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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!

Why HMS New Zealand’s debt wasn’t cancelled until 1944-45

by | April 11, 2022 | History Article | 0 Comments

One of the many myths about the battlecruiser HMS New Zealand – the ship built as a gift from New Zealand to Britain in 1909 - is that she was unaffordable for a small Dominion of just under a million people. In the previous article I showed that this was simply not...
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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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Iowa Class Battleships – A Departure from Traditional Design

by | August 3, 2018 | History Article | 0 Comments

The Iowa class battleships were the last dreadnoughts put to sea by the United States. In many ways they incorporated all of the lessons learned by the US Navy throughout the dreadnaught age. They were powerfully armed, decently armored, and very fast. It is no doubt...
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What was the Best Light Cruiser? : Main Guns

by | March 1, 2022 | History Article | 0 Comments

After the success of the posts examining which battleships had the best anti-surface firepower and anti-aircraft firepower, I wanted to change things up! In this post, we will examine the guns of light cruisers, determining what was the best light cruiser gun of the...
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Warships of Mare Island Shipyard during World War 2

by | November 13, 2022 | History Article | 0 Comments

Of the many shipyards used by the United States Navy during the Second World War, few were as busy as the Mare Island Shipyard in California. Famous as the first United States Naval Base on the Pacific Ocean, Mare Island was a hive of activity during World War 2....
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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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The Future Royal Australian Navy

by | June 12, 2022 | History Article | 0 Comments

An overview on the future composition of the Royal Australian Navy

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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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Convoy a Brief Synopsis

by | March 24, 2022 | History Article | 0 Comments

A brief look into the convoy system

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THE TEGETTHOFF CLASS: Austria-Hungary’s Dreadnoughts

by | August 7, 2020 | History Article | 0 Comments

Foreword - Andy South has revised his book on the Tegetthoff class dreadnought. He was kind enough to share some information about the Tegetthoff class, giving you a small taste of what's in store. Enjoy his examination of one of the First World War's least known...
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HMS Vanguard: Britain’s Last and Greatest Battleship

by | January 12, 2019 | History Article | 0 Comments

Britain’s last, largest and fastest battleship, HMS Vanguard, was commissioned in May 1946.[1] She was technically the best battleship the British ever built, but was completed too late for the Second World War, never tested in combat, and entered service at a time of...
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The largest class of battleships ever built: the Majestics. Part 1.

by | July 7, 2020 | History Article | 0 Comments

Britain's Majestic class of the 1890s was the largest class of battleships ever built. In many ways the nine-strong class symbolised the age. The names selected for them were redolent of the period, particularly the neo-classical revival that had become a British...
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The Malta class: the carriers that never were

by | February 17, 2019 | History Article | 0 Comments

During the 1930s, as the world’s major navies began rearming, it was clear that aircraft carriers were going to play a significant role in any future combat. Just how significant was not wholly anticipated at the time – but there was no question that carriers were...
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Battleship Evolution : From the first Dreadnought to the Last

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

This series on battleships originally began on the Navy General Board Facebook page. It got to be so popular that we combined all of the posts into one article on battleship evolution. In this article we will see how each Navy's first dreadnought differed compared to...
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Oddities at Sea : A Foreword to the Suicide Club

by | February 24, 2020 | History Article | 0 Comments

We are honoured to present a piece by our contributor Andy South! Andy touches on a few of the naval oddities at sea, specifically the infamous K class submarines of the Royal Navy. Andy has been hard at work putting together a book on these submarines. This article...
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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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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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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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