Warship Pictorial 15

Warship Pictorial 15
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 72
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ISBN-10 : 0971068747
ISBN-13 : 9780971068742
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Warship Pictorial 15 by : Steve Wiper

Fletcher Class Destroyers

Fletcher Class Destroyers
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Publisher : Pen and Sword
Total Pages : 125
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ISBN-10 : 9781473814349
ISBN-13 : 1473814340
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Fletcher Class Destroyers by : Lester Abbey

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, using scale plans to highlight differences between sisterships and changes in their appearance over their careers, then moves to an extensive photographic survey of either a high-quality model or a surviving example of the ship. Hints on building the model, and on modifying and improving the basic kit, are followed by a section on paint schemes and camouflage, featuring numerous colour profiles and highly-detailed line drawings. The strengths and weaknesses of available kits of the ships are reviewed, and the book concludes with a section on research references—books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites. The subject of this volume is the Fletcher class, often considered the most successful of all American destroyers. Built to the first design that was freed from treaty restrictions, they came into service near the beginning of the Pacific War and fought with distinction through all the most ferocious of the campaigns against Japan. They were constructed in large numbers, with a number of variations, and their popularity is reflected by the wide range of available kits.

German S-Boats

German S-Boats
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Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 9781848322905
ISBN-13 : 1848322909
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis German S-Boats by : Steve Wiper

A treasury of useful facts, plans, and photos for modelers. The ShipCraft series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeler through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring color profiles and highly detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modeling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic gallery of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references—books, monographs, large-scale plans, and relevant websites. The subject of this volume is the Second World War German Navy's motor torpedo boats called Schnellboote, known to the Allies as E-Boats. One of the most effective coastal attack craft of the time, the type was built in large numbers and constantly improved as the war progressed, giving many variants to interest modelers. With its unparalleled level of visual information—paint schemes, models, line drawings and photographs—it is simply the best reference for any model maker setting out to build one of these famous boats.

The Warship Mary Rose

The Warship Mary Rose
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Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Total Pages : 695
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ISBN-10 : 9781473852853
ISBN-13 : 1473852854
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis The Warship Mary Rose by : David Childs

This new paperback edition brings the history of Henry VIII's famous warship right up to date with new chapters on the stunning presentation of the hull and the 19,000 salvaged artefacts in the new museum in Portsmouth.Mary Rose has, along with HMS Victory, become an instantly recognisable symbol of Britain's maritime past, while the extraordinary richness of the massive collection of artefacts gleaned from the wreck has meant that the ship has acquired the status of some sort of 'time capsule', as if it were a Tudor burial site. But she is much more than an archaeological relic; she was a warship, and a revolutionary one, that served in the King's navy for thirty-four years, almost the entire length of his reign.This book tells the story of her eventful career, placing it firmly within the colourful context of Tudor politics, court life and the developing administration of a permanent navy. And though the author also brings the story right down to the present day, with chapters on the recovery, the fresh ideas and information thrown up by the massive programme of archaeological work since undertaken, and the new display just recently opened at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, it is at heart a vivid retelling of her career and, at the end, her dramatic sinking.With this fine narrative and the beautiful illustrations the book will appeal to the historian and enthusiast, and also to the general reader and museum visitor.

World War II Warships

World War II Warships
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : 9780486451633
ISBN-13 : 0486451631
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis World War II Warships by : John Batchelor

This fleet of 28 accurately detailed ships includes the ill-fated PT-109, commanded by a young John F. Kennedy, a German U-boat, and the USS Missouri, the battleship on which the Japanese surrendered.

Bb-67 Montana, U S Navy Battleship

Bb-67 Montana, U S Navy Battleship
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Publisher : Nimble Books
Total Pages : 32
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ISBN-10 : 9781934840184
ISBN-13 : 1934840181
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Bb-67 Montana, U S Navy Battleship by : W. Frederick Zimmerman

"A unique and beautiful keepsake that tells the story of the U.S. Navy's last super-battleship. A must for anyone who loves battleships, naval history, or Montana."

Warship

Warship
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105010709421
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Warship by :

British Battleships, 1889–1904

British Battleships, 1889–1904
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Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Total Pages : 978
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781473826953
ISBN-13 : 1473826950
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis British Battleships, 1889–1904 by : R.A. Burt

A comprehensive look at Royal Navy warships in the pre-dreadnought era, with extensive photos and illustrations. The Russian war scare of 1884 and the public’s anxiety about the Royal Navy’s ability to fight a modern war at sea resulted in the Naval Defense Act of 1889 and a vast program of warship construction. Over the next twenty years a fleet of 52 battleships was built, construction finally interrupted by the revolutionary Dreadnought design. In this volume, the author presents full details of design and construction, armament, protection, machinery and performance, all backed up with accurate data tables listing design figures, trials results, and full particulars at different stages in the ships’ careers. The history of each battleship is chronicled and the reader is reminded of their major contribution in the First World War. They bore the brunt of the action at the Dardenelles, bombarded the Belgium coast, patrolled the North Sea and the Channel, reinforced the Italian Fleet, and served in East Africa, the East Indies, and the White Sea. Most were extensively modified during the war and this variety has made them of special interest to the historian, enthusiast, and ship modeler. With the addition of many new photographs from the author's massive collection, this new edition is a must-have addition to every naval library.

British Cruisers

British Cruisers
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Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Total Pages : 680
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ISBN-10 : 9781783469185
ISBN-13 : 1783469188
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis British Cruisers by : Norman Friedman

“An extraordinarily detailed account of the development of Royal Navy cruisers . . . a towering work” from the author of Fighting the Great War at Sea (Warship 2012). For most of the twentieth century, Britain possessed both the world’s largest merchant fleet and its most extensive overseas territories. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Royal Navy always showed a particular interest in the cruiser—a multipurpose warship needed in large numbers to defend trade routes and police the empire. Above all other types, the cruiser’s competing demands of quality and quantity placed a heavy burden on designers, and for most of the interwar period, Britain sought to square this circle through international treaties restricting both size and numbers. In the process, she virtually invented the heavy cruiser and inspired the large 6in-armed cruiser, neither of which, ironically, served her best interests. This book seeks to comprehend, for the first time, the full policy background—from which a different and entirely original picture of British cruiser development emerges. After the war, the cruiser’s role was reconsidered, and the final chapters of the book cover modernizations, the plans for missile-armed ships, and the convoluted process that turned the “through-deck cruiser” into the Invincible class light carriers. With detailed appendices of ship data, and illustrated in depth with photos and A.D. Baker’s specially commissioned plans, British Cruisers truly matches the lofty standards set by Friedman’s previous books on British destroyers. “Wow! . . . Lavishly illustrated with a photograph or line plan on almost every page. The text is packed with technical information, detail, and description of design, construction and application of these important ships.” —Clash of Steel