by Matthew Wright | Apr 5, 2025 | History Article
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...
by ChrisKnupp | Jan 7, 2023 | History Article
Over the years, I have been asked a great many naval history questions by curious readers. It’s actually quite an honor to have people reach out to me and I love getting to chat to people and answering the questions that I can. Even those that escape me are no...
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 Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | Apr 2, 2022 | History Article
The General Belgrano started life as the USS Phoenix , a Brooklyn class light cruiser and named for the capital of Arizona. She was ordered on February 13 1929 with the contract being awarded to the New York Ship building company of Camden New Jersey on August...
by Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | Mar 24, 2022 | History Article
Logistics is the key to victory in war, if you can cut your enemy supply lines and maintain your own you can effectively reduce or eliminate the enemies ability to continue hostilities.Since before biblical times waring peoples, tribes and nations have laid siege to...
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