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Cold War USN Missile Cruisers

Cold War USN Missile Cruisers 41 missile cruisers 1955-1964 USN Missile cruisers developed in the 1950s testing brand new weapons…

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Romeo class submarines

Conventional SSK attack submarines (Project 633, 1957) 21 submarines (1958-62) Introduction: Perhaps not the best-known cold war conventional submarine of…

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Cold War Soviet Destroyers

160 Destroyers (45 in 1990) Foreworld: A destroyer force dwarved by NATO The Soviet Navy was the “poor parent” compared…

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Amatsukaze (1963)

Amatsukaze (1863) Japanese Self Defence Naval Force – Missile destroyer (1963-1990) Development & Context DG 163 was the first Japanese…

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Soviet Frigates

c120 ASW Frigates 1947-1990 A general overview: During the cold war, the Soviet Union developed the most formidable naval force…

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Cold War Soviet Cruisers (1947-90)

Conventional and missile Cruisers, projects and conversions (1947-90) 62 Cruisers 1947-90 Overview: From conventional to missile warfare In February 1946…

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Hospital Ships

World’s navies (1863 to today) As these lines are written, the world would remember medical personal and nurses involved in…

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Komar class FACs (1960)

Komar class FACs (1960) Proyekt 183R – 112 boats 1952-60 The world’s first Fast Attack Crafts: USSR in the early…

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Kynda class cruisers (1961-63)

Kynda class cruisers (1961-63) Groznyy, Admiral Fokin, Admiral Golovko, Varyag Kynda The four ships of the Kynda class were the…

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Type 092 (NATO Xia class) SSBN (1981)

Type 092 (NATO Xia class) SSBN (1981) Chinese PLAN (1981) – 1 Ballistic Nuclear Submarine The first Chinese SSBN: It…