http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc316/Novgorodsfleet/kom_em3.png After the outbreak of WWII, Komintern had to prioritize it's military production. In naval affairs it mented that the priority was to be given to the most needed and neccerical designs. Need for more destroyers to fullfill differen...
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc316/Novgorodsfleet/kom_em2.png At the begining of the 30's, the old "M" class leaders were rebuild under the project 23 program. They recived almoust total rebuild from maindeck up with larger funnels and massive superstructure. Armament was reduced to 5 single ...
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc316/Novgorodsfleet/kom_em.png After the revolution, Komintern was left with only the "D" class destroyers which were considered even relatively modern. Alongside with the D class, 9 of the N class vessels were under construction in various shipyards and in vario...
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc316/Novgorodsfleet/kom_srk.png After the revolution and forming of Komintern, the warindustry took it's time to get back on tracks. The whole system strating from initial planning down to the actual building and manufacturing was changed and it required alot of ...
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc316/Novgorodsfleet/Komiternkartta_pieni.png Komintern • 1914 Byzantine empire enters world war I. • 1916 Long dwelling unpleased towards the imperial government leds Duma to overtake the power in the empire. Emperor is seized from the throne and governance is gi...
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc316/Novgorodsfleet/Byz_destroyers.png In the end of the first decade of the 20th century, Byzantine followed the trend of it's northern neighbour and sought tenders for new series of fast destoryers. They were first in kind of such shipclass in Byzantine's navy,...
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc316/Novgorodsfleet/Byz_amouredcruisers.png At the start of WWI, Byzantine had two classes of "Classic" Armoured cruisers in it's inventory. Sofia class was first of such shiptype completely designed in Byzantine. It featured rather heavy armament for it's size, ...
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc316/Novgorodsfleet/Byz_cruisers.png Tri Svyatilelya class were the first Byzantine build protected cruisers and were part of the naval expansion program started at the turn of the century. These were powerfull vessels when commisioned with 10 152mm mainguns and ...
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc316/Novgorodsfleet/Byz_dreadnoughts.png Pavel Nahkimov was redesigned while it's three sister were already been laid down. It was to serve as a "pioneer for the new waves in battleship construction" eg. to test the all big gun concept. Designer V.P Kostenko's pr...
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc316/Novgorodsfleet/Byz_predreadnoughts.png To counter Brithish, Italian and French fleets, Byzantine started a extensive naval program which included series of battleships to be build which equalled to those being build abroad. First two units formed the Andrei ...
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