Many years ago I read about SWATH being the ideal hull form for future naval ships because of their superior seakeeping ability to monohulls. There stability made them ideal for carriers according to an article I read in Proceedings of the American Naval Institute.
We breifly saw concept art...
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Many, many years ago a discussion forum for never-were ship designs was created called Warship Projects which is currently in version 3 here. I thought I'd post some of the more interesting projects here. This topic covers various designs by Ansaldo in Italy for Russia, Greece and Spain and the...
Hi everbody
I have found some ! Austro-Hungarian "(Hovercraft)" from 1915
It should be a torpedo boat or demolition boat with 1200kg warhead!
Here are a few good Websites that describe the system...
First post of a long topic about Italian battleship Francesco Caracciolo and the many designs for her in 1914-1919.
A quick summary;
A-series with 12x381mm guns
B-series unknown?
C-series definitive Caracciolo with 8x381mm guns in duples. What was actually built (but not finished)
D-series with...
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