by ChrisKnupp | Sep 29, 2022 | History Article
Few battleships during the Second World War were as specialized as the Iowa class battleships of the United States Navy. Unique designs built with an emphasis on speed, few of their dreadnought contemporaries could keep up with them. However, there was one notable...
by Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | Aug 8, 2022 | History Article
One of the most successful British post war submarines was the Oberon class submarines.Quiet and capable these boats were the backbone of the Royal navy through the 1970’s and 1980’s. Today you will find many of these boats as museums around the world and that’s not...
by ChrisKnupp | Jul 31, 2022 | History Article
Today’s article will go a little off track compared to our typical articles. That’s because we are looking at the American Des Moines class heavy cruiser USS Salem (CA-139) and her portrayal of the German raider Admiral Graf Spee in the classic 1956 film...
by Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | Jun 12, 2022 | History Article
The Royal Australian Navy is arguably the most powerful navy in the southern pacific and is the dominant regional power. Since being founded in 1911 it has taken part in nearly all the major conflicts in the 20th and 21st century including both world wars.Despite...
by Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | May 16, 2022 | History Article
B800 Kaluga decks awash Russia’s iconic conventional submarine known as the Project 877 and Project 636 Kilo class were developed mainly to replace the preceding Foxtrot and Tango classes. Known the world over as a cheap, cheerful yet capable submarine the kilo is...
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