destroyer

From 1979 to 1980, the United States Navy proposed updating their remaining obsolete FRAM Gearing class destroyers in the Naval Reserve Force as escorts to protect trans-Atlantic convoys against Soviet submarines. Some of the proposed modernization included replacing the WWII-era 5"/38 twin-gun...

There is no thread on this Iranian Navy project yet. This thread is in no way intended for those who want to spit their venom at Iran, its army or government !

Designed in April 1942 after a contract was designed for designs of the machinery from the Mogador class, Project 148-A was also similar in dimensions, though with a deeper draft. The design had a profile extremely similar to Mogador, but with much enhanced AA, as well as dual purpose 120mm...

The Italian Navy is planning a pair of 10,000 ton Destroyers, known for the time being as DDX. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2020/11/09/italy-plans-new-destroyers-for-2028-delivery/ These would be the largest surface combatants built in Western Europe since the 40s.

Hi! Here is an unbuilt early design of Type 054 frigate. Using 3K95 Klinok short range surface to air missile.

Image found at the Shipbucket and Shipmodeler forums: Does anyone have any additional details or specifications?

Litton Industries (Ingalls Shipbuilding) produced a privately-funded design alternative for the DDX that it called DDM (Destroyer, Missiles) in 1980. Link to US Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman...

In 1944 the Royal Navy attempted to built a new class of destroyers, better and larger than the then new Weapon class but still smaller then the Battle as well the Daring classes. It would be the Gael class destroyers. There were to be eight units (names: Gael, Gallant, Gauntlet, Guernsey...