Tag Archives: naval vessels

Your Battleship and Her Requirements

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Your Battleship and Her Requirements: (Newsmap, May 1944)

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Bolzano Italian Heavy Cruiser

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Bolzano Italian Heavy Cruiser See Also: Italian Navy Ship Silhouettes Source: FM 30-50: Recognition Pictorial Manual of Naval Vessels, U.S. Navy Department, September 1943.

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Russian Battleship Sevastopol

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Details and illustrations from a U.S. Naval Intelligence 1943 report on the Russian battleship Sevastopol: BATTLESHIP SEVASTOPOL GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Date laid down: 1909. Date commissioned: 1915. Normal displacement: 23,000 tons. Length overall: 594 feet. Beam: 87 feet. Maximum draft: 27 … Continue reading →

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Naval Terminology

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Summary of naval terminology from FM 30-50: Recognition Pictorial Manual of Naval Vessels, U.S. Navy Department, September 1943: TERMINOLOGY ABAFT _ _ _ behind; toward stern from. ABEAM _ _ _ at right angles to the keel. AMIDSHIPS _ _ … Continue reading →

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U.S. Naval Vessels Type Designations

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. Navy WWII vessel type abbreviations from FM 30-50: Recognition Pictorial Manual of Naval Vessels, U.S. Navy Department, September 1943: TYPE DESIGNATIONS: U.S. NAVAL VESSELS PRINCIPAL COMBATANT TYPES BB  Battleship CB  Large Cruiser CV Aircraft Carrier CVL Aircraft Carrier (Light) … Continue reading →

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