Sumner-Gearing-Class Destroyers: Their Design, Weapons, and Equipment
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (689 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1557507864 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Just the details I needed to understand differences between Fletcher Just the details I needed to understand differences between Fletcher, Sumner, and Gearing class destroyers. Lots of diagrams, specs, & hull lines.. Amazon Customer said If you are ship modeller, the best.. After having been searching documentation in order to better known the Gearing FRAMI, this is the best not only for that one, but for the whole Gearing-Sumner class destroyers, from the beginning to the end, full description, drawings cutaways and b/w photos and drawings general and in detail, both the ships and the p. Destroyer Details, Details Destroyer If the Title ot this view can be summed-up in a few words,those Words will suffice. Should you consider yourself a bit of a detail-junkie, History buff, or like decent pictures, this book will probably satisfy your needs. This was a time in History, where we could follow the process of Naval Evolution; its a book to s
Examples of both classes were in service in other navies around the world as late as 1994. Their evolution over the course of nearly forty years and three wars is fully covered in this handsomely illustrated book. . As the author makes clear, the class was as much a product of world events as of bureaucratic decisions. From the Back Cover The U.S. Navy's Sumner-Gearing-class destroyers served as a standard for post-World War II destroyer design and development. Robert Sumrall traces the origins of these dest
Sumrall is the coauthor of Iowa Class Battleships: Their Design, Weapons, and Equipment. Robert F. . He served in eight Sumner-Gearing-class destroyers during forty years of naval service
The U.S. The destroyers served as a standard for post-World War II destroyer design and development. This classic work on WWII destroyers is now available again after being long out of print.. This handsomely illustrated work traces the origins of the US Navy's Sumner-Gearing class destroyers through half a century of changing naval technology, showing the great advances made in ordnance, fire control and steam engineering. Navy's Sumner-Gearing-class destroyers served as a standard for post-World War II destroyer design and development