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I can't draw properly even on paper,but this is just awesome. xD

The Frunze battlecruiser was a product of the Cold War, part of the Kirov-class of cruisers. Though serving in her intended role for years, she was later renamed as the Admiral Lazarev after 1992. Though traditionally classified as a missile cruiser, the Frunze and her Kirov-class ships are also known as battlecruisers because of the long range and firepower they possess. Next to aircraft carriers, the Frunze and her associated class of warships represent some of the largest sea-going vessels on the water today. The Frunze is powered by twin nuclear reactors of KN-3 PWR type which work in conjunction with twin steam boilers which in turn feed two shafts. A top speed of over 30 knots can be attained and the nuclear reactors provide for an essentially unlimited range making her a prime adversary of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in the West. Initially intended to hunt and destroy NATO and American submarines, the Frunze graduated to become so much more in the way of a complete warship. Her armament is an array of cannons, torpedoes, rockets and missiles. The main armament of the Frunze is her 20 x P-700 Granit anti-ship missiles held in a forward "missile farm" This is augmented by some 128 SA-N-8 surface-to-air missiles for anti-aircraft defense. This is further helped by another 96 S-300PMU surface-to-air missiles to counter additional closing threats. The SA-N-8 Gecko system further ensures the vessels survivability as 44 of the type are carried aboard. Rockets can be launched from the twin RBU-1000 and RBU-12000 for anti-ship / surface-to-surface work at closer ranges. Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) support is handled by the battery of 8 x 30mm/L60 AK-630 anti-aircraft gatling systems. 10 x torpedo tubes mounting 533mm types are also provided. The Frunze's profile is dominated by a tall mast set amidships with a secondary and shorter mast directly abaft. Her superstructure takes up most of her midship and stern area while the bow contains the large amount of missile firing ports needed for the bulk of her long-range arsenal. Accommodations for personnel on board total over 700 sailors, officers and a small contingent of airmen. Her air arm is represented by three Kamov-brand Ka-27 "Helix" or Ka'25 "Hormone" type anti-ship / anti-submarine helicopters which are stored in hangars below deck. Onboard systems afforded to the Frunze include sonar, fire control, navigation and search radars. As of this writing, the Admiral Lazarev (formerly Frunze) was waiting to be re-commissioned after having spent some time in limbo. This, of course, is directly related to budgetary constraints faced by Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. In any case, it is foreseeable that the Admiral Lazarev will see active service in the resurging Russian military movement. Her primary region of operation is the Pacific Ocean. Frunze (Admiral Lazarev) Nuclear-Powered Guided Missile Cruiser / Battlecruiser Country of Origin: Soviet Union Initial Year of Service: 1984 Operators: Soviet Union (Russia) Crew: 727 Length: 830ft (252.98m) Beam: 94ft (28.65m) Draught: 30ft (9.14m) Displacement: 28,000tons Machinery: 2 x KN-3 PWR nuclear reactors with 2 x steam boilers feeding 2 x shafts at 140,000shp. Surface Speed: 32kts (37mph) Range: Essentially Unlimited

Axia, on 05 March 2013 - 03:01 PM, said: Picture? Pictures fixed (At least from my point of view).

CV-47 FURIOUS 1917,1918,1930 AND 1942 http://www.shipbucke...URIOUS 1917.png http://www.shipbucke...URIOUS 1918.png http://www.shipbucke...URIOUS 1930.png http://www.shipbucke...URIOUS 1942.png

HMS HOOD 1920 AND 1941. http://www.shipbucke...C Hood 1920.png http://www.shipbucke...C Hood 1941.png

Smederevac94, on 04 March 2013 - 01:15 PM, said: There are pictures here but I can not open them. Yea,same problem for me.I'm wondering why. :Smile_unsure:

In 1911 the Imperial Japanese Diet (Teikoku-gikai) passed funds to support the Naval Emergency Expansion Bill that authorized the design and construction of a battleship and four battlecruisers. Due to a lack of port facilities and big guns in Japan proper, the Japanese navy approached Great Britain and Sir George Thurston to propose blueprints of a battlecruiser to be built in England for the Pacific nation. An agreement was reached and the keel to what would become the IJN Kongo was laid down on January 17th, 1911, at the Vickers shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria and she would be formally commissioned in August of 1913. The IJN Kongo was first of a class of four-strong 26,230 ton battlecruisers for Japan and the last major Japanese warship to be built out of the country - the other three would be built in Japan. She was the first ship in the Japanese navy - and the world - to feature 14-inch (356mm) main guns and four dual-mounted turrets, two held forward and two aft. This arraignment allowed a full complement of 8 x big guns to engage a target in unison. As built, the secondary armament were sixteen single-mounted 6-inch (152mm) guns with eight located to port and eight to starboard. Anti-aircraft protection was 8 x 3-inch (76mm) guns in single mounts, these evenly divided around the ship deck structure. As in most capital ships of the day, the Kongo was fitted with 8 x 21-inch (533mm) torpedo tubes in mounts of four on each side of the ship. As mentioned, the three remaining ships of the Kongo-class were built in Japan using the blueprints of the original. Next in line came the IJN Hiei in 1914 followed by the IJN Haruna and the IJN Kirishima, both of these in 1915 and all three built at local Japanese shipyards. Each was completed with a small bridge and two identifiable tripod masts. The ships sported three funnels and a sleek profile. Interestingly, the Vickers design supported the present-day methodology of the battlecruiser as having heavy armament, a high maximum speed and limited armor protection. The armor protection used in 1913 was 23.3 % of the ship's total weight and she was built to take fire from 14-inch enemy shells at ranges up to 21,900 yards. Her overall firepower made the IJN Kongo, and her class, some of the most formidable ships in the world at the time. The British appreciated the Kongo design to the point that the Lion-class of battlecruisers and her lead ship - the HMS Tiger - were thought to have been influenced by the Japanese design. The British knew war was coming to Europe and contacted the Japanese to lease the Kongo and her sister ships, however, Japan politely declined. On August 3rd, 1914 the German Empire declared war and, within days, the Japanese government demanded that Germany remove their troops from Tsingtao. Germany refused and Japan declared war against the German Empire on August 23rd and subsequently attacked and took the German island possessions in the Marshalls, Caroline, and Mariana Islands and the stronghold islands of the Palau group. Kongo and Hiei, assigned to the First Battleship Division, were directed to support Japanese troops by patrolling the Chinese coast. Kongo spent World War 1 at the Naval base at Sasebo or on patrol along the Chinese coast. Kongo and her sisters became the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy who continued to modernize the class as years went on. Kongo was placed in reserve in 1918, the final year of the war, and received anti-torpedo bulges to her hull and upgrades on her deck armor. In 1924, the decision to improve the tripod masts by adding supports allowed for watch point platforms to be installed. Additionally, extra searchlights and spotter positions on the new massive pagoda mast developed by the Japanese Navy itself was installed. A hood was added to the most forward funnel to reduce smoke on the new pagoda. The turrets were modified to allow the gun elevation to increase from 30-degrees to 40-degrees. New boilers were added and armor was increased by 3,800 tons, reducing her maximum speed from 27.5 knots to 25.9 knots. Space for three floatplane aircraft were added along with a catapult launcher and retrieval crane. At the outbreak of World War 2 in the Pacific, Kongo was positioned to attack the Philippines, Malaya, and the Dutch West Indies. During the Battle of Midway, Kongo was stationed with Admiral Kondo's covering group. Kondo and Hiei were needed at Guadalcanal to shell Henderson Field. Later, on November 13th, 1942, Hiei and Kirishima were engaged with the US Navy and inflected heavy damage on American ships. However, Hiei herself was hit by naval fire and air attack and sank the next day. Kongo was removed for her final refit and was not involved in combat operations until 1943 and into 1944. She was sent to aid the Japanese fleet during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944. Kongo was witness to the destruction of the Imperial Japanese fleet during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in recorded history. Kongo was then ordered back to Japan in late November of 1944 and passed through Formosa Straight. On November 21st, she was sighted and sunk by the US Navy submarine, the USS Sealion. This action made the IJN Kongo the only Japanese battleship to be sunk by a submarine in all of World War 2 and her downing also marked the last time a battleship was sunk by a submarine in naval history. source link

Smederevac94, on 04 March 2013 - 02:35 PM, said: Already exists topic about IJN Kongo here: http://forum.worldof.../371-ijn-kongo/ oops,sorry,my bad.

The heavy cruisers of the Canarias Class were designed by M.Watts after the British County class, whose general hull lines and main armament can be observed on the Spanish cruisers. The three funnels of the County cruisers were reduced to two and trunked into a single odd-looking uptake. The superstructures was also different, more modern and compact. Horizontal protection was similar to that of their British cousins, but vertical protection was increased. Torpedo bulges were boosted. The machinery was also enhanced in order to reach 33 effective knots. As with the Counties, these cruisers were good seakeepers. The antiaircraft armament consisted in eight 120 mm guns and smaller AA that changed during the war. They were designed to feature 12 fixed torpedo tubes and a catapult but none of these was ever fitted. The Baleares entered service with only three (two according to some other sources) of their 203 mm turrets. They were rushed to commission and would be completed during the war. Their construction began in 1928, political troubles delayed their completion and as of July 1936 they were still fitting at El Ferrol. They therefore fell in the hands of the Nationalists. Their speed and armament were to become among the most valuable Nationalist assets in the conflict. Laid down: 15 August 1928. Launched: 28 May 1931. Completed: September 1936. Retired : December 1975 The most famous and active of the ships of the Spanish Civil War entered in service in September 1936, with 102 mm guns instead of the 120 mm AA guns, and a director for land guns. As the ship was quickly commissioned and her crew (for the most part made up of young volunteers) mostly untrained, the Canarias was not used in the Bay of Biscay against the Republican fleet. The Canarias was instead sent with Almirante Cervera to the strait of Gibraltar after the bulk of the Republican fleet headed North. On 29 September, the cruisers spotted two Republican destroyers blocking the strait (Almirante Ferrándiz and Gravina). The Canarias opened fire against the Ferrándiz at 20000 mt. and scored a fatal hit with the third salvo, sinking the destroyer in a few minutes. The Gravina could manage to escape unscathed to Casablanca. In only a handful of minutes the Nationalists were able to wrest the control of the strait from the Republicans. Moving the Republican fleet to the Bay of Biscay turned out to be a major strategic mistake. In the following months (almost always with the Cervera) she alternated operations in the Bay of Biscay with those in the Mediterranean sea, bombarding the Catalan coast, and supporting the seize of Malaga. In October, the cruisers attempted to intercept the Republican fleet returning to the Mediterranean: the two squadrons crossed their paths at night without founding each other. On 12 December, Canarias sank the Soviet cargo ship Konsomol off Oran. The sinking spurred an international incident, and since then the Soviets would be much less willing to sacrifice their merchant ships to support the Republicans. In February 1937 the Canarias collided with a Greek freighter and she had to be repaired in Cadiz. Baleares then joined her and both cruisers were transferred to their new homeport in Mallorca. In March, she fought in the Bay of Biscay seizing several cargo ships. On April 25, Canarias and Baleares, after bombarding Malaga, entered the harbor of Cartagena and harassed the Republican fleet. After a short skirmish without consequences on either side, the Nationalist cruisers left before enemy shore guns (380 mm-15'') were able to join the fray. They then attempted to intercept the Jaime I which had run aground the previous day but could find shelter in time at Almeria. The Canarias, with the others cruisers, escorted convoys coming from Italy. The night of 23 September, somewhere off Calella (Menorca) the cruiser seized two transports bound for the island, after the three escorting destroyers had fled. In October 1937, after the fall of the northern front, the Nationalist fleet operated in the Mediterranean sea. In January 1938 the Canarias bombarded Barcelona, and in February the Nationalist cruisers bombarded various ports on the Republican controlled coast besides escorting several convoys. On 27 August, the Canarias intercepted enemy destroyer José Luis Díez sorting from Le Havre and bound for Cartagena. The Canarias was able to cripple the destroyer with a single hit but the hapless José Luis Díez could escape to Gibraltar. Until the end of the war, the only action worth of notice is the blockade of Cartagena in the last days of the war. After the war the Canarias underwent various modifications until she was withdrawn from service in 1975. http://ww2drawings.j...ss/Canarias.jpg

Thanks for sharing.

The Dreadnoughts of the España class were the smallest in the world due to budgetary restrictions. Though their armament was competent enough, these ships lacked the necessary protection and speed. However, they were authentic battleships and not merely coastal ships. The construction of more powerful battleships (343 mm guns) was abandoned when World War I broke out. Originally there were three ships in this class: España, Alfonso XIII and Jaime I. The construction of the latter lasted considerably more after the war had started. España (ex-Alfonso XIII) Laid down: 23 February 1910. Launched: 7 May 1913. Completed: 16 August 1915 . Sunk: 30 April 1937. In July 1936 the España, by then a decrepit ship, was in reserve at El Ferrol with a reduced complement. The battleship was seized by the nationalists after a Republican attempt to defend her. She was quickly refitted (12 August), and , together with destroyer Velasco, was used to blockade the Republican northern coast and to support landings. On August 31, she was hit by a torpedo from the Republican submarine C-4 that turned out to be a dud. With the Almirante Cervera and destroyer Velasco, she took part in the seize of San Sebastian. When finally the Republicans deployed their fleet to the North, the Nationalists reduced their naval activity to avoid a confrontation with a numerically superior enemy fleet. When the Republican ships left the North, the España returned to her blockade and bombardment duties. On 30 April 1937 somewhere off Santander, destroyer Velasco spotted a freighter trying to force the blockade and radioed España to come and help with her big guns. While approaching the coast, the old battleship struck a mine and sank rapidly. The Velasco abandoned the chase and was able to rescue all of España's crew but five. Jaime I Laid down: 5 February 1912. Launched: 21 September 1914. Completed: September 1921. Sunk: 17 June 1937. At the beginning of the war, the Jaime I was homeported at Santander. With cruisers Libertad and Miguel de Cervantes she received an order to head for Gibraltar strait. While underway, the crews, loyal to the Republic, attempted a mutiny and eventually seized the ships. The now Republican vessels joined with seven destroyers and regrouped in Tangier (a neutral port) where they established their base on July 20. On July 22, the Jaime I participated with the cruisers in the bombardment of enemy positions at La Linea and on 25 July at Ceuta. Jaime I After the protest of the Nationalists, the International Committee was forced to evict the Republican fleet from Tangier. From then on, the Republican ships chose Malaga as their home port and maintained the blockade of the Gibraltar strait. On 5 August, thanks to the air support, the Nationalists were able to force a convoy from Morocco through the Republican bloackade. Only the destroyer Alcalá Galiano was able to somewhat harass enemy cargo ships but Nationalist gunboat Dato succeded in keeping the destroyer at bay and the Galiano had to withdraw.. On 7 August the Jaime I and Libertad bombarded the coast of Algeciras and sank the gunboat Dato. On 13 August, the Jaime I was hit by an aerial bomb while moored at Malaga. El Jaime I in Cartagena 14-8-1936 In September the battleship was dispatched in support of the Republican territories in the North with cruisers Libertad and Cervantes and five destroyers. The operation achieved little success and the Nationalists succeded in wresting the control of the strait. After that episode Republican fleet command was moved to Cartagena, in the Mediterranean. From there, Jaime I participated in some bombardment missions. In April, after bombarding the city of Malaga, the Jaime I ran aground. She was salvaged and sheltered in Almeria. There, on 21 May 1937, she was hit by three bombs. The Jaime I, while under tow to Cartagena on 17 June, suffered an internal explosion which caused 300 dead and her total loss.

Found one more picture of Canarias.

Laid down: 15 August 1928. Launched: 20 April 1932. Completed: 28 December 1936. Sunk: 6 March 1938 Like her sister, at the beginning of the war the Baleares was laid up at El Ferrol . She entered in service, still unfinished, in December 1936. The Baleares did not carry the fourth turret until the summer of 1937. She accompanied the Canarias in the first missions at the beginning of 1937, but she operated almost always alone thereafter. At dawn on May 20, while escorting a tanker in fog, she crossed the bulk of the Republican fleet, (two cruisers and six destroyers) but was only able to spot the first two ships in the line and exchanged fire with them without consequences on either side. On 12 July, off Valencia the cruiser found six Republican destroyers escorting two ships. She scare them off with gunfire but the freighters could escape. In the morning of 7 September, alone again, the Baleares found a convoy of four westbound freighters, escorted by the Libertad, the Méndez Núnez and seven destroyers off cape Cherchell (Algeria). Though in an unfavorable position, between land and the enemy force, the Nationalist cruiser engaged the two opposing cruisers while Republican destroyers would stay with the convoy.. Despite fire from the Baleares was far from accurate, she managed to score a hit on the Libertad, but received was in turn two shells from the enemy cruiser and one of them started a dangerous fire in the 120 mm magazine. While the other cruiser Méndez Núnez was out of Baleares' range, the Libertad broke off the engagement and turned toward the convoy. The Baleares then started to shadow the enemy fleet. In the afternoon, after repeatedly losing contact, the Baleares was able to find the Republican cruisers again and another inconclusive skirmish started. She eventually broke off the contact and waited for the Canarias, steaming from Ceuta, to resume the chase. But the two Nationalist cruisers could no longer find the convoy that meanwhile had entered the port of Cherchell. Neither were they able to spot the enemy warships, enroute to Cartagena. Despite the damage the lonely Baleares could prevent the enemy convoy from reaching their destination in the Spanish Republic. The night between 5 and 6 March 1938, the three Nationalist cruisers were escorting two freighters, seemingly a routine operation (admiral Moreno the squadron commander, had just given the fleet to his subordinate admiral Vierna) met with a degree of overconfidence. The Republican admiral Ubieta had prepared a raid of MTBs against the cruisers in Palma de Mallorca with the distant support of the Republican fleet. The MTBs operation was cancelled due to the bad weather, but Ubieta decided to stay at sea. Thus the two forces were on a collision course, without either knowing one of the other, toward Cape Palos . At 00.36, almost at the same time, the cruisers Libertad and Méndez Núñez and the five accompanying destroyers sighted the three Nationalist cruisers at 2,000 meters, but only one of the destroyers could manage to fire torpedoes before losing contact. The two forces made several course changes and at 02.00 the Baleares found the enemy squadron again and opened at some 2000 meters. But this time admiral Vierna made the mistake of firing star shells on the horizon, giving away his position to the enemy. Now the Republicans had time to respond: the Baleares was hit by gunfire from the Libertad and almost simultaneously by one or two torpedoes (probably from the Lepanto) that wrecked the ship and blew up the forward magazine and the bridge. The ship stopped dead on fire from bow to stern, quickly developing a list. The Canarias, right behind the Baleares, dodged the hulk, and guided the Cervera outside enemy range. The Republicans didn't pursue and left the area. Canarias and Cervera escorted the convoy until safely homed, then returned to rescue the survivors. Royal Navy destroyers joined in the operation but 700 men had already followed the cruiser to the bottom of the sea.

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Interesting post. +1.

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falcar, on 25 February 2013 - 07:01 PM, said: Wasn't the Rodney credited with a couple of fatal blows to Bismark ? Yes it was.

HMS RODNEY was ordered from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead on 11 December 1922 and laid down on 28th December 1922. She was launched on 17th December 1925 by HRH The Princess Royal, as the 8th RN ship to carry this name, introduced in 1759. It had previously been used for an 1884 battleship, sold in 1909. This ship was fully commissioned at Devonport on 7th December 1927 for service in the Atlantic Fleet. During pre-war service she was refitted periodically but the planned full modernisation was not carried out because of the outbreak of WW2. She was the first RN battleship to be fitted with any radar and the second installation in the Fleet. Type 79Y for detection of aircraft was installed in 1938 and had been intended to go in her sister ship HMS NELSON. However this was changed because the chosen site for the radar aerial would have required the Admiral's flag to occupy an inferior position! After a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings Campaign in March 1942 this ship was adopted by the staff of Glynn Mills Bank in the City of London. P o s t W a r N o t e s HMS RODNEY was honoured by a Royal visit on 29th September 1945, before she paid off at Portsmouth on 30th November that year. The ship was laid-up in Reserve at Rosyth and placed on the Disposal List in March 1948. Sold to BISCO for demolition by TW Ward she arrived in tow at Inverkeithing to be broken-up on 26th March 1948. http://ww2drawings.j...s/Rodney/p1.jpg http://ww2drawings.j...s/Rodney/p2.jpg http://ww2drawings.j...s/Rodney/p3.jpg General Type: Battleship Crew: 1361 Dimensions/Masses Maximum displacement: 42744 t | Length: 216.40 m Width: 32.30 m | Draught: 9.10 m Propulsion/Performances Maximum speed: 23 knots 8 Admiralty 3-drum oil-fired boilers, 2 Brown-Curtis geared turbines, 2 shafts (46000 h.p.) Armor Maximum shielding of the belt: 356 mm Maximum horizontal Shielding: 76 mm Maximum shielding: 356 mm Armament 9 x 406 mm (16-inch) Mk I 45 cal. 12 x 152 mm (B-inch) Mk XII 50 cal. 6 x 120 mm (4.7-inch) H.A. Mk VIII 40 cal. 8 x 2-pdr. A.A. later replaced by 2x8-barrelled mountings . 4 x 3-pdr. (4x1) saluting guns 2 submerged 610 mm (24.5-inch) Torpedo-tubes 2 Aircrafts

Only book I've read about WWI is this : Geoffrey Bennett : Naval battles of the first world war. here's link. It was couple of years ago so I don't even remember it so well,but you can check it out.

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Weird,but cool looking ship. ;D

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