War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Chris KnuppDetermining what would have been the greatest heavy cruiser would be a challenging task. Very successful designs were put to sea by a variety of nations. However, there was one cruiser that was born from all cruisers before it. This class of warship took the lessons from World War 2 and was designed around them. The vessel I speak of is the Des Moines class cruiser. A little-known cruiser due to its late introduction, the Des Moines found itself overshadowed by the emergence of ship-launched missiles. Despite serving for almost 25 years, their capabilities are largely unknown. What makes these ships the greatest heavy cruiser designs and how were they developed as such?
Type 12M class anti-submarine frigate HMS Rothesay (F107) along with two helicopters. Nice view of the Limbo ASW mortar Mark 10 too.
Monitor Faà di Bruno - Italia
Monitor Novgorod - Russia
RVNS (Republic of Vietnam Navy's Ship or commonly South Vietnam Navy's) HQ-1 Trần Hưng Đạo, ex-USS Capm DE-251 Edsal-Class Destroyer Escort.
Babr class destroyers (1971) Iran Imperial Navy
ROCS Lu Shan (PF-36)
"Whisky on the rocks"