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History Articles

Navy General Board was created to help share all aspects of naval history from throughout the ages. Here you will find our collection of history articles. It has come a long way and has something for everyone. Take your time and browse them all!

Battlecruiser or Cruiser : Origins of the Alaska Class Cruiser

by | December 13, 2023 | History Article | 1 Comment

The Alaska Class Cruiser is one of the more interesting warship designs of the Second World War. Few designs have as many admirers as they do detractors. Some appreciate the size and impressive capabilities of its 12"/50 naval guns. Others criticize the cost of the...
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The origins of ASDIC and underwater submarine detection

by | December 4, 2025 | History Article | 0 Comments

One of the major challenges faced by the combatants of both sides during the First World War was finding submarines underwater. The issue was particularly important for the Allies because Germany turned to U-boats as an equaliser. If they could whittle down British...
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Battleship showdown: King George V vs. North Carolina

by | September 5, 2018 | History Article | 0 Comments

King George V vs. North Carolina, a question that reveals a lot about the design and intentions behind the first modern post-treaty battleships of the United Kingdom and United States. In this article, we will examine some of the features behind both ships and see how...
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Eggshells and hammers: Fisher’s last battlecruisers

by | April 5, 2025 | History Article | 0 Comments

In 1919 an embittered Admiral Sir John Fisher published a trenchant criticism of the British Admiralty’s latest heavy warship. He did not name her, but he didn’t have to: there was only one. To Fisher, HMS Hood had too much weight devoted to armour. ‘And so bang went...
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The origins of the American battlecruiser – 1902-1910

by | May 29, 2019 | History Article | 0 Comments

The United States Navy’s only planned battlecruisers, six Lexington class ships authorised by the Naval Act 1916,[1] were cancelled by the Five Power (‘Washington’) Treaty of 1922.[2] Two – Lexington and Saratoga - were completed as aircraft carriers instead.[3] The...
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Largest Aircraft Carriers of World War 2

by | February 16, 2021 | History Article | 0 Comments

During the Second World War, the aircraft carrier had distinguished itself as the new queen of the sea. A warship to replace the battleship as the symbol of naval supremeacy. In this article we look at the largest aircraft carriers of World War 2 and rank the top ten!...
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The First Soviet Nuclear Submarines

by | January 27, 2021 | History Article | 0 Comments

With the USA leading the way in submarines the Soviet Union had to catch up

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Project 877 & Project 636 The Kilo Class

by | May 16, 2022 | History Article | 0 Comments

With more than 75 boats built the Kilo class is one of the most numerous submarines in service

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Richelieu Class Battleship : A suprisingly successful design

by | July 16, 2018 | History Article | 0 Comments

In the spirit of Matthew J Wright’s excellent article on the King George V class battleships, I decided to examine another battleship that also suffers from an undeservedly bad reputation. In this article we will talk about the surprisingly successful design that was...
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Return of the Russian Navy

by | August 13, 2020 | History Article | 0 Comments

Table of Contents Executive Summary IntroductionRussia: The Economic factors The Russian Navy: Fleet overviewVessel classes in the fleet and numbersRussian Navy Strategy and ConclusionsAppendicies and Citations  Executive Summary This document serves to provide a...
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High quality pictures of British battlecruisers

by | July 21, 2023 | History Article | 0 Comments

A range of pictures of British battlecruisers in New Zealand waters during the inter-war period have been doing the rounds on social media. Most were taken by professional or semi-pro photographers using high-end equipment of the day. However, the identity of the...
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USS Texas The last Dreadnought

by | August 14, 2021 | History Article | 0 Comments

Part one explores the history of the USS Texas

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Why were so many warships never built?

by | July 25, 2018 | History Article | 0 Comments

Why were so many warships never built ? Naval history is littered with warships that were planned or designed but never built, especially in the past century or so. There were many reasons why proposed ships never saw the light of day. Some designs were abandoned at...
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Japan’s Pacific submarine campaign: encounter off Fiji, 1942

by | March 26, 2019 | History Article | 0 Comments

During the Second World War, Japan conducted a small but significant submarine campaign into the Pacific and Indian oceans, ultimately ranging as far as the west coast of the United States and the South Pacific. First to reach the South Pacific was the 2,550 ton Type...
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Sea Miner: A Civil War Rocket Torpedo

by | May 16, 2024 | History Article | 0 Comments

An article by Author Chuck Veit The torpedo launched perfectly, and ran “hot, straight, and normal” towards its target, its solidfuel pushing it along at over 130 mph. It took but a second and a half to cover the hundredyards—well within the six hundred yard range...
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News and Current Events

A relatively new addition to the Navy General Board website. While we remain focused on sharing history, we also want to examine naval current events that are occuring across the world. This section is still new, but more articles are coming. 

Canada’s Next Generation Submarine

by | July 19, 2021 | History Article, News | 29 Comments

My own opinion and hypothesis on what class of submarine could become Canada’s next generation submarine

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Why China’s Island Bases are Not a Big Deal

by | July 16, 2018 | News | 0 Comments

Over the past few years, the media has made a big deal of the artificial island bases that China has built in the South China Sea. Several of these islands are well fortified, featuring harbors, airstrips, and formidable land-based weaponry. Some in the media have...
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The Navy’s FFG(X) Program : Foreign and Domestic Options

by | July 16, 2018 | News | 0 Comments

The Navy has all but admitted that the Littoral Combat Ships are a flop. Therefore, they have started looking at potential ships to fulfill requirements for a new frigate design known as the FFG(X) Program. Make makes things interesting is that this time the US Navy...
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China’s Newest Warship : The Type 55 Destroyer

by | July 16, 2018 | News | 0 Comments

At a time when the United States Navy is struggling to determine the future of its Navy, China has been quietly building up its naval forces. The People’s Liberation Army Navy has risen to be the second largest navy in the world by tonnage. It’s not just quantity that...
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