by Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | Feb 7, 2021 | History Article
With the most numerous navy in the world in terms of hull count today, the Peoples liberation army navy (PLAN) entered into the nuclear submarine club rather late in the game, only entering it in 1970 with the launch of their type 091 (Han) class of submarines. These...
by Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | Jan 31, 2021 | History Article
Permission to come onboard Sleek, black and rarely seen; the submarine is without doubt the most powerful weapons carrier man has ever devised, nothing comes close to it for fire power not even the mighty American aircraft carriers. For over half a century these...
by Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | Jan 27, 2021 | History Article
In the Beginning With the...
by Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | Jan 15, 2021 | History Article
With the conclusion of the Great patriotic war (World War Two), the allies set about rounding up all the advanced technologies the Germans had developed. What the allies acquired in terms of Naval technology was leaps and bounds ahead of anything the allies had...
by ChrisKnupp | Jan 10, 2021 | History Article
Rudders. Just about every warship has them, but rudders vary considerably from one design to the next. Extraordinarily little thought is given to these devices that are hidden away from view underwater. However, rudders are a critical component of warship...
by ChrisKnupp | Nov 29, 2020 | History Article
Battleships are amazing pieces of engineering. Technological masterpieces that were unique to the Navy that developed them. As Navies honed their designs and introduced newer classes, they incorporated several design features that often set them apart from their...
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