admin7126 Chinese PLAN 2002-2007 CNS Shenyang, Shijiazhuang DDG 115, 116 The Type 051C destroyer (NATO Luzhou class) is a long-range air-defence guided-missile destroyer (DDG) for the Chinese PLAN in the early 2000s as a new step to constitute a true Blue Water Navy. The hull design is essentially a very modified version of the older Type … Read more
Central Battery Ironclads (1868-74): Feth-i Bülend, Mukaddeme-i Hayr The Feth-i Bülend class were two armoured “corvettes” built for the Ottoman navy in the 1870s. The first was built in the United Kingdom and became a model to build the second, Mukaddeme-i Hayr, at Tersane-i Amire, Golden Horn. Their design was based on the earlier Avnillah … Read more
France (1887-93): Alger, Isly, Jean Bart The Alger class were three protected cruisers with significant differences between them, with a greater armament and following the theories of the Jeune École they were intended as a long-range commerce raiders. Relatively large two-funneled cruisers with military masts, plough bows and tumblehome. Alger had an overhanging stern, not … Read more
Svenska Marinen six destroyers: Göteborg, Stockholm, Malmö, Karlskrona, Gävle, Norrköping 1934-1941 The Göteborg class were Swedish World War II destroyer built between 1936 and 1941 and designed as escorts and neutral waters patrol ships. They were designed to reach better speeds, with construction changes, longer hull, lighter stuctures, new superheating systems and on trials reached … Read more
Built 1930-32: Condouriotis, Psara, Spetsai, Ydra The Greek Navy ordered four destroyers from Italy in 1929, to a modified design, as the Ydra or Kountouriotis class depending on publications. The main difference was the adoption of four single 120 mm Ansaldo Model 1926 instead of twin turrets and modifications of the bridge for a more … Read more
Marinha do Brasil: 1 oceanic submarine built 1927-29, service until 1950 Development Commissioning official photo of Humaita, showing her black livery The lineage of Brazilian submarines started almost as early as the type started to appear. In 1900, John Holland marketed its first model to the USN, whereas nordenfelt marketed their own models. The project … Read more
Broadside Ironclad Corvette in service 1868-1887. HMS Penelope was a central-battery iron hulled armoured corvette of the Royal Navy in service from 1968 to 1887, with a shallow draugh, designed by N. Barbany under the guidance of CNT O. Reed. She served with the Channel Fleet, then First Reserve Squadron in 1869 and a coast … Read more
USS Tarawa, Saipan, Bellau Woods, Nassau, Peleliu built 1971-80, decom. 2009-2015 The Tarawa class were the first modern Landing Helicopter Assault (LHA) class. Succeeding to the 1960s Iwa Jima class helicopter only assault ships, they added a well deck to the hull, which was far larger, giving the United States Navy a brand new amphibious … Read more
Royal Navy – Emergency Fleet Destroyer (1942-43): W class: Wager, Wakeful, Wessex, Whelp, Whirlwind, Wizard, wrangler, Kempenfelt* Z class: Zephyr, Zambesi, Zealous, Zebra, Zenith, Zest, Zodiac, Myngs* The W and Z class were sixteen destroyers of the RN, launched in 1943–1944 for the 9th and 10th Emergency Flotilla and acting as fleet/convoy escorts as repeats … Read more
The CAMS-37 (for Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine) was the third production model of a company which from its inception in 1920 only saw limited success. Partly derived from the CAMS-33, the model 37 coincided with a change of direction, including the new chief designer Maurice Hurel, from 1923. He worked from a new design … Read more
