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- Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:46 pm
- Forum: The Ironclad & Pre-dreadnought Era (1860-1905)
- Topic: The REAL first 'all big gun' battleship
- Replies: 23
- Views: 25383
Re: The REAL first 'all big gun' battleship
Woohoo! Let's hear it for Worth!
- Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:55 am
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: How would you improve the Kriegsmarine
- Replies: 151
- Views: 45450
Re: How would you improve the Kriegsmarine
German cruiser design fell into a period of indecision after completion of the Leipzig design. Early studies in 15cm ships made little progress, so the next light cruiser (Nurnberg) was little changed from Leipzig. Eventually the "M" class evolved, but it was on the back-burner for some ye...
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:00 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Wooden Submarine Chasers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3151
Re: Wooden Submarine Chasers
The standard source is Flot SSSR, Korabli i suda lendliza by S. S. Berezhnoi. You have to be careful, though, because Soviet records often disagree with American records on the names assigned upon transfer. Another small but helpful book is Project Hula by Richard A. Russell.
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:52 pm
- Forum: Naval Propulsion
- Topic: Mission and propulsion for H-class battleships
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19779
Re: Mission and propulsion for H-class battleships
It would be nice to blame Hitler for everything, but I don't see him as the primary formulator of navy policy.
- Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:13 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: BattleCarriers, a stupid idea?
- Replies: 74
- Views: 15785
Re: BattleCarriers, a stupid idea?
If I'm spending enough money to build a large warship, I'd prefer a ship that does one thing well rather than a ship that does two things badly.
- Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:38 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: HMS Hood's armour layout
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14501
Re: HMS Hood's armour layout
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing about bulkheads. If you look at Yamato's bulkheads, you can see the designers struggling to consider a wide range of bearings.
- Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:42 am
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: HMS Hood's armour layout
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14501
Re: HMS Hood's armour layout
Didn't Alaska also have gradations in her barbette armor?
I think this must be a feature restricted to new ships, at least as far as the Americans are concerned. I'm looking at Nevada, and her barbettes have the same thickness all around.
I think this must be a feature restricted to new ships, at least as far as the Americans are concerned. I'm looking at Nevada, and her barbettes have the same thickness all around.
- Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:19 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: HMS Hood's armour layout
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14501
Re: HMS Hood's armour layout
I don't know that there's anything instructive in that. If a plate CANNOT be hit at a direct angle by any opponent on any bearing, then you may choose to thin that plate. It doesn't imply a preference for a particular target angle.
- Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:33 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: HMS Hood's armour layout
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14501
Re: HMS Hood's armour layout
The RN used nickel steel for its deck protection until starting to switch over to HT in the Orion class (and perhaps Lion?). I was going to guess that Hood's reduced immunity had to do with armor quality, but then you mentioned the old battleships. My second thought was that Hood's main belt height ...
- Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:56 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: HMS Hood's armour layout
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14501
Re: HMS Hood's armour layout
For the plate thickness of British warships, 1 inch = 24.9mm. It is my understanding that, during this period, the British never used HT plates thicker than 1 inch. So if the deck is more than 1in thick, it has to be laminated. Even thinner decks may be laminates. The only reason I can guess for thi...
- Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:42 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Battleship Vittorio Veneto
- Replies: 100
- Views: 29781
Re: Battleship Vittorio Veneto
Yamato is the one that hit Johnston.Note: The IJN battleship which scored hits on the US DDs was I believe the Kongo.
- Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:58 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Battleship Vittorio Veneto
- Replies: 100
- Views: 29781
Re: Battleship Vittorio Veneto
Keep in mind that VV was a "35,000-ton" design just as much as the next ship was a "41,000-ton" design.I've always been surprised at the low displacement stated of 42000 tonnes, given that it had heavier armament, protection and speed compared with the VV.
- Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:10 pm
- Forum: Naval Propulsion
- Topic: Mission and propulsion for H-class battleships
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19779
Re: Mission and propulsion for H-class battleships
Yeah. Nice theory, isn't it?
- Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:10 pm
- Forum: Naval Propulsion
- Topic: Mission and propulsion for H-class battleships
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19779
Re: Mission and propulsion for H-class battleships
It bears repeating that German design does not necessarily mesh with any viable, real-world mission, and that ships were built without any specified role. Bismarck was overkill as a raider. Was that what she was intended for? No one knows. The reversion to diesel propulsion might be seen as a return...
- Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:00 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Battleship Vittorio Veneto
- Replies: 100
- Views: 29781
Re: Battleship Vittorio Veneto
The Italian follow-up to VV is best known in its export version, UP-41. There was an article in Warship (2007?) that gives some details.