Pre-1914 Portugal was a troubled country emerging just from a revolution: The partition of the former Portuguese colonial empire in Africa being shared between England and Germany since the Berlin Treaty in 1878, and the alliance with England reactivated with the treaty of Windsor in 1899. The discredited monarchy ended in 1908 with the assassination … Read more
The Mexican Navy was probably the oldest in Latin America, created in 1800. Now 226 years old, the Armada de México still have to monitor 3,149,920 km2 (1,216,190 sq mi)) of coastline (11,122 km (6,911 mi)) between the Caribbean and Pacific, with 189 ships and 87500 personal today. It is a blue-green water navy with … Read more
Perhaps counter-intuitively, FRAM I destroyer were indeed the first, but also the best upgrade of the Gearing class destroyer. FRAM II was a later, “austere” conversion, so in principle no FRAM I was ever converted into a FRAM II. In short, ff the 44 original GEARING class not converted as DDE, DDK or DDR, 49 … Read more
Update on the PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy): Submarines in service and Amphibious ships classes, types and specs and other points about the Navy at large and updates. #chinesenavy #peoplesliberationarmynavy #jinclass #qingclass #suiclass #shangclass #yuanclass #songclass #hanclass #yushenclass #yuzhaoclass #yutingclass See the Page
Chile Day ! The Chilean Navy during the Cold War (roughly 1947–1991) played a complex role shaped by Chile’s geography, domestic politics, and shifting global alliances. Chile’s 4,000 km coastline gave its navy enormous strategic importance for controlling maritime trade routes in the South Pacific and Southern Cone, including approaches to Antarctica and the Strait … Read more
Supervised by Ivan Nodevējs, head of the Elbonian Post War purchase commission Following what was done by others and notably on various channels for the air and ground, small arms, aircraft or tanks, NE is also unashamedly jumping into the Elbonian bandwagon. Elbonia is a fake Baltic country who’s main export is mud and is … Read more
