Battleships design for Spain 1907-1908

At he beginning of XX Century there was an intense race between the different navies is order to secure new markets with the South American countries. Here sone designs presente by Italian firms.   https://www.dropbox.com/s/467kv52k3521vfe/H552bR287MH4hbeMR0eY67Y3.jpg?dl=0 Battleship Ansaldo to be built at Cartagena (1907)   1908 BB design by Cuniberti (22,000 ton, 12/305 in triples, 21,25 …

Loss of the HMS Glorious

Very good article on this topic, WI #1, 1994. Strangely just a note explain why the Glorious was authorised to sail alone given the disciplinary situation onboard. https://www.dropbox.com/s/tb6rps577uo3iif/IMG_20180126_0001.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/8ls3fg10qg0hvfc/IMG_20180126_0002.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ihu6mxgik4ov96e/IMG_20180126_0003.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/hmxo1k617aj4c7k/IMG_20180126_0004.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/qlkw0irdaxompje/IMG_20180126_0005.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/u7bfm7iprccwlg1/IMG_20180126_0006.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/w79qjwikx0nj0yy/IMG_20180126_0007.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/gtvxmxvkmg2zfqn/IMG_20180126_0008.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/nmuptxmbyfb76gw/IMG_20180126_0009.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/2s2eg8xra6dr3bh/IMG_20180126_0010.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/6oo7mmgrf0fu70m/IMG_20180126_0011.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/e08art3hlurebre/IMG_20180126_0012.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/trsk0yjttw7ihq7/IMG_20180126_0013.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/jyzw7s48to4es37/IMG_20180126_0014.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/vsf678pu9pol9cw/IMG_20180126_0016.jpg?dl=0

Mediterranean 1941-1943

Picture taken by Nicola Siracusano, Warship International, #4, 1993. RN Corazziere and RN Grecale in Taranto dry dock, January 1942. RN Corazziere lot the bow in a collision with RN Granatiere; RN Grecale shows some damage in the night encounter with British forse in the night  of November, 9th, 1941 https://www.dropbox.com/s/51exjn1b8h99pjr/IMG_20180116_0002.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/gei4w19fcx2bmck/IMG_20180116_0003.png?dl=0 Photos taken from …

2017 stats

I would like to thank you all who granted attention to the B&K blog. 2017 number are satisfying: Visitors 2016: 13978 2017: 18866 (+34,96%) Visualized pages: 2016: 64154 2017: 75522 (+17,92%) Thanks to all the friend and colleagues all around the world who helped in building and spreading the site, too. This is a good …

The Sovetskii Soiuz class Battleships

These article by V. Iu. Gribovskii is from Warship International, 1993, #2 (originally from Sudostroenie 7, 1990) https://www.dropbox.com/s/ece11iux50a1vk2/IMG_20180106_0003.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/kff7t4wue3jdna2/IMG_20180106_0004.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/zao6k6u0akf70vu/IMG_20180106_0005.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ill0ved9i0ha5z9/IMG_20180106_0006.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/jcrmahazevpwzqs/IMG_20180106_0007.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ok24izqajkpd08p/IMG_20180106_0008.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/nzjkinmczb49bdp/IMG_20180106_0009.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/4yu43nvc6tr8ju4/IMG_20180106_0010.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/k3gzqnm9sieayu2/IMG_20180106_0011.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/2rtobxi6a9ffjot/IMG_20180106_0012.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/timsmqn9c89e46j/IMG_20180106_0013.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/tklpjny54r1a3if/IMG_20180106_0014.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/avhs073g0l2md29/IMG_20180106_0016.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ubr2j2oetu8vu2x/IMG_20180106_0017.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ryjl6ebykged1sr/IMG_20180106_0018.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/jukikzrc94kep6s/IMG_20180106_0019.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/4zya3kkge3sizaz/IMG_20180106_0020.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/113npwcihi9s0qp/IMG_20180106_0021.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/y505kllqpf499rq/IMG_20180106_0022.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/3fdblrwrkg6dqzg/IMG_20180106_0023.jpg?dl=0  

WWII Soviet CV Design

This is from Warship International #1, 1993. https://www.dropbox.com/s/i1d8uoh3ce8wfev/IMG_20180106_0001.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/57olo80atef3sak/IMG_20180106_0002.jpg?dl=0

KuK late WWI capital ship designs.

Source Warship International, N°4, 1992, by Erwin Sieche. A complete essay is here: https://www.amazon.de/Kreuzer-Kreuzerprojekte-k-u-k-Kriegsmarine-1889-1918/dp/3813207668 https://www.dropbox.com/s/yzw27kv0grlpa5a/IMG_20171220_0001.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/sprkqgi5k9kpejq/IMG_20171220_0002.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/dx5iasbxdqfomto/IMG_20171220_0003.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/yy0spmbatrittxr/IMG_20171220_0004.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/kzf0f7myezm6xgd/IMG_20171220_0005.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/r34khf7hzfs2a4b/IMG_20171220_0006.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ib4d2dr0d9v5vb6/IMG_20171220_0007.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/32bmdlsh8eiyrld/IMG_20171220_0008.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/w0yev62662yav4c/IMG_20171220_0009.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/zkd90tt2ey20kdy/IMG_20171220_0010.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/etnrev5tmltw53d/IMG_20171220_0011.jpg?dl=0  

The first light cruisers of the 1922 program – The minelaying cruiser Pluton, part II

This comprehensive essay by Jean Guiglini and Albert Moreau is from Warship International, #3, 1992. Pluton operational life and loss. https://www.dropbox.com/s/c6hyftksw3rnd95/IMG_20171216_0002.jpg?dl=0   https://www.dropbox.com/s/98q3mtaccxmc6im/IMG_20171216_0003.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/0hr70311go8tis2/IMG_20171216_0004.jpg?dl=0   https://www.dropbox.com/s/dcfj5bq2rrs01zy/IMG_20171216_0005.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/dcfj5bq2rrs01zy/IMG_20171216_0005.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/nigusckw0vybfyx/IMG_20171216_0007.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/a67hawld3r5ywwp/IMG_20171216_0008.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/zssd9j9e96b158y/IMG_20171216_0009.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/dbmccrmp87m84u0/IMG_20171216_0010.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/c4slzovuqsow0am/IMG_20171216_0011.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/3lfwbd6x5bj8ygm/IMG_20171216_0012.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/0u91zsb8zwz3xd6/IMG_20171216_0013.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/r1jbk6svnqyx8oh/IMG_20171216_0014.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/r12haa8073b22gw/IMG_20171216_0015.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/z2b0pecnyaty6ba/IMG_20171216_0016.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/hvam2ufspkc2wru/IMG_20171216_0017.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/p1e1guuqzhexloy/IMG_20171216_0018.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/kwkxey1sd7v844r/IMG_20171216_0019.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ffutodzocdrkp6t/IMG_20171216_0020.jpg?dl=0

RN Francesco Caracciolo 1919 design

The RN Francesco Caracciolo was to only Italian WWI super dreadnought to be launched on 12 May  1915 at Castellamare di Stabia. The original project called for a 35,000 tons BB, a speed of 28 knots, 12/381 in triples and 20 152 mm in casemates: at any affect, the first fast battleship. The projects were …

The first light cruisers of the 1922 program – The minelaying cruiser Pluton

This comprehensive essay by Jean Guiglini and Albert Moreau is from Warship International, #2, 1992. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ndj9mxz0ga0amok/IMG_20171201_0001.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/c9102jehofw6i3i/IMG_20171201_0002.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/gfrcuytw0jtm3fx/IMG_20171201_0003.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ro9vjypjni9ydxt/IMG_20171201_0004.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/hw5yxjayuow4hnr/IMG_20171201_0005.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/gaxw212hcejv33w/IMG_20171201_0006.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/h9a248j3rdzwoh3/IMG_20171201_0007.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/vc9f1q4qun9bzs5/IMG_20171201_0008.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/100rth6d73hkz5n/IMG_20171201_0009.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/vz4xlmx5mh369k6/IMG_20171201_0010.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/dkmm2052zz57nzi/IMG_20171201_0011.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/c2z2rkhdzv14u7f/IMG_20171201_0012.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/536w20qnqlh0ao8/IMG_20171201_0013.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/3snv09ygot3sqkt/IMG_20171201_0014.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/s9wh92pag0xqscz/IMG_20171201_0015.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/b92ofwjk8pfsond/IMG_20171201_0016.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/cik5xkqebf9swf0/IMG_20171201_0017.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/z4nard8yaabrtct/IMG_20171201_0018.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/nafpin3gvwsyvmv/IMG_20171201_0019.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/4btwnhoksgizlx7/IMG_20171201_0020.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/af0hxbu8r6rcbr7/IMG_20171201_0021.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/o2fkz0qz5kd88eu/IMG_20171201_0022.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/wuvwbedqj5svbmy/IMG_20171201_0023.jpg?dl=0