INS Vikramaditya, the former Soviet heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Gorshkov will take over as the flagship of the Indian navy after INS Viraat R22 retired in 2017. She started her life as an aircraft carrying cruiser named Baku. She … Continue reading Carriers of the Indian Navy: INS Vikramaditya
The USS Enterprise CV-6 had become a household name for the veterans of 2nd world war . The war bought her glory in the form of 20 Battle stars, Presidential Unit Citation and Navy Unit Commendation along with several other … Continue reading Carriers of the US Navy: USS Enterprise
The United States Navy rules the world’s oceans with its 10 Nimitz class carriers. Each of these carries around 70 jets which is actually more than many air forces around the world. The carriers are ready to intervene in any … Continue reading Carriers of the US Navy: Ford class
During the 1970s, the Soviet navy was undergoing massive expansion, aimed at countering the US-NATO naval might. Several combat vessels of various tonnage and roles were under construction. At the helm of the Soviet navy was the widely respected Admiral … Continue reading Ships of the Soviet Navy : Kirov class
Intro- INS Viraat, the former HMS Hermes is a Centaur class STOVL aircraft carrier presently in service with the Indian navy. She is also the longest serving carrier presently in service after the retirement of USS Enterprise CVN-65. She was laid … Continue reading Carriers of the Indian Navy: INS Viraat
Intro- USN was forced to reduce the number of most capable submarines to be procured as the cost of constructing and operating them was shooting up. Initial batch of 30 Seawolf would be reduced to just 3, with just 2 … Continue reading Virginia class: The SSN of the future
Intro- World war 2 replaced massive, not so effective, costly and cumbersome battleships with carriers as the mainstay of the navies. During the Cold War, many allied navies operated carriers whereas the Soviets went ahead with their own concept of … Continue reading Top 5 Carriers Part 1
Over the years, I have seen people compare Nimitz and Kuznetsov without proper information on the actual roles for which these vessels were designed for. One is designed to lead a flotilla of vessels or operate solo while keeping enemy … Continue reading USS Nimitz vs Heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov
Intro-USN was facing a dilemma, its carriers were being shadowed by November class SSNs which could keep up with them at speeds over 30knots. This was highlighted by an incident in 1968 during which a November shadowed USS Enterprise even … Continue reading Los Angeles class:The benchmark SSN
Intro- The oceans have been secretly patrolled by the SSNs for decades now. They are tough to detect, packed with weapons capable of sinking ships and submarines more than 60km away using torpedoes or 300-500km using anti ship missiles. They … Continue reading Top 5 SSNs
