by Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | Apr 7, 2022 | History Article
NOTE: This is an opinion piece created for discussion purposes and does not reflect the views or opinions of the Canadian government or the Royal Canadian Navy. A Brief History The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the youngest naval forces in the western world. It was...
by Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | Nov 30, 2021 | History Article
Project 1155 Fregat known in the west as the Udaloy class These ships are the work horse of the surface fleet for the Russian navy, despite their age they have proved reliable and quite versatile they are often deployed on the longer-range operations such as the Gulf...
by Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | Jul 19, 2021 | History Article, News
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...
by Blair Shaw EMLog MInsTA CMILT MSOE | Mar 20, 2021 | History Article
Designed in the late 1950’s by Abram Samuilovich Kassatsier the Project 651 NATO codenamed Juliett class boats were the Soviet Union’s first real purpose built conventionally powered cruise missile submarines; they would also be the last. These boats were...
by Matthew Wright | Oct 11, 2020 | History Article
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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