Few battleships during the Second World War were as specialized as the Iowa class battleships of the United States Navy. Unique designs built with an emphasis on speed, few of their dreadnought contemporaries could keep up with them. However, there was one notable...
NOTE: The opinions and writings in this article are the authors own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Canadian government or armed forces. The Canadians have one of the longest and most inhospitable coast lines in the world, this makes policing the...
Commerce raiding has been employed for many centuries by various nations in the hope of denying the enemy vital supplies. During World War one and two the German U boats became arguably the most famous commerce raiders of all time, their tenacity and vigor twice...
Permission to come onboard Sleek, black and rarely seen; the submarine is without doubt the most powerful weapons carrier man has ever devised, nothing comes close to it for fire power not even the mighty American aircraft carriers. For over half a century these...
Battleships are amazing pieces of engineering. Technological masterpieces that were unique to the Navy that developed them. As Navies honed their designs and introduced newer classes, they incorporated several design features that often set them apart from their...
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