Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... British Battleships of World War One ISBN:0870218638 Author:Burt, R.A. Publisher:Naval Institute Press Release Date:1986 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:New Sku: 2344404 Notes: First edition. An exceptional copy. 1986 Large Hardcover. 320 pp. Includes line drawings and over 300 photographs. The complete technical history of British capital ship design and construction during the dreadnought era, from 1905 to 1918. All of the 50 dreadnoughts, superdreadnoughts and battlecruisers that served in the Royal Navy during the First World War are described and illustrated. Each class of ship is described in detail, beginning with its design origins, and discussing the technical and operational factors involved, including budgets, strategic, tactical and technological considerations in fulfilling the Admiralty's requirements, while bearing in mind ships planned and completing in the shipyards of rival navies. The characteristics of each class and vessel are analysed in full, with special emphasis on armament, armour and machinery. Fully detailed tables list ships' particulars and chart performance as compared with designed specifications. Subject headings include: displacements, dimensions, builders, armament, ammunition stowage, armour, searchlights, completements, ships' boats, costs, GM and stability, directors, wireless, freeboard, machinery, radius of action, weight breakdowns, trials and performance. Post-completion modifications and appearance changes are described, and there are also brief notes on each ship's service career. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!
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Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Publication Year: 1986
Book Title: British Battleships of World War I
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Author: R. A. Burt
Item Length: 10 in
Item Width: 9.8 in
Format: Hardcover
