British Battlecruisers, 1905–1920 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook British Battlecruisers, 1905–1920 write by John Roberts. This book was released on 2016-10-30. British Battlecruisers, 1905–1920 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “A valuable stand-alone text . . . Contains large amounts of data on all of the vessels officially classified as battlecruisers in the Royal Navy.” —International Journal of Maritime History The brainchild of Admiral Sir John Fisher, battlecruisers combined heavy guns and high speed in the largest hulls of their era. Conceived as super-cruisers to hunt down and destroy commerce raiders, their size and gun-power led to their inclusion in the battlefleet as a fast squadron of capital ships. This book traces in detail the development of Fisher’s original idea into first battlecruiser Invincible of 1908, through to the Splendid Cats of the Lion class, and culminating in HMS Hood in 1920, the largest warship in the world for the next twenty years. The origins of the unusual light battlecruisers of the Courageous type are also covered. “The author is still the foremost authority on battleships from Dreadnought and, although now retired, he continues to research the subject. This new edition of the definitive book on battlecruisers has been updated with the latest findings from his research. An outstanding review of the subject.” —Firetrench “It is good to see this book back in print with this improved edition.” —Warship, “Naval Books of the Year”
British Battlecruisers, 1905-1920
British Battlecruisers, 1905-1920 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook British Battlecruisers, 1905-1920 write by John Roberts. This book was released on 2016. British Battlecruisers, 1905-1920 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Battlecruiser Repulse
Battlecruiser Repulse - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Battlecruiser Repulse write by John Roberts. This book was released on 2019-06. Battlecruiser Repulse available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The subject of this volume was one of the last battlecruisers, elegant ships that combined a powerful armament with high speed but much criticized for their light protection.
Battlecruiser Repulse
Battlecruiser Repulse - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Battlecruiser Repulse write by John Roberts. This book was released on 2019-06-30. Battlecruiser Repulse available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An outstanding illustrated reference revealing the painstaking work of draftsmen in recording every detail of the famed British warship. The technical details of British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the “as fitted” general arrangements, these drawings represented the exact appearance and fitting of the ship as it entered service. Intended to provide a permanent reference for the Admiralty and the dockyards, these highly detailed plans were drawn with exquisite skill in multi-colored inks and washes that represent the acme of the draftsman’s art. Today they form part of the incomparable collection of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, which is using the latest scanning technology to make digital copies of the highest quality. This book is one of a series based entirely on these drafts which depict famous warships in an unprecedented degree of detail—complete sets in full color, with many close-ups and enlargements that make every aspect clear and comprehensible. Extensive captions point the reader to important features to be found in the plans, and an introduction covers the background to the design. The subject of this volume was one of the last battlecruisers, elegant ships that combined a powerful armament with high speed, but were much criticized for their light protection. Throughout their existence, they were controversial—three were sunk at Jutland—and Repulse herself was famously lost to Japanese air attack at the outset of the Pacific War. Nevertheless, the type was highly prized: Repulse and her sister Renown were the only capital ships given sufficient priority to be designed, built, and completed during the course of the First World War, and substantial sums were spent on large-scale reconstruction during the 1930s. Both of these phases of the ship’s life are fully documented in two separate sets of plans, which allow this novel form of anatomy to cover the whole life of the ship.
British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser
British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser write by Mark Stille. This book was released on 2013-11-20. British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The rival battlecruisers first clashed in January 1915 at Dogger Bank in the North Sea and although the battle was a British tactical victory with neither side losing any of its battlecruisers, the differences in the designs of the British and German ships were already apparent. The two sides responded very differently to this first clash; while the Germans improved their ammunition-handling procedures to lessen the risk of disabling explosions, the British drew the opposite lesson and stockpiled ammunition in an effort to improve their rate of fire, rendering their battlecruisers more vulnerable. These differences were highlighted more starkly during the battle of Jutland in May 1916. Of the nine British battlecruisers committed, three were destroyed, all by their German counterparts. Five German battlecruisers were present, and of these, only one was sunk and the remainder damaged. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, this is the gripping story of the clash between the rival battlecruisers of the Royal Navy and the Kaiserliche Marine at the height of World War I.
