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HMS Nelson was laid down on 28 December 1922, launched on 3 September 1925 and finally commissioned on 15 August 1927. HMS Nelson was one of two Nelson-class battleships built for the Royal Navy between the two World Wars. She was named in honour of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson the victor at the Battle of Trafalgar. The Nelsons were unique in British battleship construction, being the only ships to carry a main armament of 16-inch (406 mm) guns, and the only ones to carry all the main armament forward of the superstructure. These were a result of the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty. Commissioned in 1930, Nelson served extensively in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Indian oceans during World War II. Displacement: 33,950 long tons (34,490 t) standard 41,250 long tons (41,910 t) full load Length: 710 ft (220 m) overall Beam: 106 ft (32 m) Draught: 33 ft (10 m) Propulsion: 8 three-drum superheated boilers 2 Brown-Curtiss single reduction geared turbines, 2 screws, 45,000 hp (34 MW) Speed: 23.5 knots (43.5 km/h; 27.0 mph) (trials) Range: 7,000 nautical miles at 16 knots (13,000 km at 30 km/h) Armament: (1945): 9 × BL 16-inch (406 mm) Mk I guns (3 × 3) 12 × BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XXII guns (6 × 2) 6 × QF 4.7 inch (120mm) anti-aircraft guns (6 × 1) 48 × QF 2-pdr AA (6 octuple mounts) 16 × 40 mm AA (4 × 4) 61 × 20 mm AA guns 2 × 24.5-inch (622 mm) torpedo tubes Mk.I Armour: 14 in (356 mm) midships 6.75 in (171 mm) deck 16 in (406 mm) turret face 13.4 in (340 mm) conning tower sides Aircraft carried: 1, no catapult Fate: Scrapped starting on 15 March 1949.

manthanboeing, on 29 October 2012 - 03:06 PM, said: looks something like the gearing class Something like that

USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692), the original Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Allen Melancthon Sumner, a USMC captain, who was killed in action during World War I. Allen M. Sumner was laid down on 7 July 1943 at Kearny, N. J., by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company; launched on 15 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Allen M. Sumner, Captain Sumner's widow; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 26 January 1944, Commander Norman J. Sampson in command. Fate: Sold for scrap to the Union Minerals & Alloy Corp. on 16 October 1974 Displacement: 2,200 tons (standard) 3,315 tons (fullload) Length: 376 ft 6 in (114.8 m) Beam: 40 ft (12.2 m) Draft: 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m) Propulsion: 60,000 shp (45 MW), 2 propellers Speed: 34 knots (63 km/h) Range: 6500 nmi (12,000 km) 15 kt (28 km/h) Complement: 336 officers and enlisted Armament: 6 × 5 in (127 mm) 38 calibre guns 12 × 40 mm AA guns 11 × 20 mm AA guns 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks

HMS Kent laid down on 15 November 1924, launched on 16 March 1926 and commissioned on 25 June 1928. HMS Kent was a County-class heavy cruiser built for the Royal Navy. She was the lead ship of the Kent subclass. After completion the ship was sent to the China Station where she remained until the beginning of the Second World War, aside from a major refit in 1937–38. Kent hunted the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee in the East Indies in late 1939 and then was reassigned to troop convoy escort duties in the Indian Ocean in early 1940. She was transferred to the Mediterranean in mid-1940, but was torpedoed shortly after arriving. The ship was under repair for a year and was then assigned to Home Fleet where she escorted convoys to and from North Russia for the next several years. In mid-1944 Kent escorted British aircraft carriers as their aircraft made attacks on German shipping and airfields in Norway. A few months later was flagship of a force that intercepted a German convoy in Norwegian waters and sank two freighters and five escorts. The ship was paid off in early 1945 and placed in reserve until she was used as a target. Kent was sold for scrap in 1948. Displacement: 9,850 long tons (10,010 t) (standard load) 13,520 long tons (13,740 t) (deep load) Length: 630 ft (192.0 m) Beam: 68 ft 5 in (20.9 m) Draught: 20 ft 6 in (6.2 m) Installed power: 80,000 shp (60,000 kW) Propulsion: 4 shafts, Parsons geared steam turbines 8 Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers Speed: 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph) Range: 13,300 nmi (24,600 km; 15,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) Complement: 784 Armament: 4 × 2 - 8-inch (203 mm) guns 4 × 1 - QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk V anti-aircraft (AA) guns 4 × 1 - 2-pounder (40 mm) AA guns 2 × 4 - 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes Armour: Belt: 1 in (25 mm) Decks: 1.375–1.5 in (34.9–38 mm) Barbettes: 1 in (25 mm) Turrets: 1 in (25 mm) Bulkheads: 1 in (25 mm) Magazines: 2–4.375 in (51–111.1 mm) Aircraft: 1-3 seaplanes http://www.shipbucke...4 KENT 1944.png

USS Brooklyn (CL-40) was a light cruiser, the lead ship of her class of seven, and the third United States Navy ship to bear its name. She was laid down on 12 March 1935, launched on 30 November 1936 and commissioned on 30 September 1937. With the entry of the United States into World War II, Brooklyn got underway from Bermuda to patrol the Caribbean Sea. In April 1942, she was assigned convoy escort duty between the United States and the United Kingdom. On 3 September, during one of the trans-Atlantic crossings, Wakefield, caught fire and was abandoned. Brooklyn rescued 1,173 troops which had been embarked onboard Wakefield. Although severely damaged by the fire, Wakefield was towed to safety and repaired. On 24 October 1942, Brooklyn departed Norfolk, Virginia for North Africa. On 8 November, she bombarded shore installations to cover the Fedhala landing of Operation Torch. While engaged, she was hit by a dud projectile from a coastal gun, which damaged two of the cruiser's guns and wounded five of her crew. Following the Naval Battle of Casablanca Brooklyn departed Casablanca for the east coast on 17 November 1942. From January–July 1943, she made three convoy escort voyages between the east coast and Casablanca and then steamed to the Mediterranean where she carried out screening and fire support duties during the invasion of Sicily (10–14 July). Remaining in the Mediterranean, Brooklyn next covered the Anzio-Nettuno landings (22 January – 9 February 1944), also known as Operation Shingle. From 13 to 23 May, she participated in the bombardment of the Formia-Anzio area and then carried out exercises in preparation for the invasion of southern France. On 15 August, Brooklyn furnished part of the heavy naval gunfire which preceded the landing of Allied troops on the coast of southern France. She remained on duty in the Mediterranean until 21 November, when she departed Sicily for New York, arriving on 30 November. Displacement: 9,700 tons standard 12,300 tons full load Length: 608.3 ft (185.4 m) Beam: 61.7 ft (18.8 m) Draft: 24 ft (7.3 m) Crew: 950-1200 Propulsion: 8 (boilers), 4 (turbines), 100,000 HP, 4 (shafts) Speed: 33.6 kn (38.7 mph; 62.2 km/h) Range: 14,500 nm at 15 (knots) Armament: 15 × 152mm (5×III-/47) 8 × 127mm (8×I) 8 × 12.7mm Armour: Sides: 5.5" / 140mm Deck: 2" / 51mm Barbettes: 6" / 152mm Turrets - face: 6.5" / 165mm Turrets - roof: 2" / 51mm Conning tower: 5" / 127mm Aircraft: 4 seaplanes Fate: Sold to Chile in 1951, and sank in Indian Ocean on 3.11.1992

Krasnyi Kavkaz was laid down on 31 October 1913 at the Rossud Dockyard as Admiral Lazarev for the Imperial Russian Navy as a cruiser of the Svetlana-class, she was launched on 21 June 1916. Construction was abandoned in 1917 during the October Revolution when the ship was 63% complete. In the second half of 1918, the Marine Department of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi was engaged in completion of ship. On 25 January 1919, the ship was formally renamed in "Hetman Petro Doroshenko", but Mykolaiv was captured shortly afterward by the Entente.The hull was relatively undamaged and the Soviets decided to finish the ship to a modified design. She was renamed Krasnyi Kavkaz on 14 December 1926, and completed to a modernized design, being commissioned on 25 January 1932. During World War II she supported Soviet troops during the Siege of Odessa, Siege of Sevastopol, and the Kerch-Feodosiya Operation in the winter of 1941—42. She was awarded the Guards title on 3 April 1942. She was reclassified as a training ship in May 1947 before being used as a target in 1952. Fate: Sunk as target 21 November 1952 Displacement: 7,560 metric tons (7,440 long tons; 8,330 short tons) (standard) 9,030 metric tons (8,890 long tons; 9,950 short tons) (full load) Length: 159.5 m (523 ft 4 in) Beam: 15.7 m (51 ft 6 in) Draught: 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) Propulsion: 4 shafts, Brown-Boveri geared turbines 10 Yarrow oil-fired boilers 55,000 shp (41,000 kW) Speed: 29 knots (33 mph; 54 km/h) Range: 3,350 nmi (6,200 km; 3,860 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) Complement: 878 Armament: 4 × 1 - 180 mm cal 57 guns 4 × 2 - 100 mm cal 56 AA guns 2 × 1 - 76 mm AA guns 4 × 1 - 45 mm AA guns 4 × 1 - 12.7 mm (0.50 in) AA machine guns 4 × 3 - 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 60–120 mines Armour: Upper and lower armoured decks: 20 mm (0.79 in) each Turrets: 76 mm (3.0 in) Lower armour belt: 76 mm (3.0 in) Upper armour belt: 25 mm (0.98 in) Conning tower: 76 mm (3.0 in) Aircraft carried: 2 × KOR-1 seaplanes http://www.worldweap...kaz (1930a).jpg http://www.worldweap...kaz (1930b).jpg

NelsonXes, on 28 October 2012 - 03:58 AM, said: Nice post yet again! this class was one of the work horses of the RN, and 3 ships of this class where involved in the chase of the Bismark. Norfolk, Suffolk spotted and shadowed the Bismark and later on the Dorsetshire was involved in the final sinking of the Bismark Thanks

IJN Mogami was laid down on 27 October 1931, launched on 14 March 1934 and commissioned on 28 July 1935. Mogami was the lead ship in the four-vessel Mogami-class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was named after the Mogami River in Tohoku region of Japan. The Mogami class ships were constructed as "light" cruisers (per the Washington Naval Treaty) with 5 triple 6.1" DP guns. They were exceptionally large for light cruisers, and the barbettes for the main battery were designed for quick refitting with twin 8" guns. In 1937 all four ships were "converted" to heavy cruisers in this fashion. Fate: scuttled 25 October 1944 after Battle of the Surigao Strait Displacement: 8,500 tons (standart) 13,670 tons (full load) Length: 197 meters (initial) 198 meters (final) Beam: 18 meters (initial) 20.2 meters (final) Beam: 18 meters (initial) 20.2 meters (final) Draught: 5.5 meters (initial) 5.89 meters (final) Propulsion: 4-shaft geared turbines 10 Kampon boilers 152,000 shp Speed: 37 knots (initial) 35 knots (final) Range: 8,000 nmi (15,000 km) @ 14 knots (26 km/h) Complement: 850 Armament: (initial) 15 × 155mm/60-cal guns(5x3) 8 × 127mm/40-cal guns(4x2) 4 x 40mmAA guns 12 × 610mm torpedo tubes (final) 6 × 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns (3x2) 8 × 127mm/40-cal guns(4x2) 30 x 25mmAA guns 12 × 610mm torpedo tubes Armor: Sides: 1-4" / 25-102mm Deck: 1.25-2.25" / 32-57mm Barbettes: 3-4" / 76-102mm Turrets: 1" / 25mm Magazines: 5.5" / 140mm Aircraft carried: (initial) 3 x floatplanes (final) 11 x floatplanes When it was modified to aircraft carrying cruiser he could carry 11 floatplanes

The Sovetsky Soyuz class battleships (Project 23, Russian: Советский Союз), also known as "Stalin's Republics", were a class of battleships begun by the Soviet Union in the late 1930s but never brought into service. They were designed in response to the battleships being built by Germany. Only four hulls of the sixteen originally planned had been laid down by 1940, when the decision was made to cut the program to only three ships to divert resources to an expanded army rearmament program. These ships would have rivaled the Imperial Japanese Yamato class in size if any had been completed, although with significantly weaker firepower: 406-millimeter (16.0 in) guns compared to the 460-millimeter (18.1 in) guns of the Japanese ships. However they would have been superior to their German rivals, the Bismarck class, at least on paper. The failure of the Soviet armor plate industry to build cemented armor plates thicker than 230 millimeters (9.1 in) would have negated any advantages from the Sovetsky Soyuz class's thicker armor in combat. Construction of the first four ships was plagued with difficulties as the Soviet shipbuilding and related industries were not prepared to build such large ships. One battleship, Sovetskaya Belorussiya, was cancelled on 19 October 1940 after serious construction flaws were found. Construction of the other three ships was suspended shortly after Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, and never resumed. All three of the surviving hulls were scrapped in the late 1940s. Displacement: 59,150 tons standard 65,150 tons full load Length: 269.4 m (883 ft 10 in) Beam: 38.9 m (127 ft 7 in) Draft: 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) Installed power: 201,000 shp (150,000 kW), 6 triangle-type boilers Propulsion: 3 shafts, Brown Boveri steam turbines Speed: 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Crew: 1800 Endurance: 7,680 nmi (14,220 km; 8,840 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) Armament: 3 × 3 – 406 mm (16.0 in) B-37 guns 6 × 2 – 152 mm (6.0 in) B-38 guns 6 × 2 – 100 mm (3.9 in) B-34 DP guns 10 × 4 – 37 mm (1.5 in) 61-K AA guns Armor: Waterline belt: 180–420 mm (7.1–16.5 in) Deck: 25–155 mm (1.0–6.1 in) Turrets: 230–495 mm (9.1–19.5 in) Barbettes: 425 mm (16.7 in) Bulkheads: 75–365 mm (3.0–14.4 in) Conning tower: 425 mm (16.7 in) Aircraft carried: 4 KOR-2 flying boats Sovietskij Soyuz under construction in dry dock P.S I found only two pictures, if anyone finds another picture of this ship feel free to put here.

USS New York (BB-34) was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class of two (Texas being the other). She was the fifth ship to carry her name. New York was laid down on 11 September 1911 by Brooklyn Navy Yard of New York City. She was launched on 30 October 1912 sponsored by Elsie Calder, and commissioned on 15 April 1914, Captain Thomas S. Rodgers in command. New York saw action in both World Wars, providing gunfire support for amphibious landings at Casablanca in the European Theater, and Iwo Jima and Okinawa in the Pacific Theater. Displacement: 27,000 tons (standard), 28,367 tons (full load) Length: 573 ft (175 m) Beam: 95.2 ft (29.0 m) Draft: 28.5 ft (8.7 m) Propulsion: 2 shafts vertical, triple-expansion 14 boilers 28,100 hp Speed: 20 kn (23 mph; 37 km/h) Range: 7,060 nmi Complement: 1,042 officers and men Armament: 10 × 14 in (360 mm) guns 21 × 5 in (130 mm)/51 cal guns 4 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes Armor: Belt: 10–12 in (254–305 mm) Lower casemate: 9–11 in (229–279 mm) Upper casemate: 6.5 in (165 mm) Barbettes: 10–12 in (254–305 mm) Turret face: 14 in (356 mm) Turret top: 4 in (102 mm) Turret side: 2 in (51 mm) Turret rear: 8 in (203 mm) Deck: 2 in (51 mm) Conning tower: 12 in (305 mm), 4 in (102 mm) top Aircraft carried: 3 Vought OS2U Kingfisher USS New York BB-34 leading the USS Nevada BB-36 and USS Oklahoma BB-37 early 1930's. The stern of the USS Langley CV-1 is seen in the background. Fate: Employed as a target ship in the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. Later sunk as a target on 7/8/1948 by aircraft and naval gunfire 40 miles SW of Pearl Harbor

manthanboeing, on 26 October 2012 - 08:47 AM, said: Very IJN looking design :P Reminds me a bit on IJN Fuso if I may say.

manthanboeing, on 26 October 2012 - 08:46 AM, said: i don't like the firing angle of the guns on this ship. Who cares, it is important that you can destroy something with this ship. :Smile_playing:

USS Omaha (CL-4) was the lead ship of Omaha class of light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the second US Navy ship named for the city of Omaha, Nebraska. Omaha was laid down on 6 December 1918 by the Todd SB & DD Co. of Tacoma, Washington. The ship was launched on 14 December 1920 and was sponsored by Louise Bushnell White. She was commissioned on 24 February 1923, with Captain David C. Hanrahan in command. Following her commissioning, Omaha joined the Atlantic Fleet in peacetime. At this time, her primary mission was training, and she proved to be very capable by consistently winning fleet awards in gunnery and communications. She made many ports-of-call throughout the Mediterranean and Caribbean during her peacetime cruises, displaying the US flag. After the United States entered the war, Omaha continued her South Atlantic patrol, instructed to stop German blockade runners. While patrolling out of a base in Brazil on 4 January 1944, with Jouett, she spotted a ship which immediately showed signs of being scuttled. The ship's crew took to the boats and she began settling by the stern. The following day, another ship was sighted and its crew set her afire. Omaha opened fire and the vessel disappeared beneath the waves. Both ships carried cargoes of rubber, which the Germans desperately needed. In March, Omaha proceeded to Naples to prepare for landings in southern France. On 19 August, she protected the flank of the units bombarding Toulon, and three days later took part in the operations that resulted in the surrender of the German garrison on the island of Porquerolles. Omaha was present at the surrender of Gien on 23 August, and on 25 August, she delivered a sustained bombardment on targets in the Toulon area. Shortly thereafter, she was detached from the operation and returned to patrol duties. The termination of hostilities (15 August) found her patrolling in the South Atlantic. Omaha sailed for Philadelphia upon detachment from patrol, arriving on 1 September. By 17 October, she was slated for retirement, and she decommissioned on 1 November. Omaha was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 28 November, and scrapped in February 1946 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Displacement: 7,050 tons Length: 556 ft 6 in (169.62 m) Beam: 55 ft 4 in (16.87 m) Draft: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m) Propulsion: (steam turbines) 12 265 psi (boilers), 4 (shafts), 90,000 hp Crew: 458 officers and enlisted Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h) Range: 4,970 nm 20 (knots) 7,080 nm 15 (knots) Armament: 12 (10 after 1939) × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal guns 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2x3) Armour: sides: 3" / 76mm deck: 1.5" / 38mm Aircraft: 2 seaplanes Fate: Scrapped in February 1946

manthanboeing, on 26 October 2012 - 08:45 AM, said: FInally! the fighting Fletchers, can't wait to fight in one of these in WoWS Me too.

USS Fletcher (DD/DDE-445), named for Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, was the lead Fletcher-class destroyer, and served in the Pacific during World War II. She received fifteen battle stars for World War II service, and five for Korean War service. Fletcher was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Kearny, New Jersey, on 2 October 1941. She was launched on 3 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. F. F. Fletcher, widow of Admiral Fletcher; and commissioned on 30 June 1942, with Lieutenant Commander William M. Cole in command. She was sent to the south Pacific war zone in October 1942 to assist with the Guadalcanal campaign. The next month, she took part in two major night gunfire and torpedo actions, the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on November 13th and the Battle of Tassafaronga on the 30th. Fletcher remained in the south Pacific for the next six months, during the final part of the Guadalcanal struggle and the early stages of the Central Solomons campaign. Among her activities were bombardments of the Japanese airfield at Munda in January, March and May 1943, the sinking of Japanese submarine I-18 on 11 February and the occupation of the Russell Islands later in that month. After overhaul in the U.S., Fletcher returned to the Pacific war zone in time to serve with the aircraft carrier task forces in the Gilbert Islands invasion in November 1943 and raids into the Marshall Islands in December. During January and February 1944, she took part in bombardments and amphibious landings in the Marshalls. A few months later, the destroyer went to the New Guinea area, where she supported the campaign across northern New Guinea and into Morotai from April through September. In 1944's last three months and the first five months of 1945, she participated in landings on Leyte, Morotai, Lingayen Gulf and several other places in the Philippines and Borneo. Fletcher was damaged by Japanese artillery fire in Manila Bay on 14 February 1945, but was able to remain in action. Displacement: 2325 tons (standard), 2924 tons (full load) Length: 376 ft 3 in (114.68 m) Beam: 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m) Draft: 13 ft (4.0 m) Propulsion: Steam turbines, 60,000& shp (45 MW) 2 propellers Speed: 36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h) Complement: 273 officers and enlisted Armament: 5 x 127mm 5 in/38 caliber (5×1) 4 × 1.1 inch (28 mm)/75 guns (1×4) 6 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons (6×1) 10 × 21 in torpedo tubes (2x5; 10 Mark 15 torpedos) 6 x K-guns, 2 x depth charge racks Fate: Sold for scrap 22 February 1972. :Smile_sad:

manthanboeing, on 26 October 2012 - 08:42 AM, said: one of the smaller BB classes, although a very important one I agree, a very important one.

Thanks I appreciate it!

The Takao class was a class of four heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy launched between May 1930 and April 1931. The Takao, designed as improved Nachi class cruisers, were part of the naval expansion program of 1927 and 1931. The first ship in the class, the Takao was laid down on 28 April 1927, and the last, the Chokai, was laid down on 26 March 1928. The ships differed from the Nachi class with a larger bridge structure with armor, the addition of a second upright funnel, and the modification of TT guns that swiveled rather than remain in a fixed position. An interesting feature of the Takao class was the ability of their main armament to fire from a seventy degree angle, which allowed the large guns to be used against attacking aircraft. Only two ships of the class received further modifications later in life. These were the Takao and the Atago, which underwent a great amount of modernization between 1939 and 1940. The modernization included the equipping of bulges for stability and underwater protection, increasing the secondary armament and torpedo battery to twice its size, and lastly, expanding the bridge structure even further. None of the Takao class survived the Pacific War. All four ships were organized together as the 1st Flying Squadron under the command of Admiral Kurita. While on their way to Leyte from Brunei they came under attack by American submarines. The Takao had the indignity of surviving two direct torpedo hits, only to be sunk in shallow water by a British midget submarine. The Maya, the Atago did not survive the attack and sunk on 23 October 1944. Their sole remaining undamaged sister ship, the Chokai, was sunk two days later by dive bombing aircraft. Displacement: 9,850 (standard) 15,490 tons (full load) Length: 631.7 feet (192.54 m) 668.5 feet (203.76 m) overall Beam: 59 feet (18.03 m) 68 feet (20.73 m) Draft: 20 feet (6.11 m) 20.7 feet (6.32 m) Propulsion: 4 shaft geared turbine 12 Kampon boilers 132,000 shp Speed: 35½ knots - 34.2 knots (63 km/h) Range: 8,500 nautical miles (15,740 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) Complement: 773 Armament: Original layout: ten 8" (20.3 cm) 50 calibre guns (5x2) four 4.7" high angle guns(4x1) eight 24" torpedo tubes (4x2) two 40 mm AA guns (2x1) After Modification: en 8-inch (203 mm) guns eight 4.7-inch (119 mm) guns 66 × 25 mm AA guns 16 torpedo tubes Armor: main belt: 1½" to 5" main deck: 1⅜" (max) upper deck: ½" to 1" bulkheads: 3" to 4" turrets: 1" Aircraft carried: One Aichi E13A1 "Jake" Two F1M2 "Pete" seaplanes

indycar, on 25 October 2012 - 10:32 PM, said: the lovely QE and my love warspite Too bad that is not saved at least one.

Falathi, on 25 October 2012 - 01:33 PM, said: Another nice article Smederevac94, thanks ! You're welcome Falathi. :Smile_honoring:

Japanese light cruiser Kuma was laid down on 29 August 1918, launched on 14 July 1919 and commissioned: 31 August 1920. Kuma-class light cruiser was named after the Kuma River in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. The Kuma-class cruisers proved useful in combat operations ranging from the Aleutian Islands to the Indian Ocean throughout World War II.The Kuma class vessels were essentially enlarged versions of the Tenryū-class cruisers, with greater speed, range, and weaponry. With improvements in geared-turbine engine technology, the Kuma-class vessels were capable of the high speed of 36 knots (67 km/h), and a range of 9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h). The number of 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns was increased from four on the Tenryū-class to seven on the Kuma-class and provision was made for 48 naval mines. However, the two triple torpedo launchers on the Tenryū-class was reduced to two double launchers, and the Kuma-class remained highly deficient in anti-aircraft protection, with only two 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval guns. Fate: torpedoed by HMS Tally-Ho (P317) west of Penang Displacement: 5100 tons standard 5500 tons full load Length: 152.4 m (500 ft 0 in) Beam: 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) Draught: 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) Propulsion: 4 shaft Gihon geared turbines 12 Kampon boilers 90,000 shp (67,000 kW) Speed: 36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h) Range: 9,000 nmi (17,000 km) 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) Complement: 450 Armament: 7 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns 2 × 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval guns 8 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes (4x2) 48 mines Armor: Belt: 64 mm (3 in) Deck: 29 mm (1 in) Aircraft carried: 1 x floatplane

MasterTanker90, on 25 October 2012 - 10:27 AM, said: Well thanks, remember to make something about Russian/Polish planes and send me pm to the link. Thanks man, i have some ideas for the Russian battleship called SOVĚTSKIJ SOJUZ (23). I'll make a topic about this ship soon.

MasterTanker90, on 25 October 2012 - 10:30 AM, said: Good job!. Do you have WoWP Eu account? If yes, apply for beta test you would be great beta tester. Good luck! Thanks,I dont have a WoWP EU account because I played games with planes, but I'm not a big fan of them. I now play only WoT and Battlestations Pacific and that's all. P.S I would be great alpha tester in WoWS than in WoWP.

MasterTanker90, on 25 October 2012 - 10:23 AM, said: Nice one, you should Must be millitary expert. I'm not millitary expert, I'm just a regular guy who knows a lot about the WW2 ships.

MasterTanker90, on 25 October 2012 - 10:21 AM, said: Thanks! You're welcome.