admin7126 Royal Canadian Navy – DDE-265 HMCS Annapolis, DDE-266 Nipigon. The Annapolis-class destroyer escort were the last “classic” design going back to the 1950s St Laurent class, with just two ship built and in service with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces from the 1960s to the 1990s. In the 1980s they were still were … Read more
Nuclear Attack Submarines built 1979-1991 HMS Trafalgar, Turbulent, Tireless, Torbay, Trenchant, Talent, Triumph. Awaiting disposal. The Trafalgar class is the last cold war British Royal Navy nuclear-powered fleet submarines (SSNs), successor to the Swiftsure class. They were constructed at Barrow-in-Furness shipyard in Cumbria between 1979 and 1991 and were succeeded by the current Astute class … Read more
Regia Marina -4 destroyers: Palestro, Confienza, San Martino, Solferino. Built 1917-1922, interwar, ww2 (1922-44) The Palestro-class were four destroyers of the Italian Regia Marina laid down in 1917 but only completed postwar, in 1921-22. They were initially designed in 1915, based on the Audace-class destroyer and quite different from the usual “tre pipe”. Eight were … Read more
Coast Defence Casemate Ironclad Sete de Setembro was a casemate ironclad operated by the Brazilian (Imperial) Navy, which development was the result of one of the largest periods of naval construction in Brazil. She was designed to fight in the Paraguayan War but only completed in 1874, too late for operations. The delay in construction … Read more
Destroyers built 1924-26, Mutsuki, Kisaragi, Yayoi, Uzuki, Satsuki, Minazuki, Fumizuki, Nagatsuki, Kikuzuki, Mikazuki, Mochizuki, Yūzuki The Mutsuki-class destroyers were twelve destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the mid-1920s. They played a significant role in Japan’s naval strategy in World War II, together with all other “classic” destroyers of the “german type” cranked … Read more
Chinese PLAN (2001-2021): Changzheng 11-21 The Type 094 (or 09-IV, NATO reporting name Jin class) are the current generation of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, developed by China for the PLA Submarine Force. The Type 094 succeeds the Type 092 (NATO Xia) and precedes the Type 096 (No NATO designation yet) under development. They are substantially … Read more
US Navy Submersibles, USS Salmon, Seal, Skipjack, Snapper, Stingray, Sturgeon SS-182-187 (1936-48) The Salmon-class were six submarines built in three yards for the USN in 1936-38. They were an important developmental step before the wartime Gato/Tench/Balao and in general a maturation of the concept of “fleet submarine”. There was no revolution in design as they … Read more
Regia Aeronautica/Marina, 50 built The Ansaldo SVA was a famous utility aircraft of the Italian Aviation in WW1, actually the fastest and most produced. It lacked agility for a proper fighter but took many other roles. In 1918 the SVA 4 was chosen to be converted as a floatplane, and the SVA 5 were chosen … Read more
Regia Marina – 6 destroyers: Generale Antonio Cantore, A. Cascino, A. Chinotto, C. Montaranari, M. Prestinari, A. papa. Built 1919-1922, interwar, ww2 (1922-45) The Generali-class were the last “tre pipe”, or “three stackers” style Italian destroyers, built as a development of the wartime Rosolino Pilo-class and a lineage sthat started well prewar. These were the … Read more
USA (1888-90): Protected Cruiser C-5 1890-1937 USS San Francisco (C-5) was a steel armour protected cruiser built in 1888-90 for the United States Navy. In her career she freed her named early, becoming Tahoe and then Yosemite until decommissioned a last time in 1921. She was a successor to Newark as a commerce raiding masted … Read more
