Fleet 2024, November

We continue the history of interwar modernization of battleships of the "Sevastopol" type: let's talk about medium-caliber artillery and mine armament of these warships. 1907 with a barrel length of 50 calibers. The history of their appearance in

This material is dedicated to the anti-aircraft artillery of the battleships "Marat", "October Revolution" and "Paris Commune."

During the discussion of one of the articles devoted to battle cruisers, an interesting discussion arose about the times of the Russian-Japanese war. Its essence boiled down to the following. One side claimed that 152-203 mm guns were demonstrated in battles against battleships and armored cruisers

This series of articles is devoted to the service of battleships of the "Sevastopol" type in the interwar period, that is, in the interval between the First and Second World Wars. The author will try to figure out how justified was the preservation of three, in general, already outdated battleships as part of the Naval Forces of the Red Army

In this article we will try to analyze the state and development prospects of our non-nuclear submarine fleet. Before proceeding with the analysis, let us try to answer the question: why do we need diesel submarines (SSK) in the age of atomic energy? Do they have their own tactical niche, or

Considering the actions of the armored cruisers "Pearls" and "Emerald" on the first day of the Tsushima battle, three main stages can be distinguished: from dawn to the beginning of the battle of the main forces at 13:49 Russian time; from 13.49 to 16.00 approximately, when the cruisers tried to solve the tasks assigned to them

In this series of articles, we described the state of affairs in the field of submarine shipbuilding, naval aviation, Coastal Forces, and the unified state system for lighting the surface and underwater situation (EGSONPO). They touched mine-sweeping forces, the "mosquito" fleet and other surface ships on missile

It is well known that the creation of armored cruisers of the 2nd rank "for the needs of the Far East" was not at all limited to an order at the foreign shipyards "Novik" and "Boyarina". Subsequently, the Russian Imperial Navy was replenished with two more cruisers of the same class, already built at domestic shipyards. They

Despite the fact that the contract for the construction of two armored cruisers of the 2nd rank was signed only on September 22, 1901, in fact, work on the "Pearl" began earlier, on February 17 of the same year. However, they mainly concerned the preparation of production, and to a much lesser extent - the very

Reading the article "The most absurd ships in the history of the Navy", published by the respected Oleg Kaptsov, I was surprised to find that the list of nominees for "naval absurdism" included Soviet heavy aircraft carrying cruisers of Project 1143. This article is

Both cruisers, and "Pearl" and "Emerald", immediately after the completion of construction (although, perhaps, it would be more correct to say - a little before it was completed) went on a long voyage, the apotheosis of which was the tragic battle for the Russian fleet of Tsushima. However, these cruisers did not leave

In this article we will continue talking about some of the peculiarities of the weight load of the cruisers "Zhemchug" and "Izumrud." The fact is that a quick glance at the history of construction

Jewelry of the Russian Imperial Navy. "Pearl" and "Emerald". The night of May 14-15 passed calmly, but the next morning the Russians discovered an old Japanese armored cruiser Izumi next to the squadron. It happened "at the end of the 7th hour", when the observers of our squadron saw

As we know, the news of the death of the 1st Pacific Squadron reached Z.P. Rozhestvensky on the very first day of his stay in Madagascar. The commander's first reaction was perfectly sound - he wanted to continue the campaign as soon as possible, without waiting not only for the 3rd Pacific squadron, but even

Recently it became known what they think about the Russian carrier-based aircraft in the United States. In short, we are recommended to hand over our only TAVKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" for scrap and forever say goodbye to aircraft carrier ambitions, using the freed up funds for the construction of nuclear submarines

In the discussion of articles on the Russo-Japanese War, an interesting discussion arose repeatedly about the maneuver called "crossing T", or "stick over T". As you know, the execution of this maneuver, which makes it possible to concentrate the onboard fire of the entire squadron on the lead or end

This is the final article in the series "Thousands of tanks, dozens of battleships". But first, let's return to the question of planning the construction of the "Big Fleet" in the pre-war USSR. As we said earlier, 1936 can be considered the first step towards the creation of an ocean-going fleet of the Country of Soviets. It was then that the country's leadership

In this article, we return to the description of the operations of the Pearl-class cruisers in the Battle of Tsushima. It might seem that, arguing about the intentions and decisions of Z.P. Rozhestvensky, the author went too far from the topic, but all this was absolutely necessary for understanding why our high-speed

In the comments to the article devoted to the possible confrontation between the Iranian Air Force and the US Navy AUG, led by the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, claims were repeatedly made that the author did not take into account the influence that the Iranian fleet could have in his layouts. Well, let's take a look at what is

Studying the actions of Z.P. Rozhestvensky in the first half of the day of the Tsushima battle, the author came to the conclusion that the Russian commander had extremely good reasons for not rushing to deploy the squadron into combat formation. The fact is that, losing greatly to the Japanese in speed, Z.P

In previous articles, the author described in great detail the features of the maneuvering of the Russian squadron up to the opening of fire by the main forces. In short, the results of the actions of Z.P. Rozhdestvensky look like this: 1. The Russian squadron marched in two parallel columns most of the time since the establishment

The Great Victory Day gave us not only a festive mood, but also good news for everyone who is interested in the current state of the fleet. We are talking about a TASS report, according to which the existing plans for the rearmament of the Navy involve the construction of 12 frigates of the 22350M project, that is

"Jewels of the Imperial Navy. Pearls" and "Emerald" ". So, in the previous article of the series, we analyzed the possible reasons for the refusal of Z.P. Rozhdestvensky from the persecution of "Izumi", in which "Pearls" and "Emerald" could well have taken part. Now is the time to move on to

The fate of the heavy nuclear missile cruiser (TARKR) "Admiral Lazarev" until recently remained the subject of heated debate. Pessimists said that the ship, which entered service in 1984, no longer has a chance to survive until the modernization, similar to the one that is currently undergoing

Let us now try to figure out what place the shipbuilding programs occupied in the pre-war military development of the USSR. Unfortunately, in a couple of articles that the author intends to devote to this issue, it is absolutely impossible to analyze in any detail the evolution of construction plans

Thousands of tanks, dozens of battleships. In the previous article, we focused on the fourth shipbuilding program of the USSR, adopted in 1936 and designed for the period 1937-1943. It was distinguished by two characteristic features: it was the first Soviet program for the construction of the "Big Fleet" and

In the previous article, we compared the capabilities of the modernized TARKR "Nakhimov" and three frigates, which, probably, could be built for the funds spent on the modernization of the nuclear-powered giant cruiser. Briefly, the conclusions can be summarized as follows: in comparison with three frigates of the TARKR "Admiral

In the previous article, we compared the vertical and horizontal defenses of the strongholds of the battleships Pennsylvania, Rivenge, and Bayern. Let us now consider the armoring of hulls outside the citadel, artillery and other elements of these ships. Main battery artillery

In the fall of 1902, the tests were completed, so that on October 6, the commander of the cruiser V.F. Sarychev took the Boyarin to Kronstadt. The passage took 2 days, and upon arrival, the ship, of course, became the object of close interest of the MTC commission - however, a very scrupulous inspection did not give rise to any special complaints. It was

So, we have next in turn a comparison of the armor protection of "Pennsylvania", "Bayern" and "Rivenge", and the topic of today's article is the citadel. First, let's compare the vertical protection of the English and German superdreadnoughts. As you know, the main armor belt "Rivendzha" had a slightly smaller thickness, 330

This article began as a continuation of the story about the armored cruisers Zhemchug and Izumrud. But in the course of working with materials about how the last days of the Russian squadrons passed before the Battle of Tsushima, the author for the first time drew attention to some absurdities in our usual interpretation of detection

The material presented to your attention is dedicated to the 2nd rank armored cruiser "Boyarin". This ship became the second after the "Novik" "small" cruiser of the Russian Imperial Navy, built as part of the shipbuilding program in 1898

We ended the last article with the fact that Novik, passing bypassing Japan, arrived at the Korsakov post, where it immediately began loading coal. And what the Japanese were doing at that time? Unfortunately, it is not entirely clear when and by whom the Novik was discovered. As can be understood from the official historiography of both

Having completed the description of the battleships "Pennsylvania", "Rivendzha" and "Baden", as well as having considered the capabilities of their main caliber, we finally got the opportunity to move on to comparing these ships. Let's start, of course, with the "big guns." The year, alas, is unknown

In the late 80s ChSZ was preparing to take another step, another technological and production height - the construction of a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser with a nuclear power plant. "Ulyanovsk" on the stocks

We ended the previous article with a description of the shelling of Japanese positions by Novik and other Russian ships on June 22, and the next exit of the Novik to the sea took place on June 26, 1904. Interestingly, earlier we expressed the idea that if V.K. Vitgeft would have shown some determination and supported

In the previous articles of the series, we described in detail the history of creation, service and combat path of the Novik armored cruiser. This article will be devoted to the assessment of the project of this, in many respects, an outstanding ship. So, to begin with, some statistics. Period from January 27 to 28

In this article we will consider the participation of "Novik" in the battle on July 28, 1904 (at Shantung), as well as the events that followed. The first thing that immediately catches the eye when studying the relevant documents: the cruiser entered the breakthrough in Vladivostok far from being in the best shape, and this concerned both

We will start this article with a little work on the errors: in the previous article on the main caliber of the battleship "Pennsylvania", we indicated that the device providing a small delay during the salvo (0.06 sec) between the shots of the outer and central guns was first installed on

As we said earlier, on March 31, the day when Stepan Osipovich took the ships of the squadron to sea for the last time, there were no losses on the Novik. But three of his officers - the commander of the cruiser M.F. von Schultz, warrant officers S.P. Burachek and K.N. The Knorring lost their brothers, who were killed in the "Petropavlovsk". And then