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My Top 5 Ships That Never Were

Posted on June 20, 2019September 27, 2020 by Blair Shaw

Some ships never make it further than the drawing board, sometimes a design is drawn and then ultimately the plan is shelved due to political manoeuvring or cost considerations. Some of these ships are cutting edge on paper but the...Read More

FFG X The Frigate Competition – Who Are My Favourites to Win?

Posted on June 4, 2019September 27, 2020 by Blair Shaw

In July 2017 the United States Navy announced its plan to launch a competition for a new generation of Frigate to replace the already paid off Oliver Hazard Perry class. Within the overall scheme of things, the new frigate would...Read More

My Top 5 Pre-World War One Battleships

Posted on May 4, 2019September 27, 2020 by Blair Shaw

I recently wrote an article about my top 5 World War Two battleships and in that article I spoke about with the ending of World War Two and as the guns went silent, it was the curtain call for the...Read More

My Top 5 World War Two Battleships

Posted on April 22, 2019September 27, 2020 by Blair Shaw

World War Two was for the Navies a turning point, the battleship had reigned supreme throughout the first part of the 20th century, they were the symbol of ultimate power and it was a considered view that if your navy...Read More

The Art of Selfishness: Why Not-Giving-A-Fuck Might Just Be the Best Advice You’ll Never Take

Posted on April 21, 2019September 27, 2020 by Chris Kemp

I have previously spoken about the un-helpfulness of the self-help movement and how using philosophies such as Stoicism in the face of the unexpected – job loss in my case, can be of more benefit to us as individuals than...Read More

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