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  1. Lascaris

    Cost of light fleet carriers?

    Trying to figure out which countries could actually handle the cost of light fleet carriers in 1946-60, so do we have any actual data at what prices the Colossus and Majestic class ships were sold by Britain in 1946-60? And for that matter how much their modernization with angled fight decks and...
    • Lascaris
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    • 1950s aircraft carrier armada de la república argentina cold war director of naval construction (royal navy) directorate of naval construction early 1960s great britain indian navy late 1940s light fleet carrier marine nationale marinha do brasil post-world war ii royal australian navy royal canadian navy royal navy royal netherlands navy royal spanish navy united states navy
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  2. U

    Does anyone know about the KGV class with 15/45" guns blueprint designed in 1935?

    https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/uk/king-george-v-class-battleships.php?amp=1 According to the site, I'm looking for three KGV-class designs designed in 1935 with nine 15-inch guns, but I couldn't find them no matter how much I looked. Is there anyone who knows more details about the design?
    • Username666
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    • 1920s 1935 admiralty battleships director of naval construction (royal navy) directorate of naval construction great britain interwar period late 1930s pre-world war ii royal navy
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  3. K

    Carrier/Liner hybrid

    from Flight Global 31mar2015 -75 years ago: "The US maritime Commission is calling tenders for the Construction of two luxury liners which are capable of conversion into aircraft carriers. Speed is stated to be 24 knots and they are intended for operation in the Pacific." I guess this...
    • Kugelblitz
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    • 1920s 1939 1940 4p 4 aircraft carrier british commonwealth british empire director of naval construction (royal navy) directorate of naval construction early 1940s great britain interwar period late 1930s ocean liner ships taken up from trade stuft trade division (royal navy) united states united states maritime commission united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  4. Temistocle

    Cultivator Number 6

    Hi, I searched the entire forum, but I did not find a thread about the Cultivator Number 6, a projected trenching machine; maybe it is well known to some of the readers, but I think it need a thread due to its particularity. Here the Cultivator as described by Winston Churchill in his book...
    • Temistocle
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    • british army department of naval land equipment directorate of naval construction mine plough ministry of supply royal engineers royal navy united kingdom white rabbit number six world war ii
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  5. Tzoli

    Royal Navy Lion Class Battleship series 1938-1945

    The Royal Navy's second 16" armed battleships history was a long and bumpy road of large number of designs and the inability on the Admiralty's side to actually start and continue it's work on them or choose a design to produce. First I present the 1938 designs: Design 14A-38 This is the first...
    • Tzoli
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    • admiralty battleships director of naval construction (royal navy) directorate of naval construction early 1930s early 1940s great britain interwar period pre-world war ii royal navy world war ii
    • Replies: 158
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  6. Grey Havoc

    HMS Hood 1942 Large Repair

    http://www.hmshood.com/history/construct/repair42.htm Some very interesting potential outcomes. The one based along the lines of the KGV class would have likely been very effective indeed.
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1930s 1942 admiralty battlecruiser british empire director of naval construction (royal navy) directorate of naval construction early 1940s great britain interwar period royal navy shipbuilding world war ii
    • Replies: 121
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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