Warships Of The Soviet Fleets 1939 1945

Author : Przemyslaw Budzbon,Jan Radziemski,Marek Twardowski
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399022828

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Seventy-five years after the end of the Second World War the details of Soviet ships, their activities and fates remain an enigma to the West. In wartime such information was classified and after a brief period of glasnost (‘openness’) the Russian state has again restricted access to historical archives. Therefore, the value – and originality – of this work is difficult to exaggerate. It sees the first publication of reliable data on both the seagoing fleets and riverine flotillas of the Soviet Navy, listing over 6200 vessels from battleships to river gunboats, and mercantile conversions as well as purpose-built warships. This third and final part of the series includes all the ships in naval service that were not frontline fighting vessels. Despite auxiliary status, these were not insignificant ships – indeed the icebreakers were the largest vessels built by the USSR before the war and carried so much prestige that every leading member of the Soviet regime wanted their name on one. Apart from the obvious fleet support types – oilers, tugs and depot ships – this volume also covers unsung heroes like the salvage fleet, highly significant in the 1930s for generating much-needed foreign currency and later essential to the war effort, allowing so many sunken Soviet warships to be returned to service. Another major feature of this volume is the first clear and comprehensive listing of ex-mercantile transport ships, their periods of service and ultimate fates. Even harbor service craft are included, right down to the humble ‘heaters’ that supplied warmth to icebound warships in the depth of the Russian winters. This volume concludes with a number of important appendices on subjects like weaponry and a massive cross-referenced index that will allow readers to differentiate between ships of the same name and to track every name change. This is undoubtedly one of the most important naval reference works of recent years and will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in warships, the Soviet Navy or wider maritime aspects of the Second World War. Furthermore, as recent Russian actions appear to revive Soviet-era aspirations, this book offers both new insights and valuable background of contemporary relevance.

Author : Przemyslaw Budzbon,Jan Radziemski,Marek Twardowski
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 899 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526751942

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Warships of the Soviet Fleets 1939–1945 by Przemyslaw Budzbon,Jan Radziemski,Marek Twardowski Pdf

Seventy-five years after the end of the Second World War the details of Soviet ships, their activities and fates remain an enigma to the West. In wartime such information was classified and after a brief period of glasnost (‘openness’) the Russian state has again restricted access to historical archives. Therefore, the value – and originality – of this work is difficult to exaggerate. It sees the first publication of reliable data on both the seagoing fleets and riverine flotillas of the Soviet Navy, listing over 6200 vessels from battleships to river gunboats, and mercantile conversions as well as purpose-built warships. Divided into three volumes, this first covers major surface warships down to MTBs and armored gunboats, as well as submarines. For every class there is a design history analyzing strategic, tactical and technical considerations, and individual ship detail includes construction yard, key building dates, commissioning, fleet designations, relocations and ultimate fate. Once a closely guarded secret, the wartime loss of every ship and boat (over 1000) is described. Furthermore, the confusion caused by frequent name changes is clarified by indexes that run to 16,000 items. By following the ships through both their wartime and earlier history, the book reveals many aspects of Russian history that remain highly sensitive: clandestine co-operation with Weimar Germany and fascist Italy, the NKVD-enforced closure of Soviet borders, the ‘Gulag Fleet’, the faked Metallist sinking that excused the military occupation of Estonia, and the ill-conceived pact with Nazi Germany. Restrictions recently imposed on historical publications in Russia mean this book could certainly not have been published there – as proven by the fact that most of the authors' Russian collaborators preferred not to disclose their identities. This is undoubtedly one of the most important naval reference works of recent years and will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in warships, the Soviet Navy or wider maritime aspects of the Second World War.

Author : Przemyslaw Budzbon,Jan Radziemski,Marek Twardowski
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399022781

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Warships of the Soviet Fleets 1939–1945 by Przemyslaw Budzbon,Jan Radziemski,Marek Twardowski Pdf

Seventy-five years after the end of the Second World War the details of Soviet ships, their activities and fates remain an enigma to the West. In wartime such information was classified and after a brief period of glasnost (‘openness’) the Russian state has again restricted access to historical archives. Therefore, the value – and originality – of this work is difficult to exaggerate. It sees the first publication of reliable data on both the seagoing fleets and riverine flotillas of the Soviet Navy, listing over 6200 vessels from battleships to river gunboats, and mercantile conversions as well as purpose-built warships. This second part of the three-volume series includes all the remaining fighting vessels not already covered in Volume I. Beginning with the Uragan class – rated as Escort Ships and the first seagoing warships designed by the Soviet Union – the book then moves on to Submarine Hunters, both large and small, Patrol craft, Minelayers and Minesweepers, and unusual types like Floating Artillery Batteries and Anti-Aircraft Defense Ships, concluding with Landing Ships and Craft. Many of these vessels have hitherto been poorly documented but given the nature of the land-centered Soviet war against Germany their contribution should not be underestimated. The details of their service and, not least, the circumstances of their loss, constitute a major addition to Western understanding of the Soviet Navy’s war effort. This is undoubtedly one of the most important naval reference works of recent years and will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in warships, the Soviet Navy or wider maritime aspects of the Second World War. Furthermore, as recent Russian actions appear to revive Soviet-era aspirations, this book offers both new insights and valuable background of contemporary relevance.

Author : Przemyslaw Budzbon,Marek Twardowsk,Jan Radziemski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1682478777

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Warships of the Soviet Fleets 1939-1945 by Przemyslaw Budzbon,Marek Twardowsk,Jan Radziemski Pdf

Seventy-five years after the end of the World War II the details of Soviet ships, their activities and fates remain an enigma to the West. In wartime such information was classified and after a brief period of glasnost ('openness') the Russian state has again restricted access to historical archives. Therefore, the value - and originality - of this book is difficult to exaggerate. It sees the first publication of reliable data on both the seagoing fleets and riverine flotillas of the Soviet Navy, listing over 6,200 vessels from battleships to river gunboats, and mercantile conversions as well as purpose-built warships. Divided into three volumes, this first covers major surface warships down to MTBs and armored gunboats, as well as submarines. For every class there is a design history analyzing strategic, tactical, and technical considerations, and individual ship detail includes construction yard, key building dates, commissioning, fleet designations, relocations, and fate. Once a closely guarded secret, the wartime loss of every ship and boat (over one thousand) is described. Furthermore, the confusion caused by frequent name changes is clarified by an index that runs to sixteen thousand items. By following the ships through both their wartime and earlier history, the book reveals many aspects of Russian history that remain highly -sensitive: clandestine co-operation with Weimar Germany and fascist Italy, the NKVD-enforced closure of Soviet borders, the 'Gulag Fleet', the faked Metallist sinking that excused the military occupation of Estonia, and the ill-conceived pact with Nazi Germany. Restrictions recently imposed on historical publications in Russia mean this book could certainly not have been published there - as proven by the fact that most of the authors' Russian collaborators preferred not to disclose their identities. This is undoubtedly one of the most important naval reference works of recent years and will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in warships, the Soviet Navy, or maritime aspects of World War II.

Author : Przemyslaw Budzbon,Jan Radziemski,Marek Twardowski
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 1399022814

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Warships of the Soviet Fleets, 1939-1945 by Przemyslaw Budzbon,Jan Radziemski,Marek Twardowski Pdf

Seventy-five years after the end of the Second World War the details of Soviet ships, their activities and fates remain an enigma to the West. In wartime such information was classified and after a brief period of glasnost ("openness") the Russian state has again restricted access to historical archives. Therefore, the value - and originality - of this work is difficult to exaggerate. It sees the first publication of reliable data on both the seagoing fleets and riverine flotillas of the Soviet Navy, listing over 6,200 vessels from battleships to river gunboats, and mercantile conversions as well as purpose-built warships. This third and final part of the series includes all the ships in naval service that were not frontline fighting vessels. Despite auxiliary status, these were not insignificant ships -indeed the icebreakers were the largest vessels built by the USSR before the war and carried so much prestige that every leading member of the Soviet regime wanted their name on one. Apart from the obvious fleet support types - oilers, tugs, and depot ships -this volume also covers unsung heroes like the salvage fleet, highly significant in the 1930s for generating much-needed foreign currency and later essential to the war effort, allowing so many sunken Soviet warships to be returned to service. Another major feature of this volume is the first clear and comprehensive listing of ex-mercantile transport ships, their periods of service and ultimate fates. Even harbor service craft are included, right down to the humble "heaters" that supplied warmth to icebound warships in the depth of the Russian winters. This volume concludes with a number of important appendices on subjects like weaponry and a massive, cross-referenced index that will allow readers to differentiate between ships of the same name and to track every name change. This is undoubtedly one of the most important naval reference works of recent years and will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in warships, the Soviet Navy or wider maritime aspects of the Second World War. Furthermore, as recent Russian actions appear to revive Soviet-era aspirations, this book offers both new insights and valuable background of contemporary relevance.

Author : Przemyslaw Budzbon,Jan Radziemski,Marek Twardowski
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1399022776

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Warships of the Soviet Fleets, 1939-1945 by Przemyslaw Budzbon,Jan Radziemski,Marek Twardowski Pdf

Seventy-five years after the end of World War II the details of Soviet ships, their activities and fates remain an enigma to the West. In wartime such information was classified and after a brief period of glasnost the Russian state has again restricted access to historical archives. Therefore, the value - and originality - of this work is difficult to exaggerate. This second part of the three-volume series includes all the remaining fighting vessels not already covered in Volume I. Beginning with the Uragan class - rated as escort ships and the first seagoing warships designed by the Soviet Union - the book then moves on to submarine hunters, both large and small, patrol craft, minelayers and minesweepers, and unusual types like floating artillery batteries and anti-aircraft defense ships, concluding with landing ships and craft. Many of these vessels have hitherto been poorly documented but given the nature of the land-centered Soviet war against Germany their contribution should not be underestimated. The details of their service and, not least, the circumstances of their loss, constitute a major addition to Western understanding of the Soviet Navy's war effort. This volume covers: Escort ships Large submarine hunters Small submarine hunters Patrol boats Floating artillery batteries AA defence ships Minelayers Netlayers Minesweepers Minesweeping boats Landing vessels and craft

Author : BUDZBON PRZEMYSLAW (. MAREK, RADZIEMSKI, JAN; TWARDOWSKI)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1526751933

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WARSHIPS OF THE SOVIET FLEETS 1939 1945 by BUDZBON PRZEMYSLAW (. MAREK, RADZIEMSKI, JAN; TWARDOWSKI) Pdf

Author : Przemyslaw Budzbon,Jan Radziemski,Marek Twardowski
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526751966

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Warships of the Soviet Fleets 1939–1945 by Przemyslaw Budzbon,Jan Radziemski,Marek Twardowski Pdf

Seventy-five years after the end of the Second World War the details of Soviet ships, their activities and fates remain an enigma to the West. In wartime such information was classified and after a brief period of glasnost (‘openness’) the Russian state has again restricted access to historical archives. Therefore, the value – and originality – of this work is difficult to exaggerate. It sees the first publication of reliable data on both the seagoing fleets and riverine flotillas of the Soviet Navy, listing over 6200 vessels from battleships to river gunboats, and mercantile conversions as well as purpose-built warships. Divided into three volumes, this first covers major surface warships down to MTBs and armored gunboats, as well as submarines. For every class there is a design history analyzing strategic, tactical and technical considerations, and individual ship detail includes construction yard, key building dates, commissioning, fleet designations, relocations and ultimate fate. Once a closely guarded secret, the wartime loss of every ship and boat (over 1000) is described. Furthermore, the confusion caused by frequent name changes is clarified by indexes that run to 16,000 items. By following the ships through both their wartime and earlier history, the book reveals many aspects of Russian history that remain highly sensitive: clandestine co-operation with Weimar Germany and fascist Italy, the NKVD-enforced closure of Soviet borders, the ‘Gulag Fleet’, the faked Metallist sinking that excused the military occupation of Estonia, and the ill-conceived pact with Nazi Germany. Restrictions recently imposed on historical publications in Russia mean this book could certainly not have been published there – as proven by the fact that most of the authors' Russian collaborators preferred not to disclose their identities. This is undoubtedly one of the most important naval reference works of recent years and will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in warships, the Soviet Navy or wider maritime aspects of the Second World War.

Author : V. I. Achkasov,Nikolaĭ Bronislavovich Pavlovich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037914582

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Soviet Naval Operations in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 by V. I. Achkasov,Nikolaĭ Bronislavovich Pavlovich Pdf

Author : Jurgen Rohwer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351547840

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Stalin's Ocean-going Fleet: Soviet by Jurgen Rohwer Pdf

In this work, two senior naval historians analyze the discussions held in leading Soviet political, military, and naval circles concerning naval strategy and the decisions taken for warship-building programmes. They describe the reconstitution of the fleet under difficult conditions from the end of the Civil War up to the mid-1920s, leading to a change from classical naval strategy to a Jeune ecole model in the first two Five-Year Plans, including efforts to obtain foreign assistance in the design of warships and submarines. Their aim is to explain the reasons for the sudden change in 1935 to begin building a big ocean-going fleet. After a period of co-operation with Germany from 1939-41, the plans came to a halt when Hitler attacked the Soviet Union in 1941. Finally, this work covers the reopening of the naval planning processes in 1944 and 1945 and the discussions of the naval leadership with Stalin, the party and government officials about the direction of the new building programmes as the Cold War began.

Author : Vincent P. O'Hara
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 1591146518

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The German Fleet at War, 1939-1945 by Vincent P. O'Hara Pdf

The realities of naval combat as well as the facts are presented in this authoritative studyUsing both a tabular and narrative format, it tells the story of all sixty-nine surface naval actions fought by major warships of the German navy against major warships of the British, French, American, Polish, Soviet, Norwegian, and Greek navies. .

Author : Jürg Meister
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Warships
ISBN : OCLC:464522802

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The Soviet Navy by Jürg Meister Pdf

Author : Stephen Mclaughlin
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1682477266

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Russian and Soviet Battleships by Stephen Mclaughlin Pdf

Russian and Soviet Battleships is the definitive English language overview of Russian and Soviet battleships, from the ironclad Petr Velikii of 1869 to Stalin's final projects. Meticulously researched, this work describes and illustrates the design histories, technical details, characteristics, and service histories of the forty seagoing battleships that served in the Russian and Soviet Navies. This is the first book about Russian battleships to draw from Russian language materials, including books and articles published since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Some one hundred drawings of ships and design studies, many specially commissioned for this book, are showcased, as well as one hundred photographs, many of them never published in the west. The author, Stephen McLaughlin, analyzes all aspects of battleship design, from the policy decisions behind their construction to details of fire control and gunnery. He evaluates their strengths and weaknesses compared with foreign contemporaries. In addition, McLaughlin outlines numerous projected battleships and conjectural studies. As he examines the active--and often tragic--careers of these ships, he reassesses many of the myths and misconceptions associated with Russian ships and the Russian navy.

Author : Jürgen Rohwer,Mikhail S. Monakov
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780714648958

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Stalin's Ocean-going Fleet by Jürgen Rohwer,Mikhail S. Monakov Pdf

The book describes in detail the discussions about the naval strategy and the shipbuilding progams in the Soviet political and military leadership from 1922 to the death of Stalin in 1953.

Author : Friedrich Ruge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Strategy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081145463

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The Soviets as Naval Opponents, 1941-1945 by Friedrich Ruge Pdf