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I know this general subject has come up before, but with the growing access to documents in the NAO and elsewhere I thought I would just check this one again. I first saw "Ramillies" listed as the cancelled fifth RN Polaris submarine in Conway's fighting ships when it appeared in the 80s...

On page 241 of "The Decline of British Seapower" by Desmond Wettern, the then Minister of Aviation (Julian Amery) told a Business Dinner on 9 September 1964 that the Government were considering building an ocean-going "hovership" for the RN. His Ministry and the MOD would make preliminary...

I have spent a considerable time searching the web for details, but to-date have not found what I am looking for. There have been occaisions in the past when, due to budgetary and/or political changes the British Royal Navy have had to re-appraise plans. What I am looking for in particular...

Who can flesh this lot out? 1954: Sperry/UK, licence from Sperry/US: intended for (to be) Blue Streak. Bracknell clean room. Abandoned for: 3/57: Elliott licence from Bosch Arma (ATLAS kit). Rochester clean room. B Streak died 13/4/60 but INS work continued for Blue Steel. 1957: Ferranti...

This thread was inspired by a brief exchange on the 'New British Carriers...' thread, over in Military. It's where members can post suggestions, paper napkin designs, drawings, etc., and discuss the pros and cons of converting the CVF's [CVA - Aircraft Carrier (Attack) as they are now formally...

British Trident Subs to Field Enhanced U.S.-Made Warheads Monday, April 4, 2011 The United Kingdom's nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines are to receive an enhanced version of a U.S.-manufactured nuclear warhead, the Federation of American Scientists said on Friday (see GSN, Feb. 7)...

In the 60s the RN looked at using missiles possibly derived from Blue Water or similar as a replacement for carrier aircraft. Nothing came of it and Exocet was bought in 1970. Was any serious work ever done?

Hi all, I search for drawing of some Hawker fighter projects. Hope you can help: 1) Hawker Henley Escort fighter conversion 2) Hawker Henley Close Support Bomber 3) Hawker Typhoon with Turbo-Supercharger 4) Hawker Tempest with Bristol Centaurus 5) Hawker Tempest Mk.I with Sabre IV 6)...

Author Anthony Trew's first novel 'Two Hours to Darkness' (1963) is the first novel I know of that features the idea of a SSBN commander suffering a mental breakdown and deciding to carry out a live fire test of the missiles under his control. But what is truly interesting about the novel is...

Leaks reported on SDSR were accurate. Harrier and current carriers to be retired, in 2011 for Harrier. 1 CVF to get cats and traps and F-35C from 2020. Other CVF to be mothballed. Nimrod MRA.4 cancelled, new 'low cost frigates' to join escort force numbering 19. Reduced Tornado fleet retained...

Brooke Marine Offshore Patrol Ships Source: Aviation et Marine International November 1979

SRN4 Hovercraft concepts Source: http://www.tboverse.us/HPCAFORUM/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=959&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

Artist's impression of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) light destroyer (DDL) project from 1966 to 1972. Source: http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=54420 For more information. URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_light_destroyer_project

Two artist's impressions of the Royal Navy's proposed future aircraft carrier (CVF) from 1999. These both show examples designed to operate STOVL aircraft. Source: http://navy-matters.beedall.com/cvf2.htm

According to Cold War submarines: the design and construction of U.S. and Soviet submarines By Norman Polmar, Kenneth J. Moore: "The Royal Navy also considered - very briefly - the possibility of a small nuclear propelled submarine" The book mentions these in the context of midget submarines...

Latest stories are that the entire RAF Tornado fleet may be retired. The £7.5bn 'saved' may help pay for a Trident replacement. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1298871/RAF-Tornado-fleet-faces-axe-bid-save-7bn.html This is still speculative (the 'leak' was hardly an agreed policy...

From The Ship Model Forum, a 1:96 scale model of Royal Navy G3 battlecruiser by Alex McFadian. The name HMS Anson is conjecture. Source: http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=35041

We all know CVA-01 was scheduled to start building in 1966 and that F-4 Phantoms had been ordered as a stop gap replacement for the Sea Vixen following the cancellation of the Naval P1154. So if the fateful decision to cancel the CVA-01 and dispose of the fixed wing carrier fleet hadn't...

November 1945 Deputy Controller indicates that nine CVs would be needed for 1950. This being at that time the three Ark Royal Class and the other six being Illustriouses. At wars end HMS Eagle is 23% completed. Fifth Sea Lord considered the Illustriouses not worth modernising, the money better...

(Surprisingly there are no dedicated topics to this project within the Naval Projects, which was a surprise to me, plenty of references across the forum and movie posted in The Bar, but no specific project thread. :-\) The prime source for the CVF program was Richard Breedals Navymatters.com...