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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!

Warship Terminology: Naval Gunnery Dispersion for Dummies

by | February 16, 2023 | History Article | 1 Comment

I wanted to talk about a term that is often tossed around when talking about naval gunnery but is not completely understood. Since It had also been a while since we had a technical article, I think the time has come to discuss the topic of naval gunnery dispersion....
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German Aircraft Carrier Of World War 1

by | August 6, 2022 | History Article | 0 Comments

By 1919 the Great War had dragged on for five long blood-soaked years. Even with the USA havingjoined the Allies in 1917, victory had been elusive for any of the combatants. For the two years that hadfollowed that declaration, a flood of war materials had poured from...
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How Britain gained two new battleships from the Washington conference of 1921-22

by | 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...
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Alaska Class : America’s (Not Quite) Battlecruisers

by | December 2, 2018 | History Article | 0 Comments

The warships of the Alaska class are perhaps one of the more confusing ships ever put to sea by the United States. Designed to prowl the oceans and hunt down enemy commerce raiders, they possessed high speed and considerable firepower. Vastly more powerfully than...
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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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Japanese Attack on the United States Coast

by | May 22, 2019 | History Article | 0 Comments

Over the course of the Second World War, the continent of North America was largely spared the destruction seen elsewhere. Just as a moat protects a castle, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans protected the United States. American industry was able to support the war...
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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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What the Second London Naval Treaty ‘escalator clause’ Really Meant

by | 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...
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The First Submarine of the Civil War:The Story of “Alligator Junior”

by | June 3, 2024 | History Article | 0 Comments

Chuck Veit(www.chuckveitbooks.com) excerpted from the author’s bookNatural Genius:Brutus de Villeroi and the  U. S. Navy’s First Submarine We are taught that USS Holland (SS-1) in 1900 was the first modern submarine in the U.S. Navy. This is true—but this was not...
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The loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse – Part 3: the 70-year mystery

by | 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...
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Coal Torpedo : Secret Weapon of the Confederacy

by | May 19, 2019 | History Article | 0 Comments

Throughout the entirety of the American Civil War, the Confederate Navy was hopelessly outmatched by the Union Navy. Union warships enacted a blockade of the Confederate coast that placed a stranglehold on Confederate trade. Though they attempted to counter the might...
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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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The pursuit of the Goeben and the battle of the River Plate

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

The Battle of the River Plate is one of the best known encounters of the Second World War. It was the first major sea battle of that conflict, and it came on 13 December 1939, a time when the so-called ‘phony war’ was in full swing – the brief period when the Second...
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Battleship showdown: Vanguard vs. Tirpitz – what might have happened

by | January 26, 2019 | History Article | 0 Comments

In the previous article we looked at HMS Vanguard, Britain’s last battleship. She was completed too late for the Second World War.[1] But what if she had been able to join that conflict, as originally intended when she was first planned in 1939? Could we have had...
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Stories from the Navy with Buddy Stewart

by | September 21, 2019 | History Article | 0 Comments

In our latest stories from the navy segment , we talk to Buddy Stewart. You might know him as the gallant captain of the Navy General Board Facebook Group. He agreed to share some stories from his time in the Navy. From service aboard USS Deyo to his time as an...
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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. 

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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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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