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Borodino Class Battlecruisers
Profile and plan views of the Russian battlecruiser Izmail. The design was probably developed by the Russian Shipbuilding Committee, led by Aleksander Krylov, and was based on the Gangut class battleships. A few years before the outbreak of the First World War, the Russian Navy tried to rebuild its worn-out battle fleet. At that time, Russia was allied with Britain…
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The Revenge
HMS Swiftsure was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Sir Anthony Deane at Harwich, and launched in 1673. By 1685 she had been reduced to a 66-gun ship. In 1692 she saw action at the Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue. She was…
French Fifth Rate frigate ‘La Renommée’ (1744)
Discusses an armed frigate bearing 8-pdr guns. It is a unique ship because “La Renomm?e” was one of the first modern frigates to be built in 1744 according to Blaise Ollivier’s concepts. Aimed at experienced model builders who will be able to construct a model of rare quality, especially thanks…
Operation Source: Midget Submarine Attack on the Tirpitz, 22 September 1943 Part I
BACKGROUND On 27 March 1942, British commandos attacked and destroyed the Normandie dry dock at the French port of Saint-Nazaire. This action was undertaken to prevent the German battleship Tirpitz from sailing from her anchorage in Norway into the Atlantic and then seeking refuge at Saint-Nazaire. The Normandie dry dock…
Sen Taka Sho Type Medium Attack Submarine
The design for this class was developed using data from the experimental No. 71 to create a torpedo attack type with high underwater speed. It featured a streamlined hull, retractable deck fittings and weapons (including a snorkel), spring-loaded cover plates for limber holes, powerful electric motors, and a new high-capacity…
60-gun Centurion of 1732
The 60-gun Centurion of 1732 became one of the most famous vessels of the age as the flagship and only survivor of Anson’s round-the-world voyage in 1740–44. This model was made by Benjamin Slade for Anson and passed through his family to Lord Litchfield. Slade’s cousin Thomas eventually became Surveyor…
Virginia-class cruisers
The need for more nuclear-powered surface warships to provide antiaircraft and ASW defense was clear, as only two of the frigates (DLGN), now known as cruiser (CGN), possessed this propulsion system. In order to take full advantage of the high endurance offered by the nuclear Enterprise, the United States embarked…