admin7126 Austro-Hungarian Navy central battery ironclad (1871-1892) We start a new cycle dedicated to the Austro-Hungarian Navy until 1900 (the topic of WWI was seen in detail), covering the present Lissa (1869), Custoza (1872), Erzherzog Albrecht (1872), but not SMS Kaiser (already seen). We will see also the Kaiser Max class (1875), SMS Tegetthoff (1878) and … Read more
Nuclear-powered attack submarines (1960-69), service 1961-1993: USS Sturgeon, Whale, Tautog, Grayling, Pogy, Aspro, Sunfish, Pargo, Queenfish, Puffer, Ray, Sand Lance, Lapon, Gurnard, Hammerhead, Sea Devil, Hawkbill, Bergall, Spadefish, Seahorse, Finback, Narwhal, Pintado, Flying Fish, Trepang, Bluefish, Billfish, Drum, Archerfish, Silversides, William H. Bates, Batfish, Tunny, Parche, Cavalla, Glenard P. Lipscomb, L. Mendel Rivers, Richard B. … Read more
United Kingdom, Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine (1963-1980). For the seventh use of the world’s famous name “dreadnought” UK saw its most fitting application could only be its first nuclear-powered submarine. The fruit of long R&D started in Britain postwar, HMS Dreadnought (S101) was a design worked on from 1954 -with opposition from Hyman Rickover at … Read more
Royal Navy – Escort Aircraft Carriers (1942-44)HMS Slinger, Atheling, Emperor, Ameer, Begum, Trumpeter, Empress, Khedive, Speaker, Nabob, Premier, Shah, Patroller, Rajah, Ranee, Trouncer, Thane, Queen, Ruler, Arbiter, Smiter, Puncher, Reaper The 23 Ameer (Ruler) class CVE (escort carriers), alongside with the 11 Attacker and 3 Avengers, made the largest bulk of escorts carriers in the … Read more
US Navy Torpedo Bomber (1926-32), 124 built. The Martin T3M is a 1926 carrier-borne torpedo bomber, introduced a year before the Lexington class were operational and also equipped with floats. It was flown in February 1926 and acceptated for production and service later that year. Service time averaged 4-5 years, as the T3M was replaced … Read more
Regia Marina – 8 destroyers: R.Pilo, G.C.Abba, P.Bronzetti, G.Missori, A.Mosto, I.Nievo, F.Nullo, S.Schiaffino 1914-1944 The Rosolino Pilo class was eight destroyers built at Odero and Pattison Italian Regia Marina before and during the First World War. They were an improved variant of the Indomitos from 1912 and typical of the “tre pipe” series. They were … Read more
Marinha do Brasil: Light Cruisers Almirante Barroso, Almirante Tamandaré 1951-1980 Almirante Barroso and Tamandaré were the last cruisers of Brazil. Both were acquired in 1951 as the ex-Brooklyn class USS Philadelphia and USS St Louis. They were upgraded electronics wise before transfer under MDAP to Brazil with the latest radars and were further modernized in … Read more
United Kingdom (1958-68) – HMS Oberon Odin Orpheus, Olympus, Osiris, Onslaught, Otter, Oracle, Ocelot, Otus, Opossum, Opportune, Onyx, Onyx (1960-1995). The Oberon class were 27 British-designed submarines also exported to five navies, designed as a follow-on from the Porpoise class, very similar but with of stronger construction, better silencing and improvements across the board. Instrumental … Read more
27 Cruisers 1980-1994, in service today (5 scrapped): Ticonderoga, Yorktown, Vincennes, Valley Forge, Thomas S. Gates, Bunker Hill, Mobile Bay, Antietam, Leyte Gulf, San Jacinto, Lake Champlain, Philippine Sea, Princeton, Normandy, Monterey, Robert Smalls, Cowpens, Gettysburg, Chosin, Hué City, Shiloh, Anzio, Vicksburg, Lake Erie, Cape St. George, Vella Gulf, Port Royal These missile destroyers, eventually … Read more
The Netherlands, Coastal Battleship 1871-1897 HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden was an iron-hulled ironclad “ramtorenschip”, a turret ram ship built at Rijkswerf, Amsterdam in 1871-77. She was the largest ever of the Dutch Navy and remains so for that era, until the start of the century. She was a 5400t, 12 knots, Barque-rigged armoured ship protected … Read more
