British Warships of the Second World War: Detailed in the Original Builders' Plans

Reproductions of official plans for the main types of warship the Royal Navy fought with during World War II.

“The text is a masterpiece of compression, communicating a large quantity of information in a minimum number of words. The extended captions for the plans are informative and equally well-written. Many of the plans themselves are works of art… . . . This is a wonderful book to look at, and the standard of the writing is exemplary; it is highly recommended to anyone with an interest in the conventions and execution of warship plans.” —Warship,as part of the publication's Naval Books of the Year

Carefully chosen from the incomparable collection at the National Maritime Museum, the featured plans range from battleships and fleet aircraft carriers, through cruisers, destroyers and submarines, to examples of the vast array of specialist vessels built during the war. Concentrating on fitted drawings which show the warships as they first entered service, this collection offers an unprecedented wealth of detail on the equipment and fittings of some of the Royal Navy’s most famous ships. It also documents how their appearance changed over time, since many of the plans include alterations and additions made in different shades of ink and wash, and here printed in full colour for instant understanding of the modifications.

With an accompanying text and detailed individual captions by one of the leading experts in the field, this book provides an insight into the warship design process itself, and explains for the benefit of ship modellers and technical historians which types of plan contain the most valuable information. For anyone with more than a passing interest in warship design and construction, this book is a revelation.

© 2017 Seaforth Publishing (E-bog): 9781473890701

Release date

E-bog: 28. februar 2017