British Destroyers

British Destroyers
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Publisher : Pen and Sword
Total Pages : 895
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ISBN-10 : 9781473812802
ISBN-13 : 1473812801
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Book Synopsis British Destroyers by : Norman Friedman

Download or read book British Destroyers written by Norman Friedman and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2009-08-30 with total page 895 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the early days of Royal Navy destroyers, and how they evolved to meet new military threats. In the late nineteenth century the advent of the modern torpedo woke the Royal Navy to a potent threat to its domination, not seriously challenged since Trafalgar. For the first time a relatively cheap weapon had the potential to sink the largest, and costliest, exponents of sea power. Not surprisingly, Britain’s traditional rivals invested heavily in the new technology that promised to overthrow the naval status quo. The Royal Navy was also quick to adopt the new weapon, but the British concentrated on developing counters to the essentially offensive tactics associated with torpedo-carrying small craft. From these efforts came torpedo catchers, torpedo-gunboats and eventually the torpedo-boat destroyer, a type so successful that it eclipsed and then usurped the torpedo-boat itself. With its title shortened to destroyer, the type evolved rapidly and was soon in service in many navies, but in none was the evolution as rapid or as radical as in the Royal Navy. This book is the first detailed study of their early days, combining technical history with an appreciation of the changing role of destroyers and the tactics of their deployment. Like all of Norman Friedman’s books, it reveals the rationale and not just the process of important technological developments.

British Destroyers & Frigates

British Destroyers & Frigates
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Publisher : Pen and Sword
Total Pages : 799
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ISBN-10 : 9781473812796
ISBN-13 : 1473812798
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Book Synopsis British Destroyers & Frigates by : Norman Friedman

Download or read book British Destroyers & Frigates written by Norman Friedman and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-10-22 with total page 799 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A comprehensive survey of the design history and development of the Royal Navy's greyhounds of the sea.”—WARSHIPS Magazine Since World War II, the old categories of destroyer and frigate have tended to merge, a process that this book traces back to the radically different “Tribal” class destroyers of 1936. It deals with the development of all the modern destroyer classes that fought the war, looks at the emergency programs that produced vast numbers of trade protection vessels—sloops, corvettes and frigates—then analyzes the pressures that shaped the post-war fleet, and continued to dominate design down to recent years. Written by America's leading authority and featuring photos and ship plans, it is an objective but sympathetic view of the difficult economic and political environment in which British designers had to work, and benefits from the author's ability to compare and contrast the US Navy's experience. Norman Friedman is renowned for his ability to explain the policy and strategy changes that drive design decisions, and his latest book uses previously unpublished material to draw a new and convincing picture of British naval policy over the previous seventy years and more. Includes photos

Rebuilding the Royal Navy

Rebuilding the Royal Navy
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Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9781848321502
ISBN-13 : 1848321503
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Book Synopsis Rebuilding the Royal Navy by : D. K. Brown

Download or read book Rebuilding the Royal Navy written by D. K. Brown and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This design history of post-war British warship development, based on both declassified documentation and personal experience, is the fourth and final volume in the author’s masterly account of development of Royal Navy’s ships from the 1850s to the Falklands War. In this volume the author covers the period in which he himself worked as a Naval Constructor, while this personal knowledge is augmented by George Moore’s in-depth archival research on recently declassified material. The RN fleet in 1945 was old and worn out, while new threats and technologies, and post-war austerity called for new solutions. How designers responded to these unprecedented challenges is the central theme of this book. It covers the ambitious plans for the conversion or replacement of the bigger ships; looks at all the new construction, from aircraft carriers, through destroyers and frigates, to submarines (including nuclear and strategic), to minesweepers and small craft. The authors pay particular attention to the innovations introduced, and analyses the impact of the Falklands War. At the start of the twenty-first century the Royal Navy is still a powerful and potent force with new and a number of innovative classes, both surface and sub-surface, coming on stream. This book offers a fascinating insight into how the post-war fleet developed and adapted to the changing role of the Navy.

The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War

The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War
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Publisher : Pen and Sword
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 9781473812987
ISBN-13 : 1473812984
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War by : Donald Collingwood

Download or read book The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War written by Donald Collingwood and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to fully document the story behind the Frigates that played such a vital role during World War Two.

British Frigates and Escort Destroyers 1939–45

British Frigates and Escort Destroyers 1939–45
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 49
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ISBN-10 : 9781472858092
ISBN-13 : 1472858093
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Book Synopsis British Frigates and Escort Destroyers 1939–45 by : Angus Konstam

Download or read book British Frigates and Escort Destroyers 1939–45 written by Angus Konstam and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-06-22 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the small, mass-produced warships that defended the Atlantic convoys from U-boats and secured Britain's lifeline to the United States. As the Battle of the Atlantic grew fiercer, Britain and the Commonwealth needed large quantities of new warships to defend their shipping which could be produced cheaply. The two largest type of ship produced were the escort destroyer and the frigate. Escort destroyers were essentially small destroyers optimized for anti-submarine warfare, with speed and anti-surface weaponry sacrificed, while frigates were simpler, designed so they could be built quickly in civilian shipyards. Nearly 200 were built. These warships were key to protecting convoys in the Atlantic Ocean where their range and seagoing qualities made them well-suited for operations. They were also used to form hunting groups, and collectively accounted for the destruction of scores of German U-boats. Their arrival came at a critical time for the Royal Navy, when the Battle of the Atlantic was reaching its climax, and losses among both merchant ships and escorts were mounting. In this book, naval expert Angus Konstam outlines the history of the Hunt-, Loch-, Bay-, and River-class escort destroyers and frigates, revealing how crews fought, and what life was like on board. Using archive photos, detailed colour profiles, a Hunt-class cutaway, and battlescenes of the ships at war, he explores the key role played by these small but deadly escorts.

Destroyers, Frigates and Corvettes

Destroyers, Frigates and Corvettes
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Publisher : Grange Books
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 1840133171
ISBN-13 : 9781840133172
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Destroyers, Frigates and Corvettes by : Robert Jackson

Download or read book Destroyers, Frigates and Corvettes written by Robert Jackson and published by Grange Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

British Warships and Auxiliaries

British Warships and Auxiliaries
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Total Pages : 96
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ISBN-10 : 1904459315
ISBN-13 : 9781904459316
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Book Synopsis British Warships and Auxiliaries by : Steve Bush

Download or read book British Warships and Auxiliaries written by Steve Bush and published by . This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: