shipbuilding

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I assume I'm not the only one that has noticed the growing trend of utilizing inverted bows on large surface combatants that's emerging currently. As far as I am aware the Zumwalt-Class kickstarted the trend in the 21st century at least, with the French FDI following and Germany and Korea...

everyone who is a fan or enthusiast of the US Navy, keep moaning about the issues with US shipbuilding. the only reasonable way to revitalize this industry is by buying smaller vessels that can be built in smaller yards. a single basic hull form that can be mass produced, and then have...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on June 2nd for the new shiplift at the BAE Jacksonville Ship Repair facility in Jacksonville, Florida. Built by Pearlson Shiplift Corporation, it is capable of lifting 25,000 ton ships. This is one of the 10 largest shiplifts in the world. The new shiplift...

This came to mind in a thread about US ship production, and I thought it should be spun off into its own thread for proper discussion. While Armored Cruisers were overtaken by Battlecruisers leading up to WW1, I suspect that is largely because the existing (Armored) Cruisers were all still...

Sort of a general topic here, and I hope this is the best spot for it. My question is how one would fix the miserable state that shipbuilding for the USN is in. I've got to assume commercial shipbuilding has suffered greatly as well due to many of the same conditions. It sounds like there aren't...

Watching the decline in size and construction problems encountered by the USN since 1991 I am reminded of the fate of the Royal Navy after WW2. At first sight the US has done rather better. It still has the world's largest force of nuclear strike carriers and its nuclear submarines remain the...

Hi! I am new to this forum, looking for both basic and deeply technical information on the famous German battleship, Bismarck. My aim is to gather technical and scientific information about this ship, then recreate it rigorously in an ambitious university project and, subsequently, publish it...

Hopefully there are some people experienced enough around these parts who could provide their insight. Ideally, people with actual experience in submarine construction would know this best, but hey, every little bit helps. So below is a series of photos of Type 09I submarine. Best photos I...

Howdy folks! I recently came across these two designs/blueprints of the D-class panzerschiffe (more like battlecruisers at this point), which were originally named Ersatz Elsass and Ersatz Hessen that eventually became battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau from my understanding of their...

During WWII the US Navy received 22 of 32 Essex Class Carriers; 4 of 6 Iowa Class Battleships and two of six Alaska Class Large Cruisers plus dozens of other cruisers, hundreds of destroyers and submarines, and thousands of smaller and auxiliary ships. Nearing completion were the three Midway...

On oceanlinersblog a thread divided in three posts : https://oceanlinersblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/16/the-ships-that-never-sailed-part-1/ https://oceanlinersblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/22/the-ships-that-never-sailed-part-2/...

I wish to ask, if anybody knows what were the building capacity of the major shipyards of Japan in the 1900-1950 period, eg how long were the drydock facilities and building slips of these shipyards? Ishikawajima Shipyard Uraga Dockyards Kawasaki Dockyards Kure Naval Arsenal Maizurue Naval...

The Koreans and Japanese (not to mention the Chinese) are able to churn out warships by the dozen more cheaply than what the US yards can. The 30DX and Daegu frigates, especially come to mind compared to the FFG(X). Most people attribute to this to Koreans and Japanese building to commercial...

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.

As Korean Shipyards Founder, Central Bank Dragged Into Rescue Bid (Reuters, via gCaptain) Thoughts?

"NEWTOWN, Conn. --- Two radical weapons will revolutionize naval warfare in the second decade of the 21st century, according to Forecast International's new analysis, "The Market for Naval Surface Warfare Systems." Lasers will be tasked with anti-aircraft, anti-missile, and anti-small-craft...

"Change missile-fighting concepts, add lasers and railguns on ships, expert urges" Nov. 17, 2014 - 03:45AM | By CHRISTOPHER P. CAVAS Source: http://www.defensenews.com/article/20141117/DEFSECT03/311170019

Vision for the 2026 Surface Fleet by Commander, Naval Surface Forces, January 2014 http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/Documents/2026Vision.pdf

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