Navistory Svenska Marinen: Submarines HSwMS Bävern, Ilern, Uttern 1921-56. Last time we saw the Hajen class, and the WW1 lineage of the Swedish Navy Subs in this long cycle up to this day. The previous Hajen class were essentially based on the UB-III class miwed with Laurenti-Fiat design features. They were started in 1915-16 but only … Read more
The Hawker Horsley first flew in March 1925. Designed by Roy Fedden and the team at Hawker Aircraft, this large single-engine, two-bay biplane hold the distinction of being the last all-wooden Hawker model. Maiden Flight was in March 1925, by Flt Lt P.W.S. Bulman. It was powered by a single Rolls-Royce Condor III engine. Tested … Read more
German Imperial Navy 8 large destroyers B97 to B112 1914-1939 The B97 were the largest German destroyers by far when commissioned in 1915, a true departure from standard designs of Hochseetorpedoboote. In a sense they were the first true “Zerstörer” of the Kaiserliches Marine, initially derived from a… 1912 project for the Russian Navy, related … Read more
Turkish Ottoman Navy 1914: Nımet, Peleng-i Derya 1890-1915 The Namet (or Nimet) or Peleng-i Deryâ class were two torpedo cruisers (in other sources gunboats) built for the Ottoman Navy in Germany at Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft A. G in 1899-1890. Designed for coastal defense and strike roles at a time destroyers were not a thing, the … Read more
K XI, XII, XIII: Patrol submarines (1924-1945) The K.XI (or K 11) class were three submarines built by Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam for the Royal Netherlands Navy that draw lessons from the previous K VIII class and improved on many points. They were the last ordered in WWI, by 1918, to be still active in … Read more
Regia Marina: 16 Torpedo Boats: Alabarda, Ariete, Arturo, Auriga, Balestra, Daga, Dragone, Eridano, Fionda, Gladio, Lancia, Pugnale, Rigel, Spada, Spica, Stella Polare 1943-44. The Ariete-class torpedo boats were the last of their type built in Italy ever. This group of sixteen ships classed as “Torpediniere da costa” and were a return to the more versatile … Read more
✈ 20/08/2026 Grigorovich M11 (1916) The Grigorovich M11 (and related M12) were seaplanes first initiated by the Baltic theater and the Grigorovich M9 frequent encounters against German seaplanes. The Naval Department contacted Grigorovich for a seaplane capable of escorting M-9s in their missions, so presumably as a single seat fighter. Work proceeded in 1916 with … Read more
RN Fleet Carriers: CVA-01, CVA-02 Well before the actual Queen Elizabeth class, the CVA-01 remains the greatest “what-if” of British Cold War History, as far as ships are concerned. She was the most ambitious aircraft carrier project in Europe, a 63,000 tonnes, 890 ft or 270m CATOBAR (Fully Loaded) that would have been the first … Read more
Argentinian MEKO 360H2 Type D-10 to D-15: Almirante Brown, La Argentina, Heroína, Sarandí, Rivadavia*, Moreno* 1980-84 *Cancelled. We start a new cycle, on Argentinian ships of the cold war, before and after the Falklands war. At the eve of the war, the Hércules class were the best guided missile ships in Argentinian service, and ironically … Read more
Frigates: F81-86 (1986-today): Santa María, Victoria, Numancia, Reina Sofía, Navarra, Canarias After building Knox class frigates on a modified design in Spain in the seventies, after the agreements of 1966, another important step towards the integration of the Armada into NATO was the choice of the OH Perry as model to replace the ageing Churucca … Read more
