Nugget 252

I posted the latest issue of THE NUGGET (N252) to members of Wargame Developments this morning, and with luck it should be delivered to them by the middle of next week at the latest.

I have already uploaded the PDF versions of THE NUGGET and THE NUGGET COLOUR SUPPLEMENT to the Wargame Developments website, and they are now available for members of Wargame Developments to read online or to download and print.

This is the sixth THE NUGGET of the subscription year (there are now only three more THE NUGGETs to come in this subscription year) and if you have not already resubscribed, you can do so by post (please make cheques payable to WARGAME DEVELOPMENTS) or via the PayPal button on the Wargame Developments website.

I have been to … the Naval History Museum, Venice: A photo-essay – Part 3: The models of 20th century warships

The Naval History Museum, Venice has a very large collection of ship models on display. Here are selections of the models of 20th century warships that form part of that collection. I have split the models into four sections:

• Battleships
• Cruisers
• Destroyers, Torpedo Boats, Frigates, and Corvettes
• Aircraft Carriers, Motor Torpedo Boats, Submarines, and Minecraft

Please note that all the models were in glass cases made from reflective glass, and this made photographing them difficult.

Battleships

Littorio-class Battleships

Cruisers

Condottieri-class (1st Group: Da Barbiano) Light Cruiser

Condottieri-class (2nd Group: Cadorna) Light Cruiser

Condottieri-class (3rd Group: Montecuccoli) Light Cruiser

Condottieri-class (4th Group: Aosta) Light Cruiser

Condottieri-class (5th Group: Garibaldi) Light Cruiser after her post-war conversion

Capitani Romani-class Light Cruiser

Zara-class Heavy Cruiser

Bolzano Heavy Cruiser

Destroyers, Torpedo Boats, Frigates, and Corvettes

Sirtori-class Torpedo Boat

Curatone-class Torpedo Boat

Leone-class Destroyer

Turbine-class Destroyer

Navigatori-class Destroyer

Spica-class Torpedo Boat

Soldati-class Destroyer

Gabbiano-class Corvette

Impetuoso-class Destroyer

Audace-class Destroyer

Maestrale-class Frigate

Lupo-class Frigate

Minerva-class Frigate

Comandanti-class Patrol Boat

Aircraft Carriers, Motor Torpedo Boats, Submarines, and Minecraft

Aircraft Carrier design (Possibly an early design for the unfinished Aquila)

Grillo-class 'climbing boat'

Early MAS (Motor Torpedo) Boats

MAS 526-class Motor Torpedo Boat

Sparviero-class Hydrofoil Patrol Boat

Various Submarines

CB2-class Miniature Submarine

Arogosta-class Minesweeper (ex-Ham-class)

Lerici-class Minehunter