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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!

Admiral Kuznetsov: Russia’s Troubled Carrier

by | January 3, 2022 | History Article | 0 Comments

Russia’s troubled carrier

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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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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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Royal Canadian Navy have they missed an opportunity?

by | April 7, 2022 | History Article | 2 Comments

With new vessels on the horizon for the Royal Canadian navy is there something they have missed?

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Largest Cruisers of World War 2

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

After the success of our article on the largest battleships of all time, we received a lot of requests for a similar article on cruisers. So without further delay, Navy General Board presents the twelve largest cruisers of World War 2 ! 16. USS Wichita (13,015 Long...
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The loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse Part 1: prelude to disaster

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

The loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse to Japanese air attack off the Malayan (Malaysian) coast, on 10 December 1941,[1] was a human tragedy, although the precise death toll has been variously given. The official figure is 840: however numbers given in various...
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Bayern Class vs. Queen Elizabeth Class Dreadnoughts

by | July 29, 2018 | History Article | 0 Comments

SMS BAYERN OR HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH? In 1898 the Naval Arms race that was to conclude sixteen years later in the Great War, was begun. The culmination of that titanic struggle was to see the creation of the 'Super-Dreadnought'. The British creation was the five vessels...
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Warship Stabilization Systems : Warship Tech

by | July 13, 2019 | History Article | 0 Comments

For the most part, the sea is anything but smooth. Warships operating on it are rocked back and forth almost constantly. This rocking motion interferes with a ship's performance. Guns and optics are thrown off target, reducing their effectiveness. In addition, the...
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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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Is the submarine the perfect stealth warship?

by | July 23, 2018 | History Article | 0 Comments

Over a century ago, Admiral Sir John Fisher (1841-1920) – one of the main forces behind both the dreadnought and the battlecruiser – declared that both were obsolete. The ideal warship of the future, he insisted, was the submarine – the perfect stealth warship that...
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The Armoured Conning Tower on Battleships

by | May 1, 2019 | History Article | 0 Comments

Even the mightiest warship, with its intimidating guns and thick armor, would be severely handicapped without a conning tower. The conning tower served as the control center for a warship, allowing officers to observe everything around the ship and direct it. What Is...
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The hero of the Hood Battalion

by | October 11, 2020 | History Article | 0 Comments

When the First World War broke out in August 1914, the British Admiralty had plans to field ground forces, largely to seize coastal areas, if required, for naval bases. Historically there was nothing unusual about sailors fighting ashore. What was unusual was the...
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Russia’s Massive Typhoon

by | April 18, 2021 | History Article | 0 Comments

Read about the history of the largest submarines ever to put to sea

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The Soviets Troubled first generation SSBN

by | June 21, 2021 | History Article | 1 Comment

Like most of the first generation boats the Hotels had their issues

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HMS Collingwood and the ‘Admirals’– shining lights in the Royal Navy’s ‘dark ages’?

by | August 6, 2019 | History Article | 0 Comments

During the early 1880s, Britain laid down six battleships of the Admiral class in several distinct sub-classes, all but one bearing the names of prominent admirals from the Royal Navy’s long history. The prototype was HMS Collingwood, a heavy warship laid down in 1880...
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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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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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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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