Huge British Navy after the Russo-Japanese war got rid of one potential enemy, Russia, is able to deliver him a lot of troubles on the ocean trade routes. But along with this tangible success achieved by the hands of others gradually arose a new, more dangerous threat in the face of Germany. The Kaiser’s fleet had not yet had enough strength to confront the British in open battle, but could deliver a lot of trouble because of his light forces. Especially small cruisers, which number increased from year to year, and the speed steadily increased from series to series.
Marine
A FAILED “DOUBLE”
The unsuccessful Russo-Japanese war caused a powerful flow of criticism and accusations against Russian warships, primarily cruisers. The unenviable fate of our clumsy “goddesses” swift and graceful “shestidesyatnikov”, most of them internetoffice after receiving not too extensive damage, gave rise to attacks on the very type of ocean-going armored cruisers. Somehow “suddenly” found that such ships are not able to fight in line battles (which, however, they never intended). Specialists and idle public organizations began to look for their ideal. And, in the end, found in the person of the only armored reconnaissance squadron, the cruiser “Bayan”. Meanwhile at the appearance of this cruiser does not cause such enthusiasm.
SLIDING OVER THE WAVES
Ships rise into the air. From the moment when the English hovercraft (SVP) CR.N1 in July 1959, crossed the 32-mile Strait of Dover (or the better-known us — Pas-de-Calais) between the ports of Calais on the French coast of continental Europe, and Dover on the island Kingdom, its inventor Christopher Cockerell became famous all over the world…
ROLE MODEL
QUITE INDEPENDENT “TODDLER”
LONG-RUNNING LETTER
Copies of the first decade of the twentieth century was for all the sailors of Europe, and the English, in particular, is very tense. The terrible specter of a future war and an elusive championship in the world forced the admirals “mistress of the seas” require for growing, by leaps and bounds, the Grand fleet more ships of all classes, not just battleships. To provide intelligence for action last and to protect them from enemy light forces had the latest high-speed cruisers, and several dozen. In such situation on the foreground the luck incorrectly designed version managed to replicate even before the defects would manifest itself in the service. Fortunately for Britain, at the disposal of designers there was quite a decent naval project leader-scout “Aretusa”. The Admiralty has taken the path of least resistance (in this case it is wise) is ordered by 1913 six more cruisers of the same type, making the project only a small change. A young talented engineer, Stanley Goodall, which was led personally by the shipbuilder to the Navy, Eustace Tennis d Ankort, prepared sketches in just a few days.
BARKAS UNDER THE “WHITE SUN”
UNDERWATER SHIPS AGAINST SUBMARINE SHIPS
In No. 12 last year, is dedicated to the development of the underwater of the pioneers in France, we elaborated on the competitive product engineer Mogh “pure” submarine “Z”. Although she completely lost comparative tests of the “dive” from Lobata, however, the Commission did not recognize the idea of traditional French submarine, conducting most of the time under the surface of the water, completely “buried.” And as a result of persistent Moga reward for persistence has received an order for a series of 6 units are named after precious stones.
THE DIRECT HEIRS OF THE NAMED
The Germans switched to the onboard booking their light cruisers almost simultaneously with the future enemy — the British. A long series of German pronaplucan ended in 1910, when the stocks of Bremen, štětina and Wilhelmshaven laid four essentially new ships. Although they still wore the names of German cities and had only 300 — 400 tons greater displacement than the previous “Kolberg”, the differences between new and old “statov” were much more than similarities.