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This twenty-fifth volume of a now well-established annual publication covers a diverse range of cutting-edge research by noted naval historians. Some of the featured articles include: the final part of a trilogy on the Royal Navy's first class cruisers; the first of a new trilogy on the shell problems of the Royal Navy in the Dreadnought Age; the Soviet submarine program, 1945-1995; cancelled Soviet carrier schemes from 1920-1956; Armstrongs and the Italian Navy; the Argentinean naval buildups in the disarmament era; the Naval Procurement Act of 1926; German motor minesweepers (R-boote) 1939-1945; British anti-submarine warfare during the World War I; and much more. The final section, Warship Notes, is devoted to the fascinating backwaters of warship history, while the Naval Year in Review is a summary of important developments. Reviews of recent books, web sites, and videos on naval history complete this special volume.