admin7126 Project 877 Paltus (NATO “KILO”) conventional attack submarines 44 Pr.877 (75 total) submarines, 1980-today. The Kilo class was for USSR, which engaged in the construction of SSNs since 1960, a counterpoint to the US that chose the path of “only SSNs” since the 1950s. These boats made sense for USSR at several levels, notably to … Read more
United Kingdom (launched 1909) Dreadnought Battleship (service 1911-1921) HMS Neptune was a figurehead of a new class of dreadnoughts, but the two others were so heavily modified that they ended in their own class, the Colossus. The main difference resided in the artillery disposition, with two wing turrets staggered en echelon in order that all … Read more
French Navy – Contre-Torpilleurs de 2400 tonnes. 6 built 1927-1930, in service until 1942: Guepard, Valmy, Verdun, Bison, Lion, Vauban. The Guepard class destroyers were a follow-up of the Jaguar class built in 1922-25. They were retrospectively called the “2400 tonnes” by contrast to the previous “2100” tonnes and officially were called “contre-torpilleurs”, since the … Read more
Royal Navy (24 built 1937-41) J class: Jackal, Jaguar, Janus, Javelin, Jersey, Jervis, Juno, Jupiter K class: Kandahar, Kashmir, Kelly, Kelvin, Khartoum, Kimberley, Kingston, Kipling N class: Napier, Nepal, Nestor, Nizam, Noble, Nerissa, Nonpareil, Norman The J, K and N class constituted a group of 24 destroyers built for the Royal Navy from 1938. Following … Read more
Curtiss Model N (1916) Naval Trainer – 560 built The Curtiss Model N was an early American trainer aircraft developed in the 1910s by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, primarily used by the U.S. Navy. It played a significant role in the evolution of naval aviation training just before and during the early part … Read more
Royal Navy Broadside Ironclads built 1861–1868: HMS Minotaur, Northumberland, Agincourt. The Minotaur-class ironclads were three armoured frigates of the Royal Navy, designed as enlarged versions of HMS Achilles with heavier armament, thicker armour, more powerful engines. They were formidable ships in size and armament, but were also unique for their rigging on five masts. They … Read more
Nuclear Attack Submarines (S-601 to S-608). Service: 2019-2024 and present. Rubis, Saphir, Casabianca, Émeraude, Améthyste, Perle, Turquoise*, Diamant* (*cancelled) The Rubis class were the first nuclear-powered attack submarines of the Marine Nationale. Oddly compared to other fleets, they were built after the much larger and complex SSBNs they were supposed to protect. Originally planned in … Read more
Ottoman Navy: Ironclads, also known as Lütf-ü Celil and Hifz-ur Rahman (1868-70), service until 1909. The Lütf-ü Celil class were ironclad originally ordered in France for the Eyalet of Egypt, but confiscated by the Ottoman Empire while under construction. The Lütf-ü Celil and Hifz-ur Rahman were the first Turkish sea-going monitors, mounting a main battery … Read more
IJN 1st class Destroyers built 1940-44: Yūgumo, Makinami, Hayanami, Hamanami, Okinami, Hayashimo, Kazagumo, Takanami, Kiyonami, Suzunami, Kishinami, Kiyoshimo, Makigumo, Naganami, Ōnami, Tamanami, Fujinami, Asashimo, Akishimo. +16 cancelled. The Yūgumo-class destroyers (Yūgumo-gata kuchikukan) were nineteen wartime destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy between 1940 and 1944. The were also called Destroyer Type-A (Kō-gata Kuchikukan) from … Read more
Germany (Kriegsmarine): 1942–1944: T-22 to T-36 The Type 1939 torpedo boat or Flottentorpedoboot 1939 (also known by the German designation Elbing-class torpedo boat) was a class of torpedo boats built by Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II. Despite the “torpedo boat” label, these vessels were closer for size and capability to destroyers. Indeed, unlike … Read more
