The Bismarck is probably the most famous warship in the world. The German battleship, 45, 000 tons, was completed in early 1941 & went on to sink the ' Mighty Hood', pride of the Royal Navy, during one of the most sensational naval encounters ever. After a dramatic chase around the North Atlantic, involving many units of the Royal Navy, Bismarck was finally dispatched with gunfire & torpedoes on 27 May, less than five months after she was completed. Her wreck still lies where she sank, 4800m down & 960km off the west coast of France. Author: Jack Brower 176 pages 240 x 254mm Hardback The Battleship Bismarck is the finest documentation of this famous ship ever published. What makes this & all ' Anatomy of the Ship' volumes unique is a complete set of superbly executed line drawings, both the conventional type of plan as well as explanatory views, with fully descriptive keys. These are supported by technical details, photos & a record of the ship’s service history. Complete with an extended ship's plan on the reverse of a fold-out jacket. Publisher: Conway Maritime Press ...

With the greatest displacement, largest guns & heaviest armour, Yamato & her sister ship Musashi were the ultimate battleships of the Second World War. Containing over 600 perspective & 3-view drawings of the main features of the ship, this is one of the most impressive additions to the Anatomy series. 30 photographs 630 line drawings 92 pages Reprinted November 2000240 x 254 mm Hardback Publisher: Conway Maritime Press Author: Janusz Skulski ...

His Majesty's Bark Endeavour, was made eternally famous by Captain James Cook's first voyage of exploration in the South Pacific, 1768-1771. First published in 1995, this revised edition of Captain Cook's Endeavour now

Includes:: a large scale plan on the reverse of the jacket. Black & white photographs, illustrations & plans 136 pages 2001260 x 247 mm Hardback This volume
Features: An introductory text describing the ship, her build & rig, based on the author's fresh research, & an outline of her career. Photographic section depicting various models as well as the famous Australian replica.A guide to the vessels colour scheme & decoration on the jacket. More than 200 perspective & 3-view drawings, with in-depth descriptive keys, of every detail of the ship hitherto misunderstood. Publisher: Conway Maritime Press Author: Karl Heinz Marquardt


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On the successful completion of the War of Independence, the American navy was disbanded, & it was not until the late 1790s that a regular naval force was reconstituted. Provoked by the need to protect American merchant shipping from the belligerent European nations & the piratical Barbary powers, Congress decided on a programme of frigate building, which included the 32-gun frigate Essex. Designed by William Hackett, Essex was a typical medium frigate of her time. Working from both US & British sources, the author has reconstructed many previously undetermined details of the ship & in passing has rehabilitated the reputation of the designer as one who was responsible for one of the best balanced frigates of that generation. Author: Portia Takakjian 128 pages 240 x 254mm Hardback Publisher: Conway Maritime Press ...

An anatomy of the ship on one of the standard line-of-battle ships of the Royal Navy of the time of Trafalgar.A complete set of superbly executed line drawings, both the conventional type of plan as well as explanatory views, with fully descriptive keys.A large-scale plan of the ship on the reverse of an extended fold-out jacket. Author: Brian Lavery 40 mono photographs, 305 line drawings 120 pages September 2002240 x 254 mm Hardback PPC with French-folded jacket The '74' was the classic line-of-battle ship of the late eighteenth century. The Bellona, launched in 1760, during the Seven Years' war, belonged to the first truly successful class of British 74. She served with distinction over 54 years, fought in four wars & was not broken up until 1814. Publisher: Conway Martime Press ...

The distinguished career of the carrier Victorious extended from World War II to 1967. A major refit during the 1950’s, saw her emerge as the Royal Navy’s most advanced carrier in the world. The author’s drawings show all the changes which she underwent during her long career, while the text focuses especially on her war service which included a number of daring airstrikes, most notably against the German battleships Bismarck & Tirpitz. Later she sailed for the Far East where she was part of the British Pacific Fleet; there she withstood several kamikaze attacks. Author: Ross Watton 160 pages 240 x 254mm Hardback Publisher: Conway Maritime Press ...

HMS Belfast was the largest British cruiser of the Second World War & saw distinguished service throughout the conflict, including playing a major part in the destruction of the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst. Today she is preserved as an historic monument on the River Thames in London.120 pages September 2003254 x 240 mm Hardback Publisher: Comway Maritime Press Author: Ross Watton ...

The destroyer Campbeltown is most famous for her part in the commando raid on the St Nazaire drydock in 1942. Built as the USS Buchanan (DD131)- & later renamed Campbelton
- she was one of over 270 flush-decked destroyers put into service towards the end of World War I. When Britain appealed to America in 1940 for the transfer of fifty vessels for anti-submarine duty, Buchanan was one of the first 'gift horses' to be transferred. Author: Al Ross 128 pages 240 x 254mm Hardback This highly acclaimed series aims to provide the finest documentation of individual ships & ship types ever published. What makes the series unique is a complete set of superbly executed line drawings, both the conventional type of plan as well as explanatory perspective views. This is the first attempt to document a ship literally down to the nuts & bolts. These drawings are accurate, visually exciting & totally comprehensive, offering ship buffs, historians & modelmakers a novel insight into the technicalities of each ship type covered. Publisher: Conway Maritime Press
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The Fairmile Type D was designed to combat the known advantages of German S-boats (Schnellboote
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The Takao class of Japanese heavy cruisers was approved in the 1927–31 building programme, & the Takao was the first of four vessels launched between May 1930 & April 1931. These were genuinely aggressive ships, being fast, heavily armed with both guns & torpedos, & well-protected. They saw much action in the Pacific War between 1941 & 1945, but Takao, having survived a torpedo attack during the Leyte Gulf battle preliminaries, was sunk by a British midget submarine in Singapore Harbour. Author: Janusz Skulski 256 pages 240 x 254mm Hardback Publisher: Conway Maritime Press ...