Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development, 1923-1945 - Softcover

Brown, D. K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 159114602X ISBN 13: 9781591146025

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, 2006

Synopsis

In the final volume of his bestselling series on British warship development, David K. Brown brings the knowledge and experience of a long career as a naval constructor to this account of the Royal Navy's response to the restrictions placed on it by the Washington Naval Treaties and the construction of the fleet in World War II. He focuses on such principal pre-war developments as the first purpose-built aircraft carriers and the growing perception of the threat of air attack to warships. The book covers all the wartime construction programs, such as the massive expansion in escort ships to counter the U-boat menace and the development of the amphibious warfare fleet for the D-Day landings in 1944. Full analysis is also provided of the experience of wartime damage, as well as the once top-secret pre- and post-war damage trials. Some two hundred contemporary photographs are displayed throughout the text.

About this title

About the Author

D.K. Brown was a distinguished naval architect who retired in 1988 as Deputy Chief Architect of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors. He published widely on the subject of warship design and built a reputation as a clear and brilliant commentator on the development of the ships of the Royal Navy. He died in 2008.

Edition details

• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159114602X
• ISBN 13: 9781591146025
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224