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Quebec class submarines (1950)

Project 615 – NATO “Quebec” 30 submarines (1950-54) Preserved M-296 These thirty conventional attack submarines called internally project 615, were…

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Cold War Soviet Submarines

Cold War Soviet Submarines circa 1,450 submarines 1950-90 Introduction The Soviet silent service in the cold war: Like in the…

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Vietnam Naval Warfare

Operations, ships, organization – 1965-1975 The longest conflict of the cold war USS Intrepid, south China sea 1965 The war…

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Chapayev class cruisers

Project 68 Chapayev class cruisers (1941) 5 cruisers (1941): Chapayev, Zheleznyakov, Kuybyshev, Chkalov, Frunze The Chapayev class cruisers were a…

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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…