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USS The Sullivans : Life aboard a US Navy Destroyer

by ChrisKnupp | August 5, 2018 | History Article | 0 Comments

The following article is a collection of stories told to me by my great uncle aboard the warship USS The Sullivans. Please enjoy this collection of tales describing life aboard a US Navy destroyer. Life Aboard the USS The Sullivans (DD-537) Q: What did you do onboard...

What the Second London Naval Treaty ‘escalator clause’ Really Meant

by Matthew Wright | October 9, 2018 | History Article | 0 Comments

One of the common misconceptions in naval history is the idea that the so-called 'escalator clause' of the Second London Naval Treaty - which allowed main gun calibre to automatically revert to 16-inch if any signatory failed to ratify the treaty - also enabled agreed...

How Britain gained two new battleships from the Washington conference of 1921-22

by Matthew Wright | February 8, 2022 | History Article | 0 Comments

Between 12 November 1921 and 6 February 1922 the world’s major powers met in Washington to resolve a wide range of international issues. Outcomes included a naval treaty – the ‘Five Power Treaty’, afterwards known as the ‘Washington Treaty’ – which ended a naval race...

Were the ‘Admirals’ Britain’s first class of battleships?

by Matthew Wright | August 27, 2019 | History Article | 0 Comments

In an earlier article we explored the story of HMS Collingwood, a British battleship that the Royal Navy’s Director of Naval Construction, Nathaniel Barbaby, sketched in 1880 and which was detailed by his assistant, William White.[1] Collingwood was soon followed by...

Royal Canadian Navy have they missed an opportunity?

by Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | April 7, 2022 | History Article | 2 Comments

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

Largest Aircraft Carriers of World War 2

by ChrisKnupp | 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!...

The loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse Part 1: prelude to disaster

by Matthew Wright | 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...

The hero of the Hood Battalion

by Matthew Wright | 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...

Did Admiral Sir John Fisher try to launch a battlecruiser revolution?

by Matthew Wright | June 16, 2021 | History Article | 0 Comments

by Matthew Wright There is no question that Admiral Sir John Fisher, Britain's First Sea Lord from 1904 to 1910 and the effective head of the Admiralty, was instrumental in driving a sea-change in the nature of heavy warships. What has puzzled historians, though, is...

How the battlecruiser HMS New Zealand was paid for

by Matthew Wright | March 12, 2022 | History Article | 0 Comments

One of the many mythologies surrounding the battlecruiser HMS New Zealand – the gift that the New Zealand government made to Britain in April 1909 – is that she was unaffordable. According to legend, New Zealand was too small to afford her, had no money and the ship...

The loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse – Part 3: the 70-year mystery

by Matthew Wright | December 15, 2018 | History Article | 0 Comments

The loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse off the Malayan coast on 10 December 1941 – described in the previous two articles - set alarm bells going in Britain. It marked the first time heavy ships had been lost to air attack, while fully operational and manoeuvering at...

Room 40 : Cryptanalysis during World War I

by Andy South | September 17, 2018 | History Article | 0 Comments

The sailor in Room 53 has never, it's true, been to sea but though not in a boat he has served afloat — in a bath in the Admiralty' Dillwyn ‘Dilly’ Knox, Cryptographer Room 40 . BEGINNINGS In London there is a building that has stood on its site since 1726. A two...

Russia’s Udaloy class Destroyer

by Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | November 30, 2021 | History Article | 0 Comments

Russia’s work horse destroyer

HMS Vanguard: Britain’s Last and Greatest Battleship

by Matthew Wright | 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...

Best Battleship: What battleship had the best guns

by ChrisKnupp | March 21, 2020 | History Article | 0 Comments

The battleship was built around its guns. After our last article looking at the anti-aircraft firepower of various battleships from World War II and onward, we decided to continue our journey to discover the best battleship. In this article, we will examine how each...

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China’s Newest Warship : The Type 55 Destroyer

by ChrisKnupp | 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...

The Navy’s FFG(X) Program : Foreign and Domestic Options

by ChrisKnupp | 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...

Why China’s Island Bases are Not a Big Deal

by ChrisKnupp | 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...

Canada’s Next Generation Submarine

by Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | 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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USS The Sullivans : Life aboard a US Navy Destroyer

What the Second London Naval Treaty ‘escalator clause’ Really Meant

How Britain gained two new battleships from the Washington conference of 1921-22

Were the ‘Admirals’ Britain’s first class of battleships?

Royal Canadian Navy have they missed an opportunity?

Largest Aircraft Carriers of World War 2

The loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse Part 1: prelude to disaster

The hero of the Hood Battalion

Did Admiral Sir John Fisher try to launch a battlecruiser revolution?

How the battlecruiser HMS New Zealand was paid for

The loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse – Part 3: the 70-year mystery

Room 40 : Cryptanalysis during World War I

Russia’s Udaloy class Destroyer

HMS Vanguard: Britain’s Last and Greatest Battleship

Best Battleship: What battleship had the best guns

China’s Newest Warship : The Type 55 Destroyer

The Navy’s FFG(X) Program : Foreign and Domestic Options

Why China’s Island Bases are Not a Big Deal

Canada’s Next Generation Submarine

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