Category: Coldwar Ships
Vittorio Veneto helicopter cruiser (1967)
Helicopter cruiser Vittorio Veneto (1967) In service 1969-2003 The last Italian helicopter missile cruiser Within the frame of NATO’s ASW…
County class missile destroyers (1960)
Royal Navy – 8 ships (2 cancelled), 2 batches 1962-2006 HMS Devonshire, Hampshire, Kent, London, Fife, Glamorgan, Antrim, Norfolk The…
Neustrashimy, Proyekt 41 destroyers
Destroyer Neustrashimy (1952) In service 1955-74 Neustrashimy (“Dauntless”) was an attempt by the admiralty to replace the large-scale Skoriy class…
The Missile Cruiser Colbert (1953-1991)
French Navy (1953-1991) The last French cruiser With the start of the cold war France still possessed a number of…
USS Norfolk (DL-1) Ocean Escort, Cruiser
USS Norfolk (DL-1) Ocean Escort (Cruiser) The USS Norfolk (Destroyer Leader 1) was a new type of large oceanic escort…
Kresta I class cruisers (1964)
Project 1134 Berkut (1964) Admiral Zozulya, Vladivostok, Vitse-Admiral Drozd, Sevastopol. Though considerably larger, more effective and reliable than the previous…
Doria class helicopter cruisers (1962)
Italian Guided Missiles Cruisers and Helicopter cruisers (1962) Andra Doria, Caio Duilio, in service 1964-1992 The first Italian helicopter missile…
Type 024 Hoku class FAC (1965)
Type 024 Hoku class FAC (1965) PCFG Houku/Hegu Class, Type 024 aka Project 24/EM1A. Chinese PLAN (1968-77) – about 110…
De Grasse (1946)
French Navy (1946-1976) De Grasse was the first French post-WW2 cruiser completed, with Colbert. Both their stories went back to…
USS United States (CVA-58)
USS United States (1949) – The atomic carrier 1 laid down (April 1949) The missing link between the wartime Essex…
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