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Porpoise, the first post-war operational submarine design. For their day, they were exceptionally quiet. By 1948 it was recognised that anti-submarine warfare (ASW) would be the primary role of the Royal Navy’s submarine force. Subsidiary to this, it was clear that they would have to spend much operational time providing targets for the training of […]

The final version of Malta’s flight deck design in 1945. The dotted lines show the dimensions of the single-deck hangar below it. Malta’s open hangar design in 1945 compared with the USS Essex and the closed hangar in the Ark Royal that was under construction at the time. The Malta Class marked a major change […]