When originally published, the second of the two volumes was devoted to minor fighting ships, and hired and requisitioned vessels. Each entry gives concise details of dimensions, armament, and service dates, and its alphabetical and chronological arrangement makes it easy to track down the right ship (otherwise the Royal Navy’s tradition of re-using the same names can be misleading). This longevity is testimony to its enduring value as a reference work-indeed, ‘Colledge’ (as the book is universally known) is still the first stop for anyone wanting more information on any British warship from the 15th century to the present day when only the name is known. This is the fourth fully revised edition of a book first published in 1970. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present Hardcover – March 14, 2010 Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present This book offers a fascinating insight into how the postwar fleet developed and adapted to the changing role of the Navy. The authors pay particular attention to the innovations introduced, and analyses the impact of the Falklands War.Īt 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 subsurface, coming on stream. 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. How designers responded to these unprecedented challenges is the central theme of this book. The RN fleet in 1945 was old and worn out, while new threats and technologies, and postwar austerity called for new solutions. 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. This design history of postwar 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. Rebuilding the Royal Navy: Warship Design Since 1945 Paperback – October 24, 2012
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