Germany (1930-44) circa 50 ships Foreworld: German expertise on destroyers proceeded from humble beginnings: The weak TBs from 1910-1914, barely fit for the high seas. However the influence of Royal Navy designs and an order from the Russian navy before the war gave the experience of large, well armed oceanic destroyers. In particular, the “Russian” … Read more
Torpedo semi-submersible rolling Catamaran Germany (1944), Fast Attack Craft, paper project, 1944 A daring concept born from desperation: At the end of the war, Nazi Germany desperately needed new, essentially technological ways to deal with the allied steamroller, on land, air and sea. This led to an engineering fest of epic proportion, spawning some of … Read more
German mini-subs and human torpedoes Germany (1944-45) Introduction: K-verband projects: Not a part of the series of famous “V-weapons”, these ultra-modern miracle weapons supposed to reverse the fate of the Reich, these very light units of the Kriegsmarine appeared late, as a last-ditch naval bulwark to the enormous means deployed by the allies. With the … Read more
Type II U-Boats (1935) Germany (1935), 50 Submarines Types IIa, IIb, IIc, IId The Type II U-Boats were the first mass-produced submersibles of the Kriegsmarine. They were derived from the CV 707 design, better known as the Vesikko, Finnish submarine designed by IvS, the famous covert submarine design bureau of the Hague, Netherlands, in operation … Read more
12 German Hilfskreuzer (1939-45): Orion, Atlantis, Widder, Thor, Pinguin, Stier, Komet, Kormoran, Michel, Coronel, schiff 5 During WW2, the Kriegsmarine deployed, just in WW1, Hilfskreuzer, nine officially: Orion (HSK-1), Atlantis (HSK-2), Widder (HSK-3), Thor (HSK-4), Pinguin (HSK-5), Stier (HSK-6), Komet (HSK-7), Kormoran (HSK-8), Michel (HSK-9), Coronel (HSK-10), Hansa (HSK-11). They were also registered as “schiff-” … Read more
