Navistory Coastal Submersibles (U-class long hull 1941/1942 programs) V-class: 22 +24 cancelled, War Emergency Programme 1942, built 1942-1944 The V-class, officially the “U class, long hull”, was a late war ultimate variant of the wartime U-class, the third pillar of the British underwater Forces in world war two, especially active in the Mediterranean. These were a … Read more
Armada – 6 Corvettes: Descubierta, Diana, Infanta Elena, Infanta Cristina, Cazadora, Vencedora. + 3 Exports The Descubierta-class corvettes were built for the Spanish Navy at Cartagena and ferrol in 1974-84, and in service until the 2000s before a new carrer as OPVs (P-75 to 79) and discarded in 2009-2024. Three more were built for the … Read more
Soviet Navy Lead Destroyer, Project 1/48: Kiev, Yerevan, Petrozavods, Ochakov, Perekop, Stalinabad, Ashkhaba, Alma-Ata The Kiev class, officially Project 48, were designed in 1939 in order to provide the Soviet Navy with a small class of destroyer leaders after the cancellation of the Tashkent-class, juged way too expensive. Only three were started, one cancelled and … Read more
United Kingdom (Built 1914-16): HMS Parker, Grenville, Hoste, Seymour, Saumarez, Anzac 1916-1935 The Parker class were essentially repeat Kempenfelt class leaders ordered in February 1915. HMS Grenville and Frobisher (renamed Parker before launch) were followed by three more in July and by December 1915 a last 6th from Denny Bros, Anzac. They were designed essentially … Read more
Marine Nationale: L9013-9015 FS Mistral, Tonnerre, Dixmude Bastille Day Special! The Mistral class are five landing helicopter docks built in France also called “projection and command ships” (BPC). They were tailored to operate and maintain sixteen NH90 or Tiger helicopters, four landing craft with a capacity for 70 vehicles and 450 soldiers, a 69-bed hospital, … Read more
Japanese Self Defence Naval Force – JDS Shirane, Sawakaze built 1977-81, active until 2015-17. If there are superstars in the Japanese cold war naval lineage, most would certainly cite the Shirane class. Not only they were pretty unique in design, as the largest airborne carriers in a Navy that was expressely banned from acquiring or … Read more
Soviet Navy Series VI, XII, XV (1931-43), 141 boats, last active 1980s. MVI bis could be carried assembled on flatcars. The outer ones (2 bogies) could carry other The Malyutka Series VI bis The M-class or “Malyutka” class (Russian: Малютка “little one”) were the smallest coastal submarines in Service with the Soviet Russian Navy in … Read more
✈ 10/07/2026 Heinkel He 114 (1935) The #Heinkel He 114 was a sesquiplane reconnaissance seaplane intended for the #Kriegsmarine in 1935 as observation or Spotter/Reconnaissance roles from cruisers and capital ships. It was supposed to replace the company’s own He 60, but was judged so mediocre it was only deployed from shoie bases and soon … Read more
Japan, 8 Escort (kaibōkan), 5 lost. The Mikura-class escort ships were eight escort vessels built for the Imperial Japanese Navy, in parallel to the Etorofu and alternative design and the result on Destroyer tonnage limitations placed by the 1930 London Treaty. Officially they were called the “B-class” coastal defense vessel (乙型海防艦, Otsu-gata kaibōkan). If only … Read more
Regia Marina: 13 built 1941-43: Acciaio, Alabastro, Argento, Asteria, Avorio, Bronzo, Cobalto, Giada, Granito, Nichelio, Platino, Porfido, Volframio The Acciaio-class submarine were the penultimate class in the 600 Series, first WW2 class, decided and ordered aft Junbe 1941 and the Regia Marina already at war. They were still semi-coastal submarines wth solid range, good armament, … Read more
