to allow a full 360° traverse of the mounts. The bank can be pointed by an operator with electric drive and manual backup and torpedo reload was manual. Note, the Mark 46 was just introduced (1967) as these cruisers were completed. They were probably equipped prior with the Mark 44.

⚙ Mark 46 mod 0 acoustic torpedo

Powerplant2-speed, reciprocating external combustion (Otto fuel II)
Weight and size508 lb (230 kg), 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) x 12.75 in (324 mm)
WarheadPBXN-103 HE HBX-3 96.8 lb (43.9 kg)
Speed40 kn (74 km/h; 46 mph)
Range12,000 yd (11,000 m)
ExploderMk 19 type Mod 12 contact exploder
GuidanceActive/passive, homing (Helix/snake search) 123m to 3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Max depth1,200 ft (370 m))

Helicopter: SH-2 Seasprite

Kaman SH-2 Seasprite The Kaman SH-2 Seasprite was for decades the main ASW and SAR helicopter onboard most ships of the USN. The prototype first flew in 1959, and it was adopted from 1966, the SH-2D/F LAMPS I version being the first deployed from december 1971. Later the 2F was developed. Full post on Plane Enyclopedia. US-2 Seasprite lands aboard USS Worden in the Gulf of Tonkin 1967 UH-2A taking off from the fantail of USS Gridley in 1964. Helicopters were used daily by the Leahy class ships operating there during SAR missions in Vietnam.

Sensors (1965)

[caption id="attachment_47176" align="aligncenter" width="680"] A rear view of the SPG-55B fire control radar aboard the guided missile cruiser USS WORDEN (CG 18). The ship is participating in a midshipmen's summer training cruise.[/caption]

AN/SPS-39 air search radar

Hughes 1960 1MW 3D, S Band PRF 1850 Hz bw 1.1° × 2.25° pw 4 µs range 296 km (160 nmi)

AN/SPS-43 air search radar

1961 41 ft (12 m), 180 kW 2D VHF 0.2 GHz Range 250 nmi (460 km)

AN/SPS-10 surface search radar

Rayhtheon 1959 280 kW 2D, C Band PRF 650 Hz bw 1.9° × 16° pw 1.3 µs

AN/SPG-55 missile fire control radar

3D data, C-band (Tracking) or X-band (Illuminator) PRF 427 Hz, Range 300,000 yd (150 nmi)

AN/SQS-23 bow mounted sonar

1958, 20 ft, 5 kHz, range +10,000 yards

Post Refit Sensors (1980s)

[caption id="attachment_47178" align="aligncenter" width="685"] A bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS REEVES (CG 24) approaching a pier at Qingdao Harbor. This is the first visit by US Navy (USN) ships to China in 40 years.[/caption] AN-SLQ-32 v3 Electronic Warfare Suite (uss lake erie)

AN/SPS-48 air search radar

1966 17 ft 35 Kw 3D Frq E/F band Range 250 nmi (460 km) alt 100,000 ft (30,000 m)

AN/SPS-49 air search radar

1975 2D 24 ft 360 KW L band Range 3-256 nmi (474 km), alt 150,000 ft (45,720 m), prec 1/16 nmi range

AN/SLQ-32 electronic warfare suite

AN/SLQ-32(V)3 likely, electronic attack capability, jamming targeting radars, anti-ship missile terminal guidance radars.

Mk-36 SRBOC (chaff/decoy system)

Mark 36 Super Rapid Bloom Offboard Countermeasures Chaff and Decoy Launching System, with radar/infrared decoys (4x6 and 64 reserves)

Modifications

At the end of the Viet-Nam war (1968-73) these ships experienced their first upgrade, to include the NTDS fire management system, SPG-55B guidance radar, coupled with the new SM-1 Standard Launchers, and two pairs of 76mm AA guns. were added (at last for still many officers not comfortable with the idea of missile only ships -or Pdt.Kennedy...). These were removed later in the 1970s for the two quadruple Harpoon missile ramps giving them the anti-ship capability they lacked. Finally, in the 1980s, their last overhaul (NTU program) gave them the SPS49 radar, CME SQL-32 system, and two Phalanx guns, even two close range 0.5-in M2HB HMGs. Arrived at their limit, they were decommissioned in 1993-1994 and scrapped afterwards.

1st Upgrade Programme (1967-1972)

In 1967 and 1968 USS Leahy and later Harry E. Yarnell, Worden, Gridley, England and Reeves had their two twin arm Terrier (and associated SPG-55) replaced by two Standard SM-1MR SAM (80 RIM-66) ass coated with the SPS-43 and SPG-55B radars, but also installation of the NTDS CCS This was delayed until 1972 for USS Dale, Richmond K. Turner, Halsey. By the late 1970s, USS Harry E. Yarnell, Richmond K. Turner, Gridley, Halsey and Reeves had their two twin 3-in/50 Mk.33 removed as well as the associated Mk 35 radars. In place, two quad canisters of Harpoon SSM (8 RGM-84A) were added as well as the LN-66 radar installed for them. This was done in the early 1980s for USS Leahy, Worden, Dale and England. Before this in the late 1970s, USS Leahy, Worden, Dale, England received two six-tubes 20mm/76 Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS and the Mk 90 FCS radars associated. USS Harry E. Yarnell, Richmond K. Turner, Gridley, Halsey, Reeves only received theirs in the 1980s.

2nd Upgrade, NTU Programme (1985-87)

USS Halsey in Drydock, 1990 This upgrade started in the early 1980s with their Standard SM-1MR replaced by SM-2ER and four 0.5 in/90 M2HB HMGs installed, no electronics change. USS Harry E. Yarnell had its SQS-23 sonar replaced by a SQQ-23B PAIR sonar. In 1987 to 1989, USS England, Leahy, Harry E. Yarnell, Dale, Worden, Richmond K. Turner had their NTU modernisation: This including the removal of the SPS-37, SPS-39, SPS-43, SPS-10F, SPG-55B radars, WLR-1 and WLR-3 ECM suites as well as the Mk 28 decoy rocket launchers. Instead were installed one SPS-48A, the SPS-49(v)3, SPS-67, and four SPG-55C fire control radars as well as the SLQ-32(v)3 ECM suite and four new Mk 36 SRBOC decoy launchers. In 1990 only USS Gridley and Halsey had their NTU modernisation performed the same way, and Reeves followed last on the same pattern, same year. This was not to serve them long, as they were discarded in 1993-94. Leahy Class Leahy Class missile cruiser - Author's Illustration

⚙ specifications

DisplacementStandard 5,150 t, 7,600 t FL
Dimensions162.5 x 16.3 x 5.8m
Propulsion2 shafts steam turbines, 4 B&W or Foster-Wheeler boilers, 85,000 hp
Speed32 knots
Range
Armament2x2 Terrier SAM (80), 1x8 ASROC (8), 2x2 76 mm AA, 2x3 18-in TTs (12 mk32)
SensorsRadar SPS37, SPS49, 4 lines of fire SPS55, Sonar SQS23
Crew377
Air GroupLAMPS II seasprite helicopter

The case of USS Bainbridge (CGN-25)

Laid down as a frigate, and soon modified as a nuclear-powered cruiser from the start, USS Bainbridge was called at first DLGN-25 (nuclear-powered guided missile destroyer leader), and it was changed in 1975 by CGN-25. Commissioned in 1962, she remained the only nuclear on-slip conversion of the class, and served for over 30 years in the Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean, and Middle East before decommissioned in 1996, just two years after the last of her sisters. She diverged considerably in size and displacement, since basically her hull was stretched with the extra section containing the nuclear reactor installation. Displacing 9100 tons fully loaded, she measured 565 ft (172 m) overall so ten meters more than the class. Beam and draft were the same. Her powerplant included two General Relectric D2G type nuclear reactors for a total output of 60,000 shp as the overheated steam boilers were still there, as the Geared Turbines and same 2 propellers. To speed was a bit better at 34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph) but of course Range was unlimited. The crew was larger, 556 with 43 Officers and 513 enlisted men. It seems she was modernized, her Terrier removed and replaced by SM-2s but it was essentially the same (as the radar suite) as the Belknap class: 2 RIM-2 Terrier, 3-inch/50 AA, MK 112 ASROC, 2x3 12.75 in (324 mm) ASWTTs. Later the AA guns were removed for the installations of two quad Harpoon SSM and since they were longer, spaced was found for two quad armored box canisters for BGM-109 Tomahawk missiles and two Phalanx CIWS. The similar conversion was done on the tenth Belknap class. They were essentially prototypes for the California class that followed.

Read More/Src

Books

"A Historical Review of Cruiser Characteristics, Roles and Missions". 05D, Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the Navy. Friedman, Norman (2004) [1982], U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History, Illustrated Design Histories NIP; Src Jane's American fighting ships of the 20th century, New York, N.Y. Mallard Press, 1991. Blackman, Raymond V. B. Jane's Fighting Ships (1970/71) p.430 Polmar, Norman "The U.S. Navy: Shipboard Radars" NIP

Links

on seaforces.org/ on ussleahy.com destroyerhistory.org seaforces.org CG-18-USS-Worden.htm en.wikipedia.org Leahy-class_cruiser secretprojects.co.uk usn in the 1960s secretprojects.co.uk us-double-ended-missile-cruiser-conversion web.archive.org navypedia.org https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Leahy_class_cruiser https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/cg-16.htm

Videos

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Model Kits

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US Navy ww2 USS Leahy CG/DLG-16


After sea trials, fixes, and shakedown in the Caribbean, USS Leahy moved from Boston on 19 September 1963 to Charleston in South Carolina as designated homeport, placing herself under command of Rear Adm. E. E. Grimm as CruDivFlot 6's flagship. In Jacksonville area she starting extensive fleet training and was back in November and returned in the Caribbean for AA warfare exercises. On 2 January 1964 she made another Caribbean missile training until 26 February and in April took part in the amphibious exercise "Quick Kick V". In June she joined DesRon6 astill as leader and flagship. She joined the Mediterranean 6th Fleet on 17 July for her first oversead deployment, in Fast Carrier Task Group USS Forrestal, for fleet exercise MEDLANDEX-64 between the Baleares and Sardinia. Next she was independent training, eastern Mediterranean and joined the USN base at Naples on 22 September for FALLEX-64 and in Vovember, POOPDECK-IV (40 ships TF 60 off Spain). Resupplied in Barcelona in 2 December she clocked 32,750 nautical miles (60,653 km) with the 6th Fleet and was back to Charleston on 22 December for restricted availability (RAV) and more test of the now already aging Terrier. She completed these in September 1965 and was sent in emergency to the Dominican Republic for a Crisis from 28 April to 7 May 1965 (Strike and Covering Force). She started from Charleston her second Med TOD from 30 November 1965, relieving USS William V. Pratt in Majorca on 9 December and took part in many combined exercises with NATO fleets. She was back HP on 8 April 1966. She made summer cruise with 60 midshipmen from Annapolis, visited Atlantic coast, Caribbean ports. Next she went to Souh America for UNITAS VII. She crossed the Panama Canal in September and Straits of Magellan in October for a full tour until 6 December 1966. She started next a modernization at Philadelphia NyD from 27 January 1967 until 4 May 1968, followed extensive testing from Philadelphia on 18 August, HP Norfolk. Her second shakedown cruise went until late 1969. She took part in UNITAS X and was back in Norfolk for Xmas. September 1970 made an emergency 3rd Med TOD in the eastern Mediterranean (Jordanian Crisis), staying there for seven months with USS Forrestal battle group, and back home in May 1971, earning a Meritorious Unit Commendation. Her 4th Med TOD started in 1972 and afterwards an overhaul at Norfolk in 1974. She stayed with USS America battle group, stopping in France, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Turkey. In 1975 she made her 6rh Med TOD after an historic trip to the Baltic and port visit of Leningrad escorted by USS Tattnall, first us warships to visit the Soviet Union since WW2, staying 5 days and she hosted some 12,300 visitors while the crew took part in numerous athletic contests with local teams, invited to a hockey game and Kirov Ballet while also visited by Elizabeth Taylor filming "The Blue Bird". She also visited Helsinki and Portsmouth. She was in Monaco for the 4th of July celebrations with Princess Grace's Red Cross Ball. Redesignated CG-16 in June 1975 she was in RAV until January 1976, transferred after reorganization to the Pacific Fleet, San Diego as first HP. On 6 June 1976, she rescued 22 crewmembers from the research ship Aquasition, which sank after a fierce fire. On 1 November 1976 she was in overhaul at Long Beach for a year. She made her first WestPac TOD in July 1978, USS Constellation carrier battle group. She made port calls at Okinawa, Yokosuka, Taiwan, Singapore, Manila, Pusan, and back in February 1979. Her 2nd WestPac started by May 1980. She visited the Arabian and joined USS Midway/Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier battle groups. In October she was in the Persian Gulf to watching over Iran. She was back in December and another overhaul in January-May 1981. FIM-92 Stinger short range MANPAD aboard Leahy in 1988 in its ready crate on deck She started her 3rd WestPac in March 1983 USS New Jersey Battle Group (a battleship BG). She visited the Philippines, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and in 1984, was in USS Carl Vinson BG touring the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. She was in the Persian Gulf in 1985 and made her next WestPac again in 1986 with Carl Vinson, also including the Persian Gulf. She had her last large modernization until 1988, making another WestPac after systems tests. In 1990, she hosted the Soviet Navy’s first historic trip to San Diego. In April 1991 she returned in the Persian Gulf after Operation Desert Storm. In 1992 she was with USS Kitty Hawk battle group and hekped UNOSOM relief flights to Mogadishu, Somalia (Operation Restore Hope). In early 1993, she was in the northern Persian Gulf for Operation Southern Watch, southern Iraq. In 1993 she won her Battle "E" for combat preparedness and AAW/ASW, one of the oldest cruiser in the Navy. But her career was reaching its end. USS Leahy was decommissioned on 1 October 1993 despite her recent upgrade, and stricken. On 8 October 1993 she was sent to the USDOT Maritime Administration and joined the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet (Benicia in Calif.) In 2004 she was towed to Rodman Naval Station, Canal Zone, then on 21 June 2004 the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Beaumont, Texas and in July 2004, to the scrapyard at Brownsville, for BU starting in August 2004 until 6 July 2005. Her bell and builder's plaque are now in the Naval History & Heritage Command, Franklin County Historical Society Museum, Hampton, Iowa, home of William D. Leahy as the yard's 1/48 scale model.

US Navy ww2 USS Harry E. Yarnell CG-17

Ordered to Bath Iron Works and completed on 2 February 1963 USS Harry E. Yarnell (DLG/CG-17) (after Admiral Harry E. Yarnell) started as a frigate and then Destroyer leader, and cruiser from 1975. When fitted out at Bosto and later in sea trials she was dispatched to search for the missing USS Tresher (SSN-593) on 10 April 1963. She found the site, explored the area revealing an oil slick and debris. Homeported to NS Norfolk on 23 April, she photographed several Soviet "merchant" ships underway to Cuba. After shakedown and missile qualification she performed special acoustical tests in the Caribbean and back to Norfolk. USS Yarnell left Norfolk on 8 September 1964 for her first Atlantic exercises with NATO and ventured far north, crossing the Arctic circle on 21 September, visiting Amsterdam when back and entering the Mediterranean, until back home by February 1965. Her second Med TOD started 8 October and this time she crossed the Dardanelles on 3 January 1966, entering the Black Sea before returning to Norfolk in March. After NATO exercises, North Atlantic she received her first battle efficiency "E" for 1965 and by 1966 the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award, Atlantic Fleet. She ws back at the end of the year in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, and departed for a 3rd Med TOD in 1967, cruising the Mediterranean and back in May to Norfolk. She had an overhaul at Bath, Maine, in 1969 and Boston Naval Shipyard, recommissioned and assigned to NS Newport. After scores of tests, she departed south for the July 1970 UNITAS cruise. After another sortie from Newport she sailed to San Juan in Puerto Rico to pick up the admiral for UNITAS, and crossed the Magellan Straits into the Pacific, then the Panama Canal and back to Newport. In late 1972 she made her 4th Med TOD. While underway in the Atlantic she was shadowed and photographed up close by a KAMOV helicopter from a cruiser. She tracked soviet submarines from the Strait of Gibraltar to the Black Sea, stopping in Naples, Genoa, Venice, Nice, Mallorca, Valencia, Barcelona, Athens, Corfu, Rhodes, and Kavalla during her tour. Her 5th Med TOD started by August 1973 and she visited Lisbon, took part in Exercise Quickshave off France, Britain and Portugal, then exchanged place with USS Dale in Rota NS. She sailed to La Palma, and became a picket, took part in Group Operations off Crete, stopping to Athens, Barcelona and Malaga when back to Rota, exchanging places with USS Leahy on 14 January and sailing back to Newport on 24 January. USS Harry E Yarnell DLG-17 and a SH-3A Sea King escort a Soviet Whiskey-class sub, S592 c1967 This year, 1974, she entered Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for an overhaul and modernization. While off New York she ran aground and had hr ammunitions loaded at Naval Weapons Station Earle, then returned to Norfolk as HP. She made a cruise at Guantanamo Bay NS and visit Port-au-Prince, Haiti. By 19 November 1980 USS Yarnell under Cdr. Howard F. Burdick Jr joined USS Independence battle group to the Arabian sea and Indian Ocean, stopping at Mombasa, Perth and Fremantle in February 1981, back to Norfolk on 10 June 1981. June 1990 saw RADM Thomas D. Paulson (CruDesGroup 2) aboard with USS Kauffman to visit Poland as par tof BALTOPS'90, a first Baltic Sea with recently independent Poland. She stoppad at Gdynia for a first USN visit since 1927. She was decommissioned on 20 October 1993, stricken on 29 October 1993, sold on 14 April 1995 for BU at Quonset Point (Rhode Island), cancelled and she ended in Philadelphia scrapped until April 2002.

US Navy ww2 USS Worden CG-18

USS Worden in high speed trials as completed Ordered to Bath Iron Works, Bath, laid down 9 September 1961, launched 2 June 1962, comp. 3 August 1963 under command of Captain Scott Lothrop. After fitting-out in Boston she started shakedown on 12 October, went to Norfolk, and departed on the 28th for her Pacific west coast HP, San Diego on 13 November. She made her sonar measurements off Seattle and became squadron flagship. In January 1964 she tested her missiles at the Pacific Missile Range for qualifications and had a post-shakedown availability period in Long Beach by March-May. From 18 May to 26 June she was training in San Diego, a fleet exercise on 10-17 July and by August 1964 she departed for her first Far East deployment, refueling at Midway and Guam to Subic Bay, Philippines and join the 7th Fleet, visiting Yokosuka and in Honk Kong on 1st January 1965, setting sail home by 24 January. She had a three-month restricted availability (RAV) at Long Beach. In June 1965 she made tests and by November took part in "Range Bush". She started her 2nd WestPac on 7 January 1966 and operations in the Gulf of Tonkin, "Tomcat" duties off Hainan Island and screening USS Ranger Battle Group. On 19 March, she received an helicopter detachment for plane guard, SAR duties. She resupplied in Yokosuka and was back in San Diego on 10 July. After tests at the Pacific Missile Range she stayed at the Naval Station San Diego for an experiment until 1967 and "Comtuex". Her third WestPac started on 8 April. After Japan and the Philippines she was detached to Da nang in South Vietnam, SAR station. While in Hong Kong on 13 August, a Greek freighter lost control and rammed her (light damage). After another SAR tour she went for Pearl Harbor and San Diego, 6 October 1967. In 1968 she started a yard overhaul in San Francisco, until 13 May 1968. She departed for her 4th WestPac after a refresher training and Exercise "Beat Cadence". From the Philippines via Pearl Harbor she took part in a SAR incident and returned to Da nang, northern SAR station, then Taiwan and Japan; New Year 1969 and back to northern SAR station Da nang in January 1969, rest and back on 14 March, plus task group operations. In April she made a cruise to Sydney and Wellington, then the American Samoa and San Diego, hosting there the Secretary of the Navy for an inspection until 30 June 1969. After local operations in September she transited the Panama Canal to Bath, Maine, decommissioned at Bath Iron Works for a yard period and installation of NTDS and new Terrier missile directors AN/SPG-55. [caption id="attachment_47174" align="aligncenter" width="800"] A port bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS WORDEN (CG 18) arriving in port. The ship is participating in a midshipmen's summer training cruise.[/caption] This was over on 16 January 1971 and she returned to Long Beach, then tests and refresher, post-shakedown availability and new WestPac from 7 September, permanently assigned to the 7th Fleet and homeported to Yokosuka, arriving on 11 November, then "special operations" in the Sea of Japan and return to the Gulf of Tonkin via Okinawa and Subic Bay. Northern SAR station and ops. off Thanh Hoa until 11 March, Exercise "Golden Dragon" off Japan and escort for USS Coral Sea for a major strike on Haiphong. However USS Worden was damaged by two AGM-45 Shrike anti-radiation missiles fired by support aircraft in a "blue on blue" that had one crew member killed, nine others seriously injured. Next she screened USS Kitty Hawk and was in SAR off Thanh Hoa. After RAV in Japan and exercizes she was back in the Gulf of Tonkin on 9 August with USS Midway and Kitty Hawk and SAR station off Vinh in October, then southern station and third tour in the Gulf of Tonkin. The same routine repeated in 1973 with operations for TF 77 and TF 78 until a ceasefore on 28 January 1973. She became flaghip for Rear Admiral Brian McCauley and helicopter support platform and later anti-air picket station, PIRAZ station. Later she honed her antisubmarine tactics with USS Bausell and sub USS Darter. In 1974 she took part in "Aswex 3–74" with ROKN in January, then "Fly-A-Way" off Okinawa. After Yokosuka upkeep status she fired tests her missiles in Subic Bay, and trained with Midway in the Sea of Japan, joined USS Parsons in SAR exercise. She returned with Midway and took part to "Aswex 5–74" with the JSDMF followed by a tour at Okinawa missile range and visit to Taiwan, and "Westpactramid 1–74". After upkeep and American-Japanese midshipmen exchange cruise she returned with USS Midway off northern Japan. In August 1974 she sailed for the eastern Pacific, Aleutians and Alaska and shadowing a Soviet Kanin-class destroyer and Kynda II-class cruiser. In late 1974 she took part in Operation "Command Diamond" off Okinawa. On 25 March 1975 he visited Pusan, Korea? Later she took part in the evacuation of Americans from Vietnam, Operation "Frequent Wind" until 3 May, and visit to Thailand. She returned with USS Midway CBG made a new midshipmen cruise with the JSDMF and "Midlink-75" in the Indian Ocean, then "Cape Diamond", "Merlion" with the Royal Singapore Navy off Malaysia and Sri Lanka. She was sent in November to Bandar Abbas, Iran and exercises with the Pakistan Navy, then ex. "Midlink-75." She hosted while in the Philippines J. William Middendorf II, Secretary of the Navy. In 1977 she started "Multiplex" and "Missilex" exercises and visited Australia at the end of the year, then Bandar Abbas, Iran and Singapore. In January 1978 she stopped at Chinhae, South Korea. She joined TF 77 for "Readex 78" off Okinawa. 1978 repeated the same routine, with "Missilex 4–78" in August and ops. with USS Midway, then "Maulex 1–79" amphibious exercise. She trained in the South China Sea in 1980, and was releaved by USS Reeves (CG-24) in Japan. On 10 February 1980 she rescued 33 Vietnamese refugees.
USS Worden in December 1990 After a stop in Thailand, she went to Sasebo, Yokosuka and started a new Indian Ocean deployment with USS Constellation Battle Group by April off Singapore. They were deployed in the Gulf of Oman, Gonzo Station. She also assisted the USS Eisenhower Battle Group as Air Defence Commander, the visited Kenya and back to the Gulf of Oman until 6 July 1980 and sailed to Australia. Then Yokosuka, closing a 1980 Indian Ocean of 114 days. She exchanged HP with USS Reeves in August and departed for Pearl Harbour and her first 'Tiger' cruise. Pearl Harbor became her new HP, and she was deployed in the first Gulf War, making her first Middle East tour after a last modernization.She was on duty for anti air warfare commander, northern Persian Gulf. In late 1991 back hiome she took part in Navy/Coast Guard Law Enforcement operations off Mexican coast, with massive seizures of cocaine. Next, Operation Southern Watch, and first exercise with the Russian ships Admiral Tributs. USS Worden was decommissioned, stricken at Pearl Harbor on 1 October 1993, and later sunk as target in fleet training on 17 June 2000.

US Navy ww2 USS Dale CG-19


Ordered to New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, laid down 6 September 1960, launched 28 June 1962, comp. 23 November 1963, decom. 27 September 1994, Sunk as target, 6 April 2000
USS Dale was named in honor of Commodore Richard Dale (1756–1826). After commission at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 23 November 1963 she joined the Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force Pacific Fleet, making five deployments to the Western Pacific over seven years. By November 1970 she was decommissioned and modernized at Bath, Maine, fitted with NTDS among others and recommissioned on 11 By December 1971, then assigned to Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet, homeported to Newport in Rhode Island. Her first Mediterranean deployment started in June 1973 with exercise "Swift Move", northern European Waters, and joined the 6th Fleet in the eastern Mediterranean at the height of the October 1973 Yom Kippur War. By February 1974 she was homeported to Mayport. 1974 saw her fitted for tests with the new AN/SPS-492 2D air search radar, making trips in the Caribbean until early 1975. October 1975 saw her back in the Mediterranean through multinational exercises. By July 1976, she was present at the Bicentennial Naval Review in New York Harbor. After her 12-month overhaul at Charleston, by June 1978 she returned to the Mediterranean, and again was in national and multinational exercises, back home by February 1979. September 1979 saw her in the North Atlantic for two months as flagship, Commander SFAF for NATO "Ocean Safari." January and February 1980 had her in "READEX 1-80." She returned to the Mediterranean in March 1980 as flagship for Commander Div.Group 8, 6th fleet. She entered the Black Sea to visit Constanța and was back to Mayport in August 1980, later taking part in COMPUTEX/ASWEX 1-81. She had a new overhaul at Charleston from March 1981 until February 1982, and a Refresher Training in June 1982. She deployed from December 1982 to the Mediterranean, visited Villefranche-sur-Mer and Athens, passed the Suez Canal to the Indian Ocean, to Karachi, Trincomalee, Mombasa, and Diego Garcia, crossing the equator on 26 February 1983 and 12 April 1983. On 27 April 1983 she trained with a US-RN fleet but collided with the British frigate HMS Ambuscade. The latter years she styed in the area and in 1986 took part in the confrontation with Libya. After a last overhaul at Philadelphia until June 1988 she joined USS America (CV-66) battle group (Mediterranean-Indian Ocean) and back to Mayport 10 November 1989. Next year was spent in counter-narcotics patrols in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico and back with the 6th Fleet, Red Sea off Iraq after Operation Desert Storm and same in 1993, as well as Bosnia and Yugoslavia. She was decommissioned in September 1994 at NS Mayport, placed in reserve at Philadelphia in 1999, Roosevelt Roads Naval Station and sunk as part of "CG-19 Weapons Effect Test (WET)" by December 1999. Her first Mediterranean tour started in June 1973, and she took part in the exercise "Swift Move", northern European Waters and accompanied the 6th Fleet in the eastern Mediterranean in high alert due to the October 1973 Yom Kippur War. By February 1974 she was homoeported to Mayport in Florida and in 1974 she was selected to test the new AN/SPS-49 2D air search radar, making several Caribbean cruises in 1974-1975, being reclassified later as CG-19 in July. In October she returned to the Mediterranean, for multinational exercises, being awarded an "E" by the 6th Fleet CiC. In July 1976 she took part in the Bicentennial Naval Review in New York. Next she entered a 12-month overhaul at Charleston and returned afterwards to Mayport. In June 1978 she made her 3rd Med TOD and spent her time between national and multinational exercises until sailing back home by February 1979. In September 1979 she deployed to the North Atlantic as flagship, Commander Striking Force Atlantic Fleet and NATO "Ocean Safari." January-February 1980 saw her in the Atlantic Exercise "READEX 1-80." She returned to the Mediterranean in March 1980 and became flagship, Commander-Destroyer Group 8, 6th Fleet. She entered the Black Sea, visited Constanța in Romania. She was back home in August 1980 and made two cruisers in the Caribbean for"COMPUTEX/ASWEX 1-81." She started another overhaul in Charleston by March 1981, completed by a Refresher Training in June 1982. She made another Med TOD by December 1982 visiting France and Greece, transited the Suez Canal to the Indian Ocean, visited Karachi in Pakistan or Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) as well as Mombasa in Kenya, and then Diego Garcia. On 27 April 1983, while in tactical maneuvers with the US-RN she collided with HMS Ambuscade on her port quarter, causing serious damage to the Ambuscade's bow and flank of Dale Dry which had to returned sooner to Jacksonville's yard in Florida having provisional repairs underway, notably in the Suez Canal and Málaga, back in June 1983. She started a last overhaul at Philadelphia from January 1987 to June 1988. She joined USS USS America (CV-66) battle group in the Mediterranean, also cruising in the Indian Ocean from May 1989 and back home on 10 November 1989. 1990 saw her in Caribbean counter-narcotics patrols and in the Gulf of Mexico and other deployments with the 6th Fleet. In 1991 she was in the Red Sea to enforce sanction against Iraq after Operation Desert Storm. This was repeated in 1993, as well as operation off ex-Yugoslavia in 1993-94 to appl UN resolution for Bosnia. She was eventually decommissioned in September 1994 at NS Mayport, moved to Philadelphia in June 1999, towed to Roosevelt Roads NS in December 1999 for a Weapons Effect Test with a 500lb SLAM-ER missile and on 13 January 2000, was hit by a F/A-18's SLAM-ER on her starboard side and towed back for evaluation. On 6 April 2000 she ended sunk as a target off Maryland.

US Navy ww2 USS Richmond K. Turner CG-20


Ordered to New York Shipbuilding Corporation, laid down on 9 January 1961, launched on 6 April 1963, comp. 13 June 1964. She departed Philadelphia on 10 August 1964 for homeport of San Diego with stops along the way at Yorktown, Norfolk, Guantanamo Bay, Panama, Acapulco. She departed on 4 June 1965 for her first WestPac, with TF77, South China Sea as missile support ship for USS Coral Sea, Independence, and Oriskany battle groups and later SAR Destroyer Unit, Tonkin Gulf, by September 1965. She was back at San Diego on 18 December. On 28 March 1967 she made a midshipman training cruise to Pearl Harbor and started her third TOD off Vietnam on 10 June 1968, plus Fleet readiness trials and back by December 1968. She made a turn at the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) school, southern California, SecNav guest cruise, and updates at NS San Diego followed by her fourth WestPac deployment from January 1970. From Yokosuk in March she spent two months in the Sea of Japan and off Vietnam from June until July 1970, back to San Diego in August. From 22 March 1971 she sailed to Bath, Maine for an overhaul starting on 27 April 1971 until 27 April 1972 followed by seven months of trials, exercises, and refresher training. She was homeported back to Newport on 22 November 1972 until 9 January 1973, followed by a two month Boston yard period. In March she operated along the Atlantic seaboard-Caribbean and by July 1973, she made a 5-month south american deployment as flagship, UNITAS XIV, until mid-December 1973. In 1974, she was homeported to Norfolk and returned to the Mediterranean by November 1974, back in May 1975. She took pat in multinational Operation 200 and US Bicentennial celebration on 4 July 1976. In September 1978 after an overhaul ate Charleston she was sent to the Fleet Training Center, Guantanamo Bay for a refresher Training and conduct surveillance of Soviet ships in the West Indies.Next she did the same off the west coast of Nicaragua with REFTRA instructors, earning a Meritorious Unit Commendation by March 1979. Until September she operated wioth the 6th Fleet, visiting Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia, Civitavecchia, Alassio, Athens, Constanta in the Black Sea. She represented the US at the 35th Anniversary of the Allied landings in southern France. In July 1979 she tested a Harpoon missile in the Gulf of Sidra, destroyer her target at 78 miles (126 km), a first. In May 1980, she took part in OPSAIL 80 and made later four Mediterranean deployments, homeported to Charleston until December 1982 and a last overhaul, then two more Mediterranean deployments, earning the Navy Expeditionary Medal and Meritorious Unit Commendation notably for her actions in the Gulf of Sidra against the Libyan navy, sinking a Libyan patrol boat with a Harpoon. She had a new overhaul in Ingalls, Pascagoula (NTU) and sailed for the Persian Gulf after the invasion of Kuwait, becoming the primary AAW unit, USS Theodore Roosevelt battle group, staying 60 days providing protection to four carriers, and advance picket ship. She later moved to the Red Sea for interceptions, UN sanctions against Iraq. She took part in Operation Provide Comfort (relief of Kurdish refugees) and she took the role of AAW Commander, carrier strike force 6th Fleet. For Desert Storm she was awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Navy Unit Commendation, National Defense Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Combat Action Ribbon. For her last deployment in the Mediterranean she was sent off Bosnia with the USS Theodore Roosevelt battle group, Operation Deny Flight, being awarded the Armed Forces Service Medal for service. Back home she became a test platform for the Navy's Lightweight Exo-Atmospheric Projectile (LEAP) Program after she was decommissioned on 31 March 1995, stricken and sunk on 9 August 1998 near Puerto Rico (SINKEX) by USS Enterprise battle group, hit by three 2,000-pound bombs.

US Navy ww2 USS Gridley CG-21


Ordered to Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, laid down 15 July 1960, launched 31 July 1961, comp. 25 May 1963. Named after Charles Vernon Gridley, which was with Admiral George Dewey's force at the Battle of Manila Bay on 1 May 1898. After outfitting at Puget Sound, sea trials she made a goodwill visit to British Columbia and acceptance trials off Long Beach, then post-fixes at Puget Sound Shipyard until 9 December 1963, joining the Pacific Fleet as flagship DesRon 19. After shakedown off California in 1964 she departed on 8 April via Pearl Harbor to Australia (Battle of the Coral Sea commemoration at Adelaide on 5 May). Next she sailed to the Philippines, Subic Bay, Okinawa in June, back to Subic Bay and Hong Kong. On 4 August she escorted USS Constellation off Vietnam after the Maddox/Turner Joy Gulf of Tonkin incident, part of DESRON-19. Sge was in screening and picket duty and coordinating air strike, relaying communications until 6 September earning a Navy Unit Commendation. She was back in Long Beach on 21 November. Next year was spent off West Coast before sailing for Vietnam on 10 July 1965. She worked with carriers of the 7th Fleet, making a pause at Yokosuka in December and back as "Tomcat" (checking-in planes returning to their carriers) and back to Long Beach on 1 February 1966. She won the Capt. Edward F. Ney Memorial Award, for the best feeding food ship in the Navy and had a letter of Commendation from CiC, Destroyer Force Pacific Fleet and "Battle E" for DesRon 19 on 30 June 1966 and "Supply E". After the usual routine off the California coast and China Sea/Gulf of Tonkin she sailed for Australia and back to Long Beach on 8 June. On 8 June 1967 Ensign John Kerry (future president candidate) reported on board. By 20 November 1970, after a major overhaul (first outfitted with NTDS) she was back to Yokohama, Yokosuka and Sasebo and was "shotgun" for USS Ranger, USS Constellation and USS Kitty Hawk in the Gulf of Tonkin. The next year she also was the first testing a new digital missile fire control system for the SM 2. In 1975 she provided air traffic control for "Operation Frequent Wind". She also did the same during the Mayagüez incident. She stayed in Subic Bay as CruDesGroup 3. In 1976 she made a cruise across the Pacific ad through the 180th parallel in July, but was based in Yokosuka. On 21 August she was implicated in the "Axe Murder Incident" two U.S. Army officers by North Korean soldiers when she was in Yokosuka and this had for effect to sent the entire Midway battle group off Korea for a month. In early 1980 escorted by USS USS Barbey she screened USS Okinawa Battle Group (31st MEU) for Operation Eagle Claw (Iranian hostages crisis). The stopped at Busan, Mombasa and Diego Garcia. By 1981 she escorted Battle Group Charlie to the Middle East. In 1982, Gridley she trained on Southern California waters until October and overhaul in Long Beach until October 1983. Nor records for 1983-86. In July 1987 she was part of USS Ranger battle group watching over Iranian oil platforms, Operation Nimble Archer and back in January 1988. She was back in the Persian Gulf on 15 December 1988 with USS John Young escorting Kuwaiti oil tankers through Hormuz, Operation Earnest Will. In South China Sea she rescued Vietnamese refugees, being awarded the Humanitarian Service Medal. By 17 October 1899 she visited NS Naval Station Treasure Island, intervening after the Loma Prieta earthquake in the San Francisco Bay area, providing and awarded a second Humanitarian Service Medal. From February 1990 to March 1991 she was upgraded at Southwest Marine Shipyard, San Diego, notably to operate her SM-1ER and SM-2ER SAMs. She joined USS Independence Battle Group in the North Arabian Sea by June 1992 and took part in Operation Southern Watch by August, picket and air-defense coordination. She was back in San Diego by October 1992 for another overhauled until April 1993 to operate the SM-2ER block III and new countermeasures against sea-skimming cruise missiless. By July she tested them at the Pacific Missile Test Center range. Next she joined USS Constellation in Acapulco, Mexico and San Diego for her SLEP at Philadelphia. By October 1993 she was decommissioned in San Diego, stricken, transferred to the Maritime Administration by 21 January 1994, Suisun Bay and scrapped in 2005.

US Navy ww2 USS England CG-22


Ordered to Todd Shipyards, San Pedro, laid down 4 October 1960, launched 6 March 1962, comm. 7 December 1963. She was named in honor of Ensign John C. England (1920-41, an officer on battleship Oklahoma KiA at Pearl Harbor), second ship of the name, the first being a Fletcher class destroyer, DE-635 which sank six U-Boats in 12 days in May 1944 and praised by Admiral Ernest King. USS England served from Vietnam to Desert Storm, in SAR missions, picket duties, plane guard, air strike cooridnator, screen for carriers. She was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon for her actions in the Gulf of Tonkin from 3 January to 6 June 1966. She also earned a Navy Unit Commendation from 2 to 16 August 1990 as leading US Warship in the region (gulf war) for shipping interdiction/Air defense roles and general support in Operation Desert Shield. She was decommissioned on 21 January 1994, mothballed at Suisun Bay, then sold for scrap to a company of Brownsville, Texas, complete by 20 October 2004. USS England in 1992

US Navy ww2 USS Halsey CG-23


Ordered to San Francisco Naval Shipyard, laid down 26 August 1960, launched 15 January 1962, comp. 20 July 1963, she was named in honor of Fleet Admiral William Halsey, well known Pacific fleet lead, which passed out in 1959. After sea trials, she departed from San Francisco on 25 November 1963 for Dabob Bay, Carr Island for ASW weapons qualifications, acoustical surveys and joined her homeport San Diego on 11 December. Assigned DesRon 7, DesDiv 71 on 13 December she took part in an exercise in front of the Secretary of the Navy as screen commander 15-18 December and completed full weapons qualification trials until 14 February, then missiles at Pacific Missile Range on 10 February 1964. Her shakedown cruise went on from 16 March to 1 May followed by post-fixes in San Francisco on 15 May, post-shakedown trials on 17 July 1964. She tested a brand new internal organization system combining weapons systems and CIC management under a single combat officer and completely separate hull and communications departments. In 1966 she the Pacific Fleet, leaving San Diego for Subic Bay in July and by August was in SAR/ASW operations in the South China Sea, rescuing 16 airmen in the Gulf of Tonkin. On 5 December she left Yokosuka for the West Coast. In 1967 she trained off the West Coast and started an overhaul in April to August. No records yet for the rest of her career, but she served in Vietnam and was decommissioned on 28 January 1994, Stricken she same day and Sold for scrap to International Shipbreaking LTD, Brownsville, Texas. Scrapping completed on 30 November 2003.

US Navy ww2 USS Reeves CG-24


USS Reeves was named after Joseph Mason Reeves, a United States Navy admiral who served in various leadership positions during his career, and Commander-in-Chief of the US Fleet, 1934–1936). She was commissioned on November 15, 1964. One of the most notable incidents involving the USS Reeves occurred in 1981 when it collided with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) during a night exercise in the Indian Ocean. The collision resulted in a fire and significant damage to both ships. USS Reeves was repaired and remained in service until it was decommissioned on November 12, 1993. After her decommissioning, she was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and subsequently sunk as a target during a training exercise. The sinking took place on May 31, 2001, in the Pacific Ocean.
⚠ Note: First Published on Dec 7, 2017.

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    AAAnti-Aircraft
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    AMGBarmoured motor gunboat
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    CLCruiser, Light
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    commcommissioned
    compcompleted
    convconverted
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    CRCompound Reciprocating
    CRCRSame, connecting rod
    CruDivCruiser Division
    CPControlled Pitch
    CTConning Tower
    CTLconstructive total loss
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    CTpCompound Trunk
    cucubic
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    CVAircraft Carrier
    CVA// Attack
    CVE// Escort
    CVL// Light
    CVS// ASW support
    cwtHundredweight
    DADirect Action
    DASHDrone ASW Helicopter
    DCDepht Charge
    DCT// Track
    DCR// Rack
    DCT// Thrower
    DDDestroyer/drydock
    DEDouble Expansion
    DEDestroyer Escort
    DDE// Converted
    DesRonDestroyer Squadron
    DFDouble Flux
    D/FDirection(finding)
    DPDual Purpose
    DUKWAmphibious truck
    DyDDockyard
    EOCElswick Ordnance Co.
    ECMElectronic Warfare
    ESMElectronic support measure
    FFarenheit
    FCSFire Control System
    FFFrigate
    fpsFeet Per Second
    ftFeets
    FYFiscal Year
    galgallons
    GMMetacentric Height
    GPMGGeneral Purpose Machine-gun
    GRPFiberglass
    GRTGross Tonnage
    GUPPYGreater Underwater Prop.Pow.
    HAHigh Angle
    HCHorizontal Compound
    HCR// Reciprocating
    HCDA// Direct Acting
    HCDCR// connecting rod
    HDA// direct acting
    HDAC// acting compound
    HDAG// acting geared
    HDAR// acting reciprocating
    HDMLHarbor def. Motor Launch
    H/FHigh Frequency
    HF/DF// Directional Finding
    HMSHer Majesty Ship
    HNHarvey Nickel
    HNCHorizontal non-condensing hp
    HPHigh Pressure
    hphorizontal
    HQHeadquarter
    HRHorizontal reciprocating
    HRCR// connecting rod
    HSHarbor Service
    HS(E)Horizontal single (expansion)
    HSET// trunk
    HTHorizontal trunk
    HTE// expansion
    ICInverted Compound
    IDAInverted direct acting
    IFFIdentification Friend or Foe
    ihpindicated horsepower
    IMFInshore Minesweeper
    inInche(s)
    ircironclad
    KCKrupp, cemented
    kgKilogram
    KNC// non cemented
    kmKilometer
    kt(s)Knot(s)
    kwkilowatt
    ibpound(s)
    LALow Angle
    LCLanding Craft
    LCA// Assault
    LCAC// Air Cushion
    LFC// Flak (AA)
    LCG// Gunboat
    LCG(L)/// Large
    LCG(M)/// Medium
    LCG(S)/// Small
    LCI// Infantry
    LCM// Mechanized
    LCP// Personel
    LCP(R)/// Rocket
    LCS// Support
    LCT// Tanks
    LCV// Vehicles
    LCVP/// Personal
    LCU// Utility
    locolocomotive (boiler)
    LSCLanding ship, support
    LSD// Dock
    LSF// Fighter (direction)
    LSM// Medium
    LSS// Stern chute
    LST// Tank
    LSV// Vehicle
    LPlow pressure
    lwllenght waterline
    mmetre(s)
    MModel
    MA/SBmotor AS boat
    maxmaximum
    MGMachine Gun
    MGBMotor Gunboat
    MLSMinelayer/Sweeper
    MLMotor Launch
    MMSMotor Minesweper
    MTMilitary Transport
    MTBMotor Torpedo Boat
    HMGHeavy Machine Gun
    MCM(V)Mine countermeasure Vessel
    minminute(s)
    MkMark
    MLMuzzle loading
    MLR// rifled
    MSOOcean Minesweeper
    mmmillimetre
    NCnon condensing
    nhpnominal horsepower
    nmNautical miles
    Number
    NBC/ABCNuc. Bact. Nuclear
    NSNickel steel
    NTDSNav.Tactical Def.System
    NyDNaval Yard
    oaOverall
    OPVOffshore Patrol Vessel
    PCPatrol Craft
    PDMSPoint Defence Missile System
    pdrpounder
    ppperpendicular
    psipounds per square inch
    PVDSPropelled variable-depth sonar
    QFQuick Fire
    QFC// converted
    RAdmRear Admiral
    RCRadio-control/led
    RCRreturn connecting rod
    recRectangular
    revRevolver
    RFRapid Fire
    RPCRemote Control
    rpgRound per gun
    SAMSurface to air Missile
    SARSearch Air Rescue
    sbSmoothbore
    SBShip Builder
    SCSub-chaser (hunter)
    SSBNBallistic Missile sub.Nuclear
    SESimple Expansion
    SET// trunk
    SGSteeple-geared
    shpShaft horsepower
    SHsimple horizontal
    SOSUSSound Surv. System
    SPRsimple pressure horiz.
    sqsquare
    SSSubmarine (Conv.)
    SSMSurface-surface Missile
    subsubmerged
    sfsteam frigate
    SLBMSub.Launched Ballistic Missile
    spfsteam paddle frigate
    STOVLShort Take off/landing
    SUBROCSub.Fired ASW Rocket
    tton, long (short in bracket)
    TACANTactical Air Nav.
    TBTorpedo Boat
    TBD// destroyer
    TCTorpedo carriage
    TETriple expansion
    TER// reciprocating
    TFTask Force
    TGBTorpedo gunboat
    TGTask Group
    TLTorpedo launcher
    TLC// carriage
    TNTTrinitroluene
    TSTraining Ship
    TTTorpedo Tube
    UDTUnderwater Demolition Team
    UHFUltra High Frequency
    VadmVice Admiral
    VCVertical compound
    VCE// expansion
    VDE/ double expansion
    VDSVariable Depth Sonar
    VIC/ inverted compound
    VLFVery Low Frequency
    VQL/ quadruple expansion
    VSTOLVertical/short take off/landing
    VTE/ triple expansion
    VTOLVertical take off/landing
    VSE/ Simple Expansion
    wksWorks
    wlwaterline
    WTWireless Telegraphy
    xnumber of
    YdYard
    Organizations
    GIUKGreenland-Iceland-UK
    BuShipsBureau of Ships
    DBMGerman Navy League
    GBGreat Britain
    DNCDirectorate of Naval Construction
    EEZExclusive Economic Zone
    FAAFleet Air Arm
    FNFLFree French Navy
    JMSDFJap.Mar.Self-Def.Force
    MDAPMutual Def.Assistance Prog.
    MSAMaritime Safety Agency
    NATO
    RAFRoyal Air Force
    RANRoyal Australian Navy
    RCNRoyal Canadian Navy
    R&DResearch & Development
    RNRoyal Navy
    RNZNRoyal New Zealand Navy
    ussrUnion of Socialist Republics
    UE/EECEuropean Union/Comunity
    UNUnited Nations Org.
    USNUnited States Navy
    WaPacWarsaw Pact

⛶ Pre-Industrial Eras

☀ Introduction
☀ Neolithic to bronze age
⚚ Antique
⚜ Medieval
⚜ Renaissance
⚜ Enlightenment

⚔ Naval Battles

⚔ Pre-Industrial Battles ☍ See the page
  • Salamis
  • Cape Ecnomus
  • Actium
  • Red Cliffs
  • Battle of the Masts
  • Yamen
  • Lake Poyang
  • Lepanto
  • Vyborg Bay
  • Svensksund
  • Trafalgar
  • Sinope
⚔ Industrial Era Battles ☍ See the page
⚔ WW1 Naval Battles ☍ See the Page
⚔ WW2 Naval Battles ☍ See the Page

⚔ Crimean War

Austrian Navy ☍ See the page
French Navy ☍ See the page
    Screw Ships of the Line
  • Navarin class (1854)
  • Duquesne class (1853)
  • Fleurus class (1853)
  • Montebello (1852)
  • Austerlitz (1852)
  • Jean Bart (1852)
  • Charlemagne (1851)
  • Napoleon (1850)
  • Sailing Ships of the Line
  • Valmy (1847)
  • Ocean class (1805)
  • Hercules class (1836)
  • Iéna class (1814)
  • Jupiter (1831)
  • Duperré (1840)
  • Screw Frigates
  • Pomone (1845)
  • Isly (1849)
  • Bellone (1853)
  • D’Assas class (1854)
  • Screw Corvettes
  • Primauguet class (1852)
  • Roland (1850)
Royal Navy ☍ See the page
  • Duke of Wellington
  • Conqueror (1855)
  • Marlborough (1855)
  • Royal Albert (1854)
  • St Jean D’Acre (1853)
  • Waterloo (1833
  • Sailing ships of the Line
  • Sailing Frigates
  • Sailing Corvettes
  • Screw two deckers
  • Screw frigates
  • Screw Corvettes
  • Screw guard ships
  • Paddle frigates
  • Paddle corvettes
  • Screw sloops
  • Paddle sloops
  • Screw gunboats
  • Brigs

⚑ 1870 Fleets

Spanish Navy 1870 Armada Espanola ☍ See the Page
  • Numancia (1863)
  • Tetuan (1863)
  • Vitoria (1865)
  • Arapiles (1864)
  • Zaragosa (1867)
  • Sagunto (1869)
  • Mendez Nunez (1869)
  • Spanish wooden s. frigates (1861-65)
  • Frigate Tornado (1865)
  • Frigate Maria de Molina (1868)
  • Spanish sail gunboats (1861-65)
Austro-Hungarian Navy 1870 K.u.K. Kriegsmarine
Danish Navy 1870 Dansk Marine
  • Dannebrog (1863)
  • Peder Skram (1864)
  • Danmark (1864)
  • Rolf Krake (1864)
  • Lindormen (1868)

  • Jylland CR (1860)
  • Tordenskjold CR (1862)
  • Dagmar SP (1861)
  • Absalon class GB (1862)
  • Fylla class GB (1863)
Hellenic Navy 1870 Nautiko Hellenon
  • Basileos Giorgios (1867)
  • Basilisa Olga (1869)
  • Sloop Hellas (1861)
Koninklije Marine 1870 Koninklije Marine 1870
  • Dutch Screw Frigates & corvettes
  • De Ruyter Bd Ironclad (1863)
  • Prins H. der Neth. Turret ship (1866)
  • Buffel class turret rams (1868)
  • Skorpioen class turret rams (1868)
  • Heiligerlee class Monitors (1868)
  • Bloedhond class Monitors (1869)
  • Adder class Monitors (1870)
  • A.H.Van Nassau Frigate (1861)
  • A.Paulowna Frigate (1867)
  • Djambi class corvettes (1860)
  • Amstel class Gunboats (1860)
Marine Française 1870 Marine Nationale ☍ See the Page
  • Screw 3-deckers (1850-58)
  • Screw 2-deckers (1852-59)
  • Screw Frigates (1849-59)
  • Conv. sailing frigates
  • Screw Corvettes (1846-59)
  • Screw Fl. Batteries (1855)
  • Paddle Frigates
  • Paddle Corvettes
  • screw sloops
  • screw gunboats
  • Sailing ships of the line
  • Sailing frigates
  • Sailing corvettes
  • Sailing bricks


  • Gloire class Bd. Ironclads (1859)
  • Couronne Bd. Ironclad (1861)
  • Magenta class Bd. Ironclads (1861)
  • Palestro class Flt. Batteries (1862)
  • Arrogante class Flt. Batteries (1864)
  • Provence class Bd. Ironclads (1864)
  • Embuscade class Flt. Batteries (1865)
  • Taureau arm. ram (1865)
  • Belliqueuse Bd. Ironclad (1865)
  • Alma Cent. Bat. Ironclads (1867)
  • Ocean class CT Battery ship (1868)


  • Cosmao class cruisers (1861)
  • Talisman cruisers (1862)
  • Resolue cruisers (1863)
  • Venus class cruisers (1864)
  • Decres cruiser (1866)
  • Desaix cruiser (1866)
  • Limier class cruisers (1867)
  • Linois cruiser (1867)
  • Chateaurenault cruiser (1868)
  • Infernet class Cruisers (1869)
  • Bourayne class Cruisers (1869)
  • Cruiser Hirondelle (1869)

  • Curieux class sloops (1860)
  • Adonis class sloops (1863)
  • Guichen class sloops (1865)
  • Sloop Renard (1866)
  • Bruix class sloops (1867)
  • Pique class gunboats (1862)
  • Hache class gunboats (1862)
  • Arbalete class gunboats (1866)
  • Etendard class gunboats (1868)
  • Revolver class gunboats (1869)
Marinha do Brasil 1870 Marinha do Brasil
  • Barrozo class (1864)
  • Brasil (1864)
  • Tamandare (1865)
  • Lima Barros (1865)
  • Rio de Janeiro (1865)
  • Silvado (1866)
  • Mariz E Barros class (1866)
  • Carbal class (1866)
Turkish Ottoman navy 1870 Osmanlı Donanması
  • Osmanieh class Bd.Ironclads (1864)
  • Assari Tewfik (1868)
  • Assari Shevket class Ct. Ironclads (1868)
  • Lufti Djelil class CDS (1868)
  • Avni Illah class cas.ironclads (1869)
  • Fethi Bulend class cas.ironclads (1870)
  • Barbette ironclad Idjalleh (1870)
  • Messudieh class Ct.Bat.ships (1874)
  • Hamidieh Ct.Bat.Ironclads (1885)
  • Abdul Kadir Battleships (project)

  • Frigate Ertrogul (1863)
  • Selimieh (1865)
  • Rehberi Tewkik (1875)
  • Mehmet Selim (1876)
  • Sloops & despatch vessels
Turkish Ottoman navy 1870 Marina Do Peru
  • Monitor Atahualpa (1865)
  • CT. Bat Independencia (1865)
  • Turret ship Huascar (1865)
  • Frigate Apurimac (1855)
  • Corvette America (1865)
  • Corvette Union (1865)
Portuguese Navy 1870 Marinha do Portugal
  • Bartolomeu Dias class (28-guns) steam frigates
  • Sagris (14 guns) steam corvette
  • Vasco Da Gama (74 guns) Ship of the Line
  • Dom Fernando I e Gloria (50) Sailing Frigate
  • Dom Joao I class (14 guns) Sailing corvettes
  • Portuguese Side-wheel steamers
Regia Marina 1870 Regia Marina 1870
Imperial Japanese navy 1870 Nihhon Kaigun 1870
  • Ironclad Ruyjo (1868)
  • Ironclad Kotetsu (1868)
  • Frigate Fujiyama (1864)
  • Frigate Kasuga (1863)
  • Corvette Asama (1869)
  • Gunboat Raiden (1856)
  • Gunboat Chiyodogata (1863)
  • Teibo class GB (1866)
  • Gunboat Mushun (1865)
  • Gunboat Hosho (1868)
Prussian Navy 1870 Preußische Marine 1870
  • Prinz Adalbert (1864)
  • Arminius (1864)
  • Friedrich Carl (1867)
  • Kronprinz (1867)
  • K.Whilhelm (1868)
  • Arcona class Frigates (1858)
  • Nymphe class Frigates (1863)
  • Augusta class Frigates (1864)
  • Jäger class gunboats (1860)
  • Chamaleon class gunboats (1860)
Russian mperial Navy 1870 Russkiy Flot 1870
  • Ironclad Sevastopol (1864)
  • Ironclad Petropavlovsk (1864)
  • Ironclad Smerch (1864)
  • Pervenetz class (1863)
  • Charodeika class (1867)
  • Admiral Lazarev class (1867)
  • Ironclad Kniaz Pojarski (1867)
  • Bronenosetz class monitors (1867)
  • Admiral Chichagov class (1868)
  • S3D Imperator Nicolai I (1860)
  • S3D Sinop (1860)
  • S3D Tsessarevich (1860)
  • Russian screw two-deckers (1856-59)
  • Russian screw frigates (1854-61)
  • Russian screw corvettes (1856-60)
  • Russian screw sloops (1856-60)
  • Varyag class Corvettes (1862)
  • Almaz class Sloops (1861)
  • Opyt TGBT (1861)
  • Sobol class TGBT (1863)
  • Pishtchal class TGBT (1866)
Swedish Navy 1870 Svenska marinen
  • Ericsson class monitors (1865)
  • Frigate Karl XIV (1854)
  • Frigate Stockholm (1856)
  • Corvette Gefle (1848)
  • Corvette Orädd (1853)
Norwegian Navy 1870 Søværnet
  • Skorpionen class (1866)
  • Frigate Stolaf (1856)
  • Frigate Kong Sverre (1860)
  • Frigate Nordstjerna (1862)
  • Frigate Vanadis (1862)
  • Glommen class gunboats (1863)
Union Union Navy ☍ See the Page
Confederate Confederate Navy ☍ See the Page
Union 'Old Navy'(1865-1885) ☍ See the Page
  • Dunderberg Bd Ironclad (1865)
  • Wampanoag class frigates (1864)
  • Frigate Chattanooga & Idaho (1864)
  • Frigate Idaho (1864)
  • Java class frigates (1865)
  • Contookook class frigates (1865)
  • Frigate Trenton (1876)
  • Swatara class sloops (1865)
  • Alaska class sloops (1868)
  • Galena class sloops (1873)
  • Enterprise class sloops (1874)
  • Alert class sloops (1873)
  • Alarm torpedo ram (1873)
  • Intrepid torpedo ram (1874)

⚑ 1890 Fleets

Argentinian Navy 1898 Armada de Argentina
  • Parana class (1873)
  • La Plata class (1875)
  • Pilcomayo class (1875)
  • Ferre class (1880)
Austro-Hungarian Navy 1898 K.u.K. Kriegsmarine
  • Custoza (1872)
  • Erzherzog Albrecht (1872)
  • Kaiser (1871)
  • Kaiser Max class (1875)
  • Tegetthoff (1878)

  • Radetzky(ii) class (1872)
  • SMS Donau(ii) (1874)
  • SMS Donau(iii) (1893)

  • Erzherzog Friedrich class (1878)
  • Saida (1878)
  • Fasana (1870)
  • Aurora class (1873)
Chinese Imperial Navy 1898 Imperial Chinese Navy
  • Hai An class frigates (1872)
Danish Navy 1898 Dansk Marine
  • Tordenskjold (1880)
  • Iver Hvitfeldt (1886)
  • Skjold (1896)
  • Cruiser Fyen (1882)
  • Cruiser Valkyrien (1888)
Hellenic Navy 1898 Nautiko Hellenon
  • Spetsai class (1889)
  • Nauarchos Miaoulis (1889)
  • Greek Torpedo Boats (1881-85)
  • Greek Gunboats (1861-84)
Haitian Navy 1914Marine Haitienne
  • Gunboat St Michael (1970)
  • Gunboat "1804" (1875)
  • Gunboat Dessalines (1883)
  • Gunboat Toussaint Louverture (1886)
Koninklije Marine 1898 Koninklije Marine
  • Konigin der Netherland (1874)
  • Draak, monitor (1877)
  • Matador, monitor (1878)
  • R. Claeszen, monitor (1891)
  • Evertsen class CDS (1894)
  • Atjeh class cruisers (1876)
  • Cruiser Sumatra (1890)
  • Cruiser K.W. Der. Neth (1892)
  • Banda class Gunboats (1872)
  • Pontania class Gunboats (1873)
  • Gunboat Aruba (1873)
  • Hydra Gunboat class (1873)
  • Batavia class Gunboats (1877)
  • Wodan Gunboat class (1877)
  • Ceram class Gunboats (1887)
  • Combok class Gunboats (1891)
  • Borneo Gunboat (1892)
  • Nias class Gunboats (1895)
  • Koetei class Gunboats (1898)
  • Dutch sloops (1864-85)
Marine Française 1898 Marine Nationale ☍ See the Page
  • Friedland CT Battery ship (1873)
  • Richelieu CT Battery ship (1873)
  • Colbert class CT Battery ships (1875)
  • Redoutable CT Battery ship (1876)
  • Courbet class CT Battery ships (1879)
  • Amiral Duperre barbette ship (1879)
  • Terrible class barbette ships (1883)
  • Amiral Baudin class barbette ships (1883)
  • Barbette ship Hoche (1886)
  • Marceau class barbette ships (1888)

  • Cerbere class Arm.Ram (1870)
  • Tonnerre class Br.Monitors (1875)
  • Tempete class Br.Monitors (1876)
  • Tonnant ironclad (1880)
  • Furieux ironclad (1883)
  • Fusee class Arm.Gunboats (1885)
  • Acheron class Arm.Gunboats (1885)
  • Jemmapes class (1892)
  • Bouvines class (1892)

  • La Galissonière Cent. Bat. Ironclads (1872)
  • Bayard class barbette ships (1879)
  • Vauban class barbette ships (1882)
  • Prot. Cruiser Sfax (1884)
  • Prot. Cruiser Tage (1886)
  • Prot. Cruiser Amiral Cécille (1888)
  • Prot. Cruiser Davout (1889)
  • Forbin class Cruisers (1888)
  • Troude class Cruisers (1888)
  • Alger class Cruisers (1891)
  • Friant class Cruisers (1893)
  • Prot. Cruiser Suchet (1893)
  • Descartes class Cruisers (1893)
  • Linois class Cruisers (1896)
  • D'Assas class Cruisers (1896)
  • Catinat class Cruisers (1896)

  • R. de Genouilly class Cruisers (1876)
  • Cruiser Duquesne (1876)
  • Cruiser Tourville (1876)
  • Cruiser Duguay-Trouin (1877)
  • Laperouse class Cruisers (1877)
  • Villars class Cruisers (1879)
  • Cruiser Iphigenie (1881)
  • Cruiser Naiade (1881)
  • Cruiser Arethuse (1882)
  • Cruiser Dubourdieu (1884)
  • Cruiser Milan (1884)

  • Parseval class sloops (1876)
  • Bisson class sloops (1874)
  • Epee class gunboats (1873)
  • Crocodile class gunboats (1874)
  • Tromblon class gunboats (1875)
  • Condor class Torpedo Cruisers (1885)
  • G. Charmes class gunboats (1886)
  • Inconstant class sloops (1887)
  • Bombe class Torpedo Cruisers (1887)
  • Wattignies class Torpedo Cruisers (1891)
  • Levrier class Torpedo Cruisers (1891)
Marinha do Brasil 1898 Marinha do Brasil
Marinha do Portugal 1898 Marinha do Portugal
Marina de Mexico 1898 Mexico
  • GB Indipendencia (1874)
  • GB Democrata (1875)
Turkish Ottoman navy 1898 Osmanlı Donanması
  • Cruiser Heibtnuma (1890)
  • Cruiser Lufti Humayun (1892)
  • Cruiser Hadevendighar (1892)
  • Shadieh class cruisers (1893)
  • Turkish TBs (1885-94)
Regia Marina 1898 Regia Marina
  • Pr. Amadeo class (1871)
  • Caio Duilio class (1879)
  • Italia class (1885)
  • Ruggero di Lauria class (1884)
  • Carracciolo (1869)
  • Vettor Pisani (1869)
  • Cristoforo Colombo (1875)
  • Flavio Goia (1881)
  • Amerigo Vespucci (1882)
  • C. Colombo (ii) (1892)
  • Pietro Micca (1876)
  • Tripoli (1886)
  • Goito class (1887)
  • Folgore class (1887)
  • Partenope class (1889)
  • Giovanni Bausan (1883)
  • Etna class (1885)
  • Dogali (1885)
  • Piemonte (1888)
  • Staffeta (1876)
  • Rapido (1876)
  • Barbarigo class (1879)
  • Messagero (1885)
  • Archimede class (1887)
  • Guardiano class GB (1874)
  • Scilla class GB (1874)
  • Provana class GB (1884)
  • Curtatone class GB (1887)
  • Castore class GB (1888)
Imperial Japanese navy 1898 Nihhon Kaigun
  • Ironclad Fuso (1877)
  • Kongo class Ironclads (1877)

  • Cruiser Tsukushi (1880)
  • Cruiser Takao (1888)
  • Cruiser Yaeyama (1889)
  • Cruiser Chishima (1890)
  • Cruiser Tatsuta (1894)
  • Cruiser Miyako (1898)

  • Frigate Nisshin (1869)
  • Frigate Tsukuba (acq.1870)
  • Kaimon class CVT (1882)
  • Katsuragi class SCVT (1885)
  • Sloop Seiki (1875)
  • Sloop Amagi (1877)
  • Corvette Jingei (1876)
  • Gunboat Banjo (1878)
  • Maya class GB (1886)
  • Gunboat Oshima (1891)
German Navy 1898 Kaiserliche Marine
  • Ironclad Hansa (1872)
  • G.Kurfürst class (1873)
  • Kaiser class (1874)
  • Sachsen class (1877)
  • Ironclad Oldenburg (1884)

  • Ariadne class CVT (1871)
  • Leipzig class CVT (1875)
  • Bismarck class CVT (1877)
  • Carola class CVT (1880)
  • Corvette Nixe (1885)
  • Corvette Charlotte (1885)
  • Schwalbe class Cruisers (1887)
  • Bussard class (1890)

  • Aviso Zieten (1876)
  • Blitz class Avisos (1882)
  • Aviso Greif (1886)
  • Wacht class Avisos (1887)
  • Meteor class Avisos (1890)
  • Albatross class GBT (1871)
  • Cyclop GBT (1874)
  • Otter GBT (1877)
  • Wolf class GBT (1878)
  • Habitch class GBT (1879)
  • Hay GBT (1881)
  • Eber GBT (1881)
  • Rhein class Monitors (1872)
  • Wespe class Monitors (1876)
  • Brummer class Arm.Steamers (1884)
Russian Imperial Navy 1898 Russkiy Flot
Marina do Peru Marina Do Peru
  • Lima class Cruisers (1880)
  • Chilean TBs (1879)
Swedish Navy 1898 Svenska Marinen
Norwegian Navy 1898 Søværnet
  • Lindormen (1868)
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    German Navy 1914 Kaiserliche Marine
    austria-hungary ww1 KuK Kriesgmarine
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    • Barbarossa class battleships (1892)
    • Yavuz (1914)
    • Cruiser Mecidieh (1903)
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    • Namet Torpedo cruisers (1890)
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    Peruvian Navy 1914 Peru
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    Europe
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    • Herluf Trolle (1908)
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    • Short S38 (1912)
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    • L.F.G W (1916)
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    • Ansaldo SVA Idro (1916)
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    • Yokosho Rogou Kougata (1917)
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    • Polish Monitors
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    • Nunes class sloops
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    • Interwar Swedish CBB projects

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    • Mode class DDs (1942)
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    • Öland class DDs (1945)

    • Swedish ww2 TBs
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    Türk Donanmasi Turkish Navy ☍ See the Page
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    • Atilay class submarines
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    • Gunboat Beli Orao
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    ✈ Naval Aviation

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    • Mitsubishi 1MF (1923)
    • Nakajima A1N (1930)
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    • Mitsubishi A5M "Claude" (1935)
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    • Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden "George" (1942)
    • Nakajima J5N Tenrai (1944)

    • Aichi S1A Denko* (1944)
    • Mitsubishi A7M reppu* (1944)
    • Mitsubishi J8M1 Shusui* (1945)
    • Mitsubishi J8M2 Shusui-kai* (1945)
    • Kyushu J7W Shinden* (1945)
    • Nakajima J9Y Kikka* (1945)

    • Mitsubishi 1MT (1922)
    • Mitsubishi B1M (1923)
    • Mitsubishi B2M (1932)
    • Kugisho B3Y (1932)
    • Aichi D1A "Susie" (1934)
    • Yokosuka B4Y "Jean" (1935)
    • Mitsubishi B5M "Mabel" (1937)
    • Nakajima B5N "Kate" (1937)
    • Aichi D3A "Val" (1940)
    • Nakajima B6N "Jill" (1941)
    • Aichi B7A "Grace" (1942)
    • Nakajima C6N Saiun "Myrt" (1942)
    • Yokosuka D4Y "Judy" (1942)
    • Yokosuka MXY-7 "Baka" (1944)

    • Mitsubishi G3M "Nell" (1935)
    • Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" (1941)
    • Kawanishi P1Y Ginga "Frances" (1943)
    • Kyushu Q1W Tokai "Lorna" (1943)
    • Tachikawa Ki-74 "Patsy" (1944)
    • Nakajima G8N Renzan "Rita" (1944)

    • Mitsubishi K3M "Pine" (1930)
    • Nakajima C2N1 (1931)
    • Yokosuka K5Y1 "Willow" (1933)
    • Nakajima L1N1 (1937)
    • Kawanishi H6K2/4-L (1938)
    • Kyushu K10W1 "Oak" (1941)
    • Kyushu K11W1 Shiragiku (1942)
    • Mitsubishi L4M1 (1942)
    • Nakajima G5N Shinzan "Liz" (1942)
    • Yokosuka L3Y "Tina" (1942)
    • Kyushu Q1W1-K "Lorna"(1943)
    • Aichi M6A1-K Nanzan (1943)
    • Yokosuka MXY-7K-1 "Kai" (1944)
    • Yokosuka MXY-8 Akigusa (1945)

    • Hiro H1H (1926)
    • Yokosuka E1Y (1926)
    • Nakajima E2N (1927)
    • Aichi E3A (1929)
    • Yokosuka K4Y (1930)
    • Nakajima E4N (1931)
    • Nakajima E8N "Dave" (1935)
    • Kawanishi E7K "Alf" (1935)
    • Kawanishi E11K1 (1937)
    • Aichi E11A "Laura" (1938)
    • Watanabe E9W (1938)
    • Watanabe K8W* (1938)
    • Mitsubishi F1M "pete" (1941)
    • Nakajima E14Y "Glen" (1941)
    • Aichi E13A "Jake" (1941)
    • Aichi H9A (1942)
    • Nakajima A6M2-N (1942)
    • Kawanishi E15K Shiun (1942)
    • Kawanishi N1K1 "Rex" (1943)
    • Aichi E16A "Zuiun" (1944)
    • Aichi M6A1 Seiran (1945)

    • Kawanishi E11K* (1937)
    • Kawanishi H6K "Mavis" (1938)
    • Kawanishi K6K* (1938)
    • Kawanishi H6K3 (1939)
    • Kawanishi K8K (1940)
    • Kawanishi H8K "Emily" (1942)
    • Yokosuka H5Y "Cherry" (1936)

    • Mitsubishi 2MR (1923)
    • Yokosho K1Y (1924)
    • Yokosuka K2Y (1928)
    • Mitsubishi K3M "Pine" (1930)
    • Hitachi LXG1 (1934)
    • Kyushu K10W "Oak" (1943)
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    • Wibault 74 (1926)
    • CAMS 37 (1926)
    • Gourdou-Leseurre GL.300 series (1926-39)
    • Levasseur PL7 (1928)
    • Levasseur PL10 (1929)
    • Latécoere 290 (1931)
    • Breguet 521/22/23 (1931)
    • Leo H257 bis (1932)
    • Latécoere 300 series (1932)
    • Morane 226 (1934)
    • Dewoitine 376 (1934)
    • Latécoere 321 (1935)
    • Potez 452 (1935)
    • Latécoere 38.1 (1936)
    • Loire 210 (1936)
    • Leo H43 (1936)
    • Levasseur PL107 (1937)
    • Loire 130 (1937)
    • Dewoitine HD.730 (1938)
    • Latecoere 298 (1938)
    • LN 401 (1938)
    Soviet Naval Aviation
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    • Arado 197 (1937)
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    • Messerschmitt Me 109T (1941)
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    • Heinkel HE 1 (1921)
    • Caspar U1 (1922)
    • Dornier Do J Wal (1922)
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    • Heinkel HE 2 (1923)
    • Junkers A 20/Ju 20 (1923)
    • Rohrbach Ro II (1923)
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    • Dornier Do D (1924)
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    • Junkers G 24 (1924)
    • Rohrbach Ro IV (1925)
    • Heinkel HD 14 (1925)
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    • Heinkel HE 24 (1926)
    • Heinkel HE 4 (1926)
    • Junkers W 33/34 (1926)
    • Heinkel HE 5 (1926)
    • Rohrbach Ro VII Robbe (1926)
    • Rohrbach Ro V Rocco (1927)
    • Heinkel HE 31 (1927)
    • Heinkel HE 8 (1927)
    • Arado W II (1928)
    • Heinkel HD 9 (1928)
    • Heinkel HD 16 (1928)
    • Heinkel He 55 (1929)
    • Heinkel He 56 (1929)
    • Arado SSD I (1930)
    • Junkers Ju 52w (1930)
    • Heinkel HE 42 (1931)
    • Heinkel He 50 (1931)
    • Heinkel He 59 (1931)
    • Arado Ar 66 (1932)
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    • Heinkel He 51w (1933)
    • Arado Ar 95 (1937)
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    • Blohm & Voss Ha 139 (1936)
    • Blohm & Voss BV 138 (1937)
    • Blohm & Voss Ha 140 (1937)
    • Blohm & Voss BV 222 (1938)
    • Blohm & Voss BV 238 (1942)
    • Dornier Do 24/318 (1937)
    • Dornier Do 18 (1935)
    • Dornier Do 26 (1938)
    • Dornier Do 22 (1938)
    • DFS Seeadler (1936)
    • Focke-Wulf Fw 58W (1935)
    • Focke-Wulf Fw 62 (1937)
    • Heinkel He 114 (1936)
    • Heinkel He 115 (1936)
    • Heinkel He 119 (1936)
    Dutch Naval Aviation
    • Fokker W.3 (1915)
    • Fokker T.II (1921)
    • Fokker B.I/III (1922)
    • Fokker B.II (1923)
    • Fokker T.III (1924)
    • Fokker T.IV (1927)
    • Fokker B.IV (1928)
    • Fokker C.VII W (1928)
    • Fokker C.VIII W (1929)
    • Fokker C.XI W (1934)
    • Fokker C.XIV-W (1937)
    • Fokker T.VIII-W (1939)

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    • Hvidbjornen class Frigates (1962)
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    • Delfinen class submarines (1958)
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    • Bille class Torpedo Boats (1946)
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    • CV Karel Doorman (1948)
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    • Van Speijk class Frigates (1965)
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    • Van H. class Frigates (1983)
    • K. Doorman class Frigates (1988)
    • Dolfijn clas sub. (1959)
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    • Walrus class subs. (1985)
    • ATD Rotterdam (1990s)
    • Dokkum class minesweepers (1954)
    • Alkmaar class minesweepers (1982)
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    • Submarines
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    • Misc. ships
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    • Cruisers
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    • La Creole class (1940)
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    • Misc. ships
    • Le Fougueux class (1958)
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    • HCMS Bonaventure (1957)
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    • River (mod) 1955
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    • Centaur class (1947)
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    • Cold War Cruisers
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    • British cold-war Frigates
    • Rapid class (1942)
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    • Amazon class (1971)
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    • British cold war Submarines
    • T (conv.) class (1944)
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    • A (Mod.) class (1944)
    • Explorer class (1954)
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    • Oberon class (1959)
    • HMS Dreanought SSN (1960)
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    • Upholder class (1986)
    • Vanguard class SSBN (started)

    • Assault ships
    • Fearless class (1963)
    • HMS Ocean (started)
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    • Ardennes/Avon class (1976)
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    • Minesweepers/layers
    • Ton class (1952)
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    • HMS Abdiel (1967)
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    • Hunt class (1978)
    • Venturer class (1979)
    • River class (1983)
    • Sandown class (1988)

    • Misc. ships
    • HMS Argus ATS (1988)
    • Ford class SDF (1951)
    • Cormorant class (1985)
    • Kingfisger class (1974)
    • HMS Jura OPV (1975)
    • Island class OPVs (1976)
    • HMS Speedy PHDF (1979)
    • Castle class OPVs (1980)
    • Peacock class OPVs (1982)
    • MBT 538 class (1948)
    • Gay class FACs (1952)
    • Dark class FACs (1954)
    • Bold class FACs (1955)
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    • Tenacity class PCs (1967)
    • Brave class FPCs (1969)
    Armada de espanola - Spanish cold war navy Spanish Armada ☍ See the Page
    • Dédalo aircraft carrier (1967)
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    • Alava class DDs (1946)
    • Audaz class DDs (1955)
    • Oquendo class DDs (1956)
    • Roger de Lauria class (1967)

    • Baleares class FFs (1971)
    • Descubierta class FFs (1978)
    • Numancia class FFs (1987)

    • Pizarro class gunboats (1944)
    • Artevida class Cvs (1952)
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    • Spanish cold-war submarines
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    • Tre Kronor class (1946)
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    • Spica III class Corvettes (1984)
    • Goteborg class Corvettes (1989)

    • U1 class subs (mod.1963)
    • Hajen class subs (1954)
    • Sjoormen class subs (1967)
    • Nacken class subs (1978)
    • Vastergotland class subs (1986)
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    • T32 class MTBs (1951)
    • T42 class MTBs (1955)
    • Plejad class FACs (1951)
    • Spica I class FACs (1966)
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    • Swedish Patrol Boats
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    Taiwanese Navy Taiwanese Navy ☍ See the Page
    • Kwang Hua class FFs (1991)
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    • Hai Lung class sub. (1986)
    • LCU 1466 class LCU (1955)
    • Fuh Chow class FAC
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    • Hai Ou class FAC(M)
    • MWW 50 class minehunters
    Turkish Navy Turkish Navy ☍ See the Page
    • Berk class FFs (1971)
    • Atilay class sub. (1974)
    • Cakabey class LST
    • Osman Gazi class LST
    • Turkish Fast Attack Crafts
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    ☯ ASIA

    Chinese Navy ☍ See the Page
    Indian Navy Indian Navy ☍ See the Page
    • Vikrant class CVs (1961)
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    • Cruiser Delhi (1948)
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    • Raja class DDs (1949)
    • Rajput class DDs (1980)
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    • Khukri class FFs (1956)
    • Talwar class FFs (1958)
    • Brahmaputra class FFs (1957)
    • Nilgiri class FFs (1968)
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    • Kusura class subs (1970)
    • Shishumar class subs (1984)
    • Sindhugosh class subs (1986)

    • Indian Amphibious ships
    • Indian corvettes (1969-90)
    • Khukri class corvettes (1989)
    • SDB Mk.2 class PBs (1977)
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    Indonesia Indonesian Navy ☍ See the Page
    • Fatahilla class Frigates (1977)
    • Pattimura class corvettes (1956)
    • Indonesian Marines
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      JMSDF Destroyers
    • Harukaze class DD (1955)
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    • Murasame class DD (1958)
    • Akizuki class DD (1959)
    • Amatukaze missile DD (1963)
    • Yamagumo class DDE (1965)
    • Takatsuki class DD (1966)
    • Minegumo class DDE (1967)
    • Haruna class DDH (1971)
    • Tachikaze class DD (1974)
    • Shirane class DDH (1978)
    • Hatsuyuki class DDs (1980)
    • Hatakaze class DDs (1984)
    • Asigiri class DDs (1986)
    • Kongo class DDs (started 1990)

    • JMSDF Frigates
    • Akebono class FFs (1955)
    • Isuzu class FFs (1961)
    • Chikugo class FFs (1970)
    • Ishikari class FFs (1980)
    • Yubari class FFs (1982)
    • Abukuma class FFs (1988)

    • JMSDF submarines
    • Oyashio class Sub. (1959)
    • Hayashio class Sub. (1961)
    • Natsushio class Sub. (1963)
    • Oshio class Sub. (1964)
    • Uzushio class Sub. (1970)
    • Yushio class Sub. (1979)
    • Harushio class Sub. (1989)

    • JMSDF Misc. ships
    • Japanese Landing Ships
    • Japanese Large Patrol Ships
    • Japanese Patrol Crafts
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    • Japanese Sub-chasers
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    • Najin class Frigates
    • Experimental Frigate Soho
    • Sariwan class Corvettes

    • Sinpo class subs.
    • Sang-O class subs.
    • Yono class subs.
    • Yugo class subs.

    • Hungnam class LCM
    • Hante class LST
    • Songjong class HVC
    • Sin Hung/Ku Song FACs
    • Anju class FACs
    • Iwon class FACs
    • Chaho class FACs
    • Hong Jin class FAC-G
    • Sohung class MTBs
    • Sinpo class MTBs
    • Nampo class FALC
    Philippines Navy Philippines Navy ☍ See the Page
    • Datu Kalantian class Frigates (1976)
    • Bacolod City class LS(L)
    • Philippino Patrol Crafts
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    • Ulsan class frigates (1980)
    • Pohang class corvettes (1984)
    • Dong Hae class corvettes (1982)
    • Han Kang class patrol corvettes (1985)
    • Chamsuri (PKM 268) PBs (1978)
    • ROKS coast guard vessels
    • Paek Ku class FAC (1975)
    • Kang Keong class minehunters (1986)
    Taiwanese Navy Taiwanese Navy ☍ See the Page
    • Kwang Hua class FFs (1991)
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    • Hai Lung class sub. (1986)
    • LCU 1466 class LCU (1955)
    • Fuh Chow class FAC
    • Lung Chiang class FAC
    • Hai Ou class FAC(M)
    • MWW 50 class minehunters

    ☪ MIDDLE EAST

    Israeli Navy IDF Navy ☍ See the Page
    • Eilat class Corvettes (1993)
    • SAAR 5 Project
    • SAAR 1 FAC
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    • SAAR 4.5 FAC
    • Dvora class FAC
    • Shimrit class MHFs
    • IDF FACs/PBs
    • Etzion Geber LST
    • Ash class LCT
    Iranian Navy Iranian Navy ☍ See the Page
    • Destroyer Artemiz (1965)
    • Bayandor class FFs (1963)
    • Alvand class FFs (1969)
    • Khalije Fars class DDs (2016)*

    ♅ OCEANIA

    Australian Navy RAN ☍ See the Page
    • HMAS Sydney (1948*)
    • HMAS Melbourne (1955*)
    • Tobruk class DDs (1947)
    • Voyager class DDs (1952)
    • Perth class MDD (1963)
    • Quadrant class FFs (1953)
    • Yarra class FFs (1958)
    • Swan class FFs (1967)
    • Adelaide class MFFs (1978)
    • Anzac class MFFs (1990s)
    • Oxley class subs (1965)
    • Collins class subs (1990s)
    • Australian Amphibious ships
    • Fremantle class PBs
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    • HMNZS Royalist (1956)
    • Pukaki class patrol Crafts (1974)
    • Moa class patrol crafts (1983)
    • HMNZS Aotearoa (2019)*

    ☩ South America

    Armada de argentina Argentina ☍ See the Page
    • ARA Independencia (1958)
    • ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (1968)
    • Belgrano class cruisers (1951)
    • Almirante Brown class Frigates (1981)
    • Mantilla class corvettes (1981)
    • Espora class corvettes (1982)
    • Salta class submarines (1972)
    • Santa Cruz class submarines (1982)
    Brazilian Navy Brazilian Navy ☍ See the Page
    • Minas Gerais aircraft carrier (1956)
    • Cruiser Barroso (1951)
    • Cruiser Tamandare (1951)
    • Acre class destroyers (1945)
    • Niteroi class Frigates (1974)
    • Ihnauma class Frigate (1986)
    • Tupi class submarines (1987)
    • Brazilian patrol ships
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    • O'Higgins class cruisers
    • Lattore Cruiser (1971)
    • Almirante class destroyers (1960)
    • Prat class M. Destroyers (1982)
    • Almirante Lynch class Frigates (1972)
    • Thomson class subs (1982)
    • Small surface combatants
    Peruvian Navy Peruvian Navy ☍ See the Page
    • Almirante Grau(ii) class
    • Almirante Grau(iii) class
    • Abtao class sub.
    • PR-72P class corvettes
    • Velarde class OPVs

    ℣ AFRICA

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    ✈ Cold War Naval Aviation See the full section
    Seaplanes
    • Grumman Mallard 1946
    • Edo OSE-1 1946
    • Short Solent 1946

    • de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver 1947
    • Grumman Albatross 1947
    • Hughes H-4 Hercules (completed & first flight, prototype)
    • Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 1947 (jet fighter seaplane prototype)
    • Short Sealand 1947

    • Martin P5M Marlin 1948
    • Supermarine Seagull ASR-1 1948 (prototype successor to the Walrus)
    • Nord 1400 Noroit 1949
    • Norsk Flyindustri Finnmark 5A (interesting Norwegian prototype)
    • SNCASE SE-1210 French prototype flying boat 1949

    • Convair R3Y Tradewind USN patrol flying boat 1950
    • Goodyear Drake (proto seaboat) 1950
    • de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter 1951 (RCAN)
    • Saunders-Roe Princess 1952 (RN requisition possible)

    • Convair F2Y Sea Dart Prototype delta jet fighter seaplane 1953
    • Martin P6M SeaMaster strategic bomber flying boat 1955

    • Ikarus Kurir H 1957

    • Shin Meiwa UF-XS prototype 1962
    • Shin Meiwa PS-1 patrol flying boat 1967
    • Canadair CL-215 1967 water bomber, some operated by the RCAN
    • GAF Nomad patrol australian land/floatplane 1971
    • Harbin SH-5 Main PLAN patrol flying boat 1976
    • Cessna 208 Caravan transport flotplane (some navies) 1982
    • Dornier Seastar prototype 1984

    • Patrol Planes
    • ATR 42 MP Surveyor (Italy, 1984)
    • ATR 72 MP (Italy 1988)

    • ATR 72 ASW (France, 1988)
    • Breguet Atlantic (France 1965)
    • Nord 1402 Noroit (France 1949)

    • Avro Shackleton (UK 1949)
    • BAE Nimrod MRA4 (UK 2004)
    • Britten-Norman Defender/Islander (UK 1970)
    • Fairey Gannet (UK 1949)
    • Hawker-Siddeley Nimrod (UK 1967)

    • Beechcraft King Air (USA 1963)
    • Basler BT-67 (USA 1990)
    • Boeing 737 Surveiller (USA 1967)
    • Boeing P-8 Poseidon (USA 2009)
    • Lockheed P-2 Neptune (USA, 1945)
    • Lockheed P-3 Orion (USA 1959)
    • Martin P4M Mercator (USA 1946)
    • Convair P5Y (USA 1950)
    • Douglas/BSAS Turbo Dakota (USA 1991)

    • Bombardier DHC-8 MPA/MSA (Can 2007)
    • Canadair CP-107 Argus (Can 1957)

    • CASA C-212 MPA (Spain 1971)
    • CASA/IPTN CN-235 MPA/HC-144 Ocean Sentry (Spain 1983)
    • CASA C-295 MPA (Spain 1997)

    • Diamond DA42 Guardian (Austria 2002)

    • Dornier 228 (Germany 1981)

    • Embraer EMB 111 Bandeirante (Brazil 1968)
    • Embraer R-99 (Brazil 2001)
    • Embraer P-99 (Brazil 2003)

    • Fokker F27 200-MAR (NL 1955)
    • Fokker F27 Maritime Enforcer (NL 1955)

    • IAI 1124N Sea Scan (Israel 1977)

    • Kawasaki P-1 (Japan 2007)
    • Kawasaki P-2J (Japan 1966)

    • Saab Swordfish (Sweden 2016)
    • Shaanxi Y-8F,Q,X (China 1984)
    • Short Seavan (UK 1976)

    • Beriev Be-8 1947
    • Beriev Be-6 1949
    • Beriev R-1 turbojet prototype seaplane 1952
    • Beriev Be-10 1956
    • Beriev Be-12 Chaika 1960
    • Beriev Be-40/A-40 Albatross prototypes 1986
    • Chetverikov TA-1 1947
    • Ilyushin Il-38 'May' (USSR 1967)
    • Myasishchev 3M/3MD (USSR 1956)
    • Tupolev Tu-16T/PL/R/RM/SP (USSR 1952)
    • Tupolev Tu-95MR (USSR 1961)
    • Tupolev Tu-142 (USSR 1968)

    • Carrier Planes
      USN
    • Douglas A-3 Skywarrior
    • Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
    • Douglas A2D Skyshark
    • Douglas AD Skyraider
    • Douglas F3D Skynight
    • Douglas F4D Skyray
    • Grumman A-6 Intruder
    • Grumman AF Guardian
    • Grumman C-1 Trader
    • Grumman C-2 Greyhound
    • Grumman E-1 Tracer
    • Grumman E-2 Hawkeye
    • Grumman EA-6B Prowler
    • Grumman F-9 Cougar
    • Grumman F9F Panther
    • Grumman F-11 Tiger
    • Grumman F-14 Tomcat ➚
    • Grumman S-2 Tracker
    • Lockheed Martin F-35B
    • Lockheed S-3 Viking ➚
    • McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
    • McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk
    • McDonnell FH Phantom
    • McDonnell F2H Banshee
    • McDonnell F3H Demon
    • McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
    • McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
    • North American A-5 Vigilante
    • North American AJ Savage
    • North American FJ Fury
    • North American T-2 Buckeye
    • North American T-28 Trojan
    • Vought A-7 Corsair
    • Vought F-8 Crusader
    • Vought F6U Pirate
    • Vought F7U Cutlass
    • Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
    • Boeing EA-18G Growler
    • RN
    • Blackburn Buccaneer
    • Boulton Paul Sea Balliol
    • BAe Sea Harrier
    • de Havilland Sea Vampire
    • de Havilland Sea Venom
    • de Havilland Sea Vixen
    • Fairey Gannet
    • Hawker Sea Hawk
    • Short Seamew
    • Westland Wyvern
    • Marine Nationale
    • Breguet Alizé
    • Dassault Étendard IV
    • Dassault Super Étendard
    • Dassault Rafale M
    • Fouga CM.175 Zéphyr M
    • SNCASE Aquilon
    • Soviet Navy
    • Sukhoi Su-25UTG/UBP
    • Sukhoi Su-33
    • Yakovlev Yak-38

    Navy Helicopters
      Chinese PLAN:
    • Harbin Z-5 (1958)
    • Harbin Z-9 Haitun (1981)
    • Changhe Z-8 (1985)
    • Harbin Z-20 (in development)
    • Italy:
    • Agusta Bell AB-205 (1961)
    • Agusta Bell AB-212 (1971)
    • Agusta AS-61 (1968)
    • India:
    • Hal Dhruv (Indian Navy)
    • France:
    • Alouette II (1955)
    • Alouette III (1959)
    • Super Frelon (1965)

    • Cougar ()
    • Panther ()
    • Super Cougar H225M ()
    • Fennec ()
    • MH-65 Dolphin ()
    • UH-72 Lakota ()
    • Germany:
    • MBB Bo 105 (1967)
    • NHIndustries NH90
    • Japan:
    • Mitsubishi H-60 (1987)
    • Poland:
    • PZL W-3 Sokół (1979)
    • Romania:
    • IAR 330M (1975)
    • United Kingdom:
    • Westland Lynx (1971)
    • Westland Scout (1960) RAN
    • Westland Sea King (1969)
    • Westland Wasp (1962)
    • Westland Wessex (1958)
    • Westland Whirlwind (1953)
    • Westland WS-51 Dragonfly (1948)
    • USA:
    • Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH
    • Hiller ROE Rotorcycle (1956)
    • Piasecki HRP Rescuer (1945)
    • Bell UH-1N Twin Huey (1969)
    • SH-2 Seasprite (1959)
    • SH-2G Super Seasprite (1982)
    • CH-53 Sea Stallion (1966)
    • SH-60 Seahawk (1979)
    • Sikorsky S-61R (1959)
    • MH-53E Sea Dragon (1974)
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    • Kamov Ka 20 (1958)
    • Ka-25 "Hormone" (1960)
    • Ka-27 "Helix" (1973)
    • Ka-31 (1987)
    • Ka-35 (2015)
    • Ka-40 (1990)
    • Mil-Mi 2 (1949)
    • Mil Mi-4 (1952)
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