The Battleship Dreadnought (Anatomy of the Ship)
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.51 (757 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1557500576 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Perhaps even more radical than her design was the proposal to adopt Parsons turbines which at the time had been hardly tested. Though she saw little action during her career, her influence was profound and she gave her name to a class of ship that dominated the high seas for more than a generation.The 'Anatomy of the Ship' series aims to provide the finest documentation of individual ships and ship types ever published. His superb warship plans led one authority to describe him as 'the best draughtsman in the UK' and so he is the ideal author to contribute to the Anatomy series. His two previous volumes, on Hood and Intrepid, were widely acclaimed.. He was editor of Warship for six years and is the co-author of the standard works on British battleships and cruisers of the Second World War period. She was built at Portsmouth in 14 months, a record which has never been equalled, and when she was launched she was superior in both firepower and speed to anything then afloat. What makes the series unique is a complete set of superbly executed line drawings, both the conventional type of plan as well as explanatory views, with fully descriptive keys. Launched in 1906, HMS Dreadnought was the first 'all-big-gun' battleship and as such revolutionised battleship design for more than a generation. These are supported by technical details and a record
John Roberts is widely recognized for his contributions to warship literature. His superb warship plans led one authority to describe him as “the best draughtsman in the UK.” His two previous volumes for Conway, on the Dreadnought and Intrepid, were widely acclaimed.. He was editor of Warship f
This series is one of the best. Each book covers one ship in great detail Robert Abel This series is one of the best . Each book covers one ship in great detail. This one covers the vessel that started it all HMS Dreadnought. Sadly, if USS South Carolina or her sister had been faster out of the building yards, we might not call 20th century ships of the . A very unusal book that you don't expect to find In a nutshell this book is detailed blueprints for the HMS Dreadnought. There is a small amount of text at the beginning, as well as unusually in depth statistical details such as how much the ship cost to be built as well.The majority of the book after that first chapt. "Detailed Description- Limited analysis" according to N. Doyle. The book can be broken into three parts, the first is relatively brief and gives the background to how the ship came about, its costs, major issues etc.There then follows an extensive collection of photograhs showing the ship during it's construction.The remainder of th
Scuttlebutt Magazine . Stunning photos to accompany the line drawings; those on Dreadnought are particularly good. The subtitle to these reprints in soft back, the ultimate references to the world s great ships from the inside out says it all