Large Warships Research Articles

A War of Information: Spanish Naval Intelligence During the American Revolutionary War (1775–83)

Early-Modern war absorbed large material resources, including manpower, warships, guns, ammunition and supplies, but there was one key element of warfare that was quite immaterial: information. This article analyses Spanish naval intelligence and deals with the production, collection, and management of information within and through the navy. To examine this complex issue this paper will focus on the Spanish naval intelligence system during the American Revolutionary War (1776–83). By the 1770s and the 1780s the Spanish navy had developed and improved an efficient framework that provided decisive information for the mobilisation of its naval forces.

Exploration and Thinking on Collective Protection System of Floating Nuclear Power Plant

Demand and development for nuclear emergency interventions and protective actions for floating nuclear power plants, Combining the collective protection systems and their functions of the monitoring system, the protection system, the washout system and the control system of the nuclear, chemical and biological weapons of large warships, To provide reasonable nuclear emergency facility support for the construction of floating nuclear power plant nuclear accident emergency plan. It provides a theoretical basis for the nuclear emergency plan of floating nuclear power plant at sea, as well as the collective protection system of floating nuclear power plant, to give full play to the functions of collective protection equipment.

Sømilitær vurdering af Ruslands Østersøflåde og de militære implikationer for Danmark

This article provides an evaluation of the capabilities of the Russian Baltic Fleet. It is shown that the Baltic Fleet is the smallest of Russia’s fleets, but that it also has the most modern ships. Even so, the Baltic Fleet still has a large heritage of old equipment from the Soviet era. The assessment is that the Russian Baltic Fleet would be unable to stand up to NATO in a war. Rather, it is a fleet designed for peacetime and operations in the grey zone below armed conflict. This knowledge is used to derive policy recommendations for the development of the Danish military. Scenarios for peacetime, war, and grey zone conflicts are discussed. It is argued that in case of a war, peer-level maritime threats will come from the Russian Northern Fleet, and that maritime operations in the Baltic Sea will focus on different kinds of challenges. It is suggested that Denmark needs to improve its capabilities for deterrence and maritime security operations in the Baltic Sea region. Currently, Denmark relies on just five large warships to solve many tasks, which leaves the Navy at risk of being overstretched.

Research and Design of Integrated Information Transmission System for Large Warships Formation

The Navy is a comprehensive and highly integrated service consisting of submarines, surface ships, aviation forces, coastal defense forces and marines. The Navy is a systematic and technology-intensive military. Compared with other military services, the naval equipment requires higher system performance. The naval combat unit is mainly a fleet composed of several different fleets of warships and aircraft. Information warfare of naval fleet is divided into information level (network) attacks and defenses. In the future maritime information warfare, it is necessary to strengthen the defense capability of formation information warfare to ensure the security of communication and computer infrastructures. The integrated information transmission system of large naval fleet is designed to improve the information defense capability of naval operations. It has strong comprehensive defense capabilities of computer anti-reconnaissance, anti-jamming, anti-virus and anti-destruction. In the final analysis, it is to improve the security of computers.

RESEARCH ON HIGH RELIABILITY AREA POWER DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGY FOR SHIPS

The research of power supply reliability is the basis of the application of power system on large warships. With the improvement of the demand for the vitality of warships and the need for the research of all-electric propulsion ships, the annular regional distribution network will be paid attention to and become the direction of the future development of warship distribution. In the whole research process, this paper strives to make the theoretical demonstration rigorous, proceeding from reality, and make it have greater practical value as far as possible.

ANCIENT SHIPYARD ON TURKEY’S DANA ISLAND: ITS 3D MODELLING WITH PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS

Abstract. Although a small island 2 km off the southern coast of Turkey, Dana Island offers a rich history which is likely to shed light upon the Dark Ages. Starting from 2015 our archaeological team discovered through continuing coastal and underwater excavations 274 shipsheds/slipways there. This discovery places Dana Island among the biggest shipyards of antiquity. The slipways varied in dimensions suitable for vessels of different sizes from small boats to large warships. Historical sources suggest that the name of the island may stem from Yadnana, Yadana or Adana which was mentioned in an Assyrian tablet of the 8th century BC, as an island in the vicinity of Cyprus. Archaeological evidence exists that shows Dana Island had played a significant role in seamanship activities in Levant starting from Neolithic times. A substantial part of the naval campaigns must have involved Dana Island which used be the biggest shipyard/naval base of the Eastern Mediterranean. A 3D model of the island has been made by using photogrammetry and computer graphics methods and simulations were executed to check the hypotheses related to the involvement of Dana Island in the major sea battles of antiquity, such as Sea Battle of Lade in 495 BC.

Feasibility study of corner reflector for radar countermeasures and deception for conventional forces

The high-tech large warships are minimal and they are always monitored by opponents, and become primary targets when conflicts occur. The improvement in reducing susceptibility has significant importance because it is difficult for a ship to maintain mission capability and functionality once it is damaged. Ordinary decoys are effective only under the premise that the ship has already been exposed. Traditionally, for naval vessels, techniques related to the radar have been used in military stealth techniques to ensure confidentiality. The corner reflector, on the other hand, can produce rather large radar cross sections. Continued use of deceptive systems such as chaff during operations will help to improve survivability of naval ships. From this viewpoint, corner reflector was considered for making radar countermeasures and deception technology. This paper reviews the current status of corner reflector basis decoys and the technical feasibility of corner reflectors for developing structural decoys.

Analysis on U.S. Sealift Innovation Pioneer: Chester Nimitz

Sealift is not only the essential maritime tactics and techniques for modern navy, but also an important indicator to measure the naval combat capability. In the transformation of modern maritime refueling technology, Nimitz played a greatly important role. Nimitz was more than a famous militarist and strategists. In fact, he was a pioneer in promoting the innovation of marine fuel supply with excellent command capacity and mastery of technology. In 1917, Nimitz originated the riding-abeam fueling method suitable for small warships. During the early period of World War II, he reformed and developed broadside fueling suitable for aircraft carriers and other large warships, which were a leap development with historical significance. The technology of broadside fueling has successfully withstood the test of actual combat in World War II, and proved to be the important guarantee for the United States to win the Pacific war.

Analysis and Research on Flight Mechanics with Air-Wake around Large Warship Decks

For large warships, aircrafts play an important role in the war. So during the development of large warships, the safety of the aircrafts takeoff and landing becomes the key technology, which requires the air-wake around large warship decks provide a safety environment for its busy work. However, for the warships with flush deck, superstructure is the main reason of causing air turbulence on the ship surface. At the same time, the states of motion also have an effect on air-wake such as pitch, rolling, etc. It will lead to air crash or inability of takeoff and landing if the air-wake around decks cannot meet the work requirements of the aircrafts. Therefore, the numerical simulation of air-wake around decks is very important for the development of large warships during the war.

:Christian IV and His Navy: A Political and Administrative History of the Danish Navy 1596-1648

Preface Stylistic Conventions List of Plates List of Table and Figures Introduction Chapter One: The Role of the Navy Chapter Two: The Navy in Domestic Politics: Chapter Three : The Financial Administration of the Navy: Chapter Four: The Design and Procurement of the Navy's Ships: Chapter Five: The Strength of the Navy: Chapter Six: The Development of the Naval Dockyards: Chapter Seven: The Administration of the Bremerholm Naval Dockyard: Chapter Eight: The Organisation of the Seagoing Navy: : Conclusion : How Good was Christian IV's Navy? Appendix 1: List of Ships: Large Warships Medium Warships Small Warships Galleys & Jagts Transport Ships Armed Merchantmen serving in Torstensson War Appendix 2: Comparative strength of the Danish and Swedish Navies: Bibliography: Index

Limits of Generosity and Trust: The Naval Side of the Combined Munitions Assignment Board, 1942–1945

Economic mobilisation and close collaboration were central to Allied victory over the Axis powers in the Second World War. At political and senior military levels, American and British staffs worked together to harness available resources, pursue a common strategy, and exchange vital information. Although virtually taken for granted in retrospect, provision of the vast quantities of war materials and munitions necessary for timely prosecution of military operations was little short of remarkable. The winning of total war on a global scale involved overwhelming material advantage. During the four war years, American shipyards and factories turned out some 87,620 large and small warships, 372,000 guns and 296,000 aircraft, at a cost of Us$183 billion. In contrast, over six years of war, Great Britain produced 4300 large and small warships, 132,100 guns, and 96,100 aircraft, while the Dominion of Canada manufactured 4043 small warships and landing craft, 42,966 guns and 16,418 aircraft.1 The United States clearly deserved Franklin Roosevelt's billing as the 'Arsenal of Democracy'. The industrial capacity in the United States that produced such impressive numbers was huge compared to most other countries at the time, but never remained unlimited. A world-wide war in several key theatres of operations and an American commitment to share a portion of its war production with Allied nations