The Worcester class were laid down for the USN at the very end of WW2 and ultimately only two entered service. Conceptually they were very similar the 6 inch cruisers being considered for the RN at the time in that they carried rapid firing DP guns. The ships had a rather awkward layout of 6...
In 1970, the Soviet Navy started Project 1165 Fugas to create a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser. Also at this time, the Soviet Navy intended Project 1144 Orlan to be a nuclear-powered surface ship of some 9,000 tons displacement.
Information on Project 1165 is very scarce and there is...
In the early 1960s, the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations offered the European NATO partners participation in a Multilateral Force (MLF) of Polaris-armed warships that would include surface ships, including disguised merchant vesels, and submarines. The proposal was inspired by the...
Firstly, this is based upon known discussions with the RN, known systems that were proposed and/or existed at one point or another and known sketch designs performed. However these have been combined together to form a single coherent platform that is representative of what could have been built...
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Until the Type 22 frigate the Royal Navy did not follow the USN
in building ships with surface to air missile systems at both ends
like the Leahy and Belknap classes.
There seem to have been plans to do so, including by converting
the County class destroyers to have Seaslug launchers at both...
Possible future variants of the Royal Navy Type 45 ("D" or Daring Class) Destroyer include Type 45 Land Attack variant and Type 45 General Purpose variant.
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anti-submarine warfare
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ballistic missile defense
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Soviet Navy Project 1080 ballistic missile cruiser. The intention was to create a land-attack capability similar to that offered by a US Navy aircraft carrier. Design work was begun in 1970 by Neva PKB.
General Characteristics
Displacement: 15,000 to 16,000 tons
Length: 215 meters (705 feet)...
Does anyone have additional information or concept art for the Air-Dominance Cruiser, CG(X)? It sounds like it will be a replacement of the Ticonderoga-class (CG-47) and use technology developed from the Zumwalt-class project.
http://peoships.crane.navy.mil/CGX/default.htm
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I cross-posted this at the Warships Projects Board....
The 16th edition Norman Polmars' Ships and Aircraft of the US Fleet (pp89-90) mentions a number of unusual carrier proposals being looked at at by the bottom up review at the time of publishing (1997).
They range from an "ultra large...
In Friedman's book on British Destroyers and Frigates there is an interesting account of how the Royal Navy looked at the competing virtues of two ships which are described but never illustrated.
The first is a 10,000 ton escort cruiser armed with Seadart launchers front and aft and with a...
1960s
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anti-submarine warfare
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cold war
cruiser
destroyer
fleet air arm
great britain
guided missile aviation cruiser
royal navy
united kingdom
In Rebuilding the RN Brown notes 'In 1967 consideration was given to a stretched Type 82 to replace the Tiger class as helicopter ships' (DEFE 16/617 (PRO))
Were any drawings made?
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great britain
guided missile aviation cruiser
harrier carrier
late 1960s
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vtol
Dear All,
did you have any useful information about the Italian SLBM Alfa missile?
It was developed during '60s, when Italy had some nuclear ambition (see nuclare submarine project named "Guglielmo Marconi", or the logistic ship named "Enrico Fermi") and was designed and produced by SNIA BPD...
Hi Folks,
I am interested in information on the cancelled British CVA-01 carrier design. Any assistance would be appreciated.
Thankyou in advance.
Regards,
Greg
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anti-submarine warfare
area air defence
cold war
commando carrier
cruiser
fleet air arm
great britain
guided missile aviation cruiser
helicopter carrier
late 1960s
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Any info on this? I'd forgotten all about it then it came up on another board. All I've been able to find is
"A strike cruiser (proposed hull designator: CSGN) was a proposal from DARPA on the next generation of cruisers in the 1980's. It was to be a guided missile attack cruiser with a...
cold war
cruiser
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heavy cruiser
late 1970s
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vstol carriers
Having been home ported at Port Hueneme, California since 30 November 1948, Norton Sound stood out to sea in June of 1962 bound for Norfolk, Virginia and ultimately to Baltimore, Maryland. She arrived at Norfolk, Virginia and was decommissioned on 10 August 1962, and was later towed to Baltimore...
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sam
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