Navy Matters

Naval News website reports that a new Chinese corvette has begun sea trials.[1]   The vessel has an extreme (think Visby) stealth design, wh...

We’ve extensively discussed the flawed designs of modern ships as regards firepower and survivability.   Here’s a bit of data from actual co...

The Chinese Type 056 corvette is a numerous series of general purpose, lower end ships – as the name, corvette, implies – that is suited f...

“Torpedo in the water!” The abrupt announcement from Sonar Control caused the usual instant flood of adrenaline in the combat watchstan...

Well, the frigate debate is on!  Observers are weighing in with their favorite candidates for the Navy’s frigate competition.  Here’s a cou...