Category: Coldwar Ships
Amatsukaze (1963)
Amatsukaze (1863) Japanese Self Defence Naval Force – Missile destroyer (1963-1990) Development & Context DG 163 was the first Japanese…
Soviet Frigates
c120 ASW Frigates 1947-1990 A general overview: During the cold war, the Soviet Union developed the most formidable naval force…
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…
Hospital Ships
World’s navies (1863 to today) As these lines are written, the world would remember medical personal and nurses involved in…
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…
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…
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…
Type 091 (Han class) nuclear attack submarines (1970)
Type 091 (Han class) SSNs (1970) Chinese PLAN (1970-90) – 5 ships ChangZheng 5 (405) in 1993 The first Chinese…
Type 053H2G Jiangwei I class Frigates (1990)
Chinese PLAN (1990) – Anqing, Huainan, Huaibei, Tongling Based on the classic NATO: Jianghu class (Type 053H), the Type 053H2G…
Type 035 (Ming class) submarines (1973)
Chinese PLAN (1973) 23 ships The Ming class: Last Chinese SSG Type 035B, NATO Ming class, returning from a mission…
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