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Victory at Sea IJN Submarines & MTB Section

Submarines: The Kaidai-7-class, or KD-7, was developed in the late 1930s, following on from the preceding KD-6 class. With a surface range of 8,000nm at 16kts, and a submerged endurance of 50nm...

Victory at Sea Imperial Japanese Navy Fleet

For centuries, Japan's policy of seclusion (sakoku) saw it concentrate on coastal defences in order to repel foreign vessels. However, with the advances other maritime nations were making, it...

Victory at Sea Italian Starter Fleet

At the time of Italy’s entry into World War Two, she possessed a modern and – on paper at least – highly effective fleet. Four battleships and eight heavy cruisers were available, with three more...

Victory at Sea Kriegsmarine Aircraft

With carriers planned but not built, Germany’s airpower was limited to launching from airfields far from open water. As such, they were mainly deployed against ships close to mainland Europe. Despite...

Victory at Sea Kriegsmarine Fleet

The Kriegsmarine had to be virtually rebuilt after the First World War. Forbidden to own capital ships and submarines, Germany nibbled away at first one clause of the Treaty of Versailles, then...

Victory at Sea Kriegsmarine U-Boats & MTB Section

Submarines: A long-ranged submersible, the Type IX was the most successful U-boat of the war, with each vessel averaging over 100,000 tons of shipping sunk. One Type IX, U-107, made the most...

Victory at Sea Merchant Convoy

Preventing attacks on defenceless merchant ships is the other main role of the navy, and it was her that the war was fought, day in and day out, by the humble corvette, frigate and destroyer escort,...

Victory at Sea Regia Marina Submerines & MTB Sections

Submarines: Compared to a German Type VII C submarine, the Marcello-class were much larger, displacing 1,060 tons versus 769. Speed and range between the two classes were almost similar, but the...

Victory at Sea Royal Navy Aircraft - 74212024

The British air raid on the Italian port of Taranto demonstrated to the world the vulnerability of ships against attacks from the air. The planes of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy proved a...

Victory at Sea Royal Navy Fleet

The Royal Navy of Great Britain was the world’s greatest navy at the outbreak of the Second World War. However, Britain went to war with mainly First World War-vintage vessels. Since the Royal...

Victory at Sea Royal Navy Submarines & MTB Section

Submarines: Designed for use in North European and Mediterranean waters, the S-class was maneuverable with a noted ability to crash dive extremely quickly. Combined with a large salvo of...

Victory at Sea Tirpitz

Sister ship to the Bismarck, the Tirpitz was 2,000 tons heavier and thus the heaviest warship to have ever been produced by a European navy. She served in Norway and the Baltic Fleet acting as a...