The Last British Battleship: HMS Vanguard, 1946–1960
R. A. Burt
"Lots of information on the ship's design, weapons, armor, refits, and service career, along with the Royal Cruise of 1947." —Model Ship World
The ninth HMS Vanguard, bearing one of the most illustrious names in the Royal Navy with honors from the Armada to Jutland, was the last and largest of Britain's battleships and was commissioned in 1946. Her design evolved from the King George V class and incorporated much of the fully developed design for the two battleships, Lion and Temeraire, that were laid down in 1939 but never completed.
At 813ft length overall and 42,300 tons, she was the last battleship to be built for the Royal Navy and the only ship of her class. She was built during the Second World War and incorporated existing twin 15in mountings, and was part of the Royal Navy's response to the combined and increasing number of German and Japanese battleships in the early 1940s. Immediately recognizable...
The ninth HMS Vanguard, bearing one of the most illustrious names in the Royal Navy with honors from the Armada to Jutland, was the last and largest of Britain's battleships and was commissioned in 1946. Her design evolved from the King George V class and incorporated much of the fully developed design for the two battleships, Lion and Temeraire, that were laid down in 1939 but never completed.
At 813ft length overall and 42,300 tons, she was the last battleship to be built for the Royal Navy and the only ship of her class. She was built during the Second World War and incorporated existing twin 15in mountings, and was part of the Royal Navy's response to the combined and increasing number of German and Japanese battleships in the early 1940s. Immediately recognizable...
Կատեգորիաներ:
Տարի:
2019
Հրատարակչություն:
Seaforth Publishing; Pen & Sword Books
Լեզու:
english
Էջեր:
128
ISBN 10:
1526752263
ISBN 13:
9781526752260
Ֆայլ:
EPUB, 18.38 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2019
Amazon 
Barnes & Noble 
Bookshop.org
Ցանկանու՞մ եք գրախանութ ավելացնել: Խնդրում ենք կապնվել մեզ հետ support@z-lib.fm միջոցով
File converter
Բացել որոնման արդյունքները
More benefits 
Հիմնական արտահայտություններ
Առնչվող հավաքածուներ
