The Grand Fleet: Warship Design and Development, 1906-1922 - Brossura

Brown, David K.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 184832085X ISBN 13: 9781848320857

Casa editrice: Naval Inst Pr, 2010

Riassunto

The launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 ushered in one of the most rapid periods of warship development in history; and only ten years after this all-big-gun, turbine-powered battleship was completed, two entire fleets of Dreadnoughts would meet at Jutland and put the work of the prewar designers to the ultimate test.

The renowned warship author, D K Brown, examines the development of British warships up to 1914, the responses made to the demands of the First World War and, finally, how the lessons of wartime experience affected warship development in the immediate postwar period. As well as dealing with battleships and battlecruisers, for the first time the developmental history of smaller vessels such as minesweepers, monitors and escort vessels, built in direct response to wartime needs, is described, as is that of the submarine and aircraft carrier. A detailed study is made of battle damage, including the role played by ammunition explosions in the loss of three British battlecruisers at Jutland. Also described are the postwar capital ship designs, killed off by the Washington Treaty, which are among the most fascinating `might-have-beens' of naval history.

This now classic reference work is the only comprehensive account of the development of all those ships that enabled the Royal Navy to rule the waves supreme and defend country and empire before, during and after the First World War.

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L'autore

D K Brown led a distinguished career as a naval architect, retiring in 1988 as Deputy Chief Naval Architect of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors. He published widely on the subject of warship design and built a reputation as a clear and brilliant commentator on the development of the ships of the Royal Navy. He died in 2008.

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The launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 ushered in one of the most rapid periods of warship development in history; and only ten years after this all-big-gun, turbine-powered battleship was completed, two entire fleets of Dreadnoughts would meet at Jutland and put the work of the prewar designers to the ultimate test.The renowned warship author, D K Brown, examines the development of these vessels and looks at how wartime experience affected warship design. As well as battleships and battlecruisers, for the first time the developmental history of smaller vessels such as minesweepers, monitors and escort vessels, built in direct response to wartime needs, is described, as is that of the submarine and aircraft carrier. A detailed study is made of battle damage, including the role played by ammunition explosions in the loss of three British battlecruisers at Jutland. Also described are the postwar capital ship designs, killed off by the Washington Treaty, which are among the most fascinating 'might-have-beens' of naval history.A classic work again available for historians and enthusiasts, detailing the development of all those ships that enabled the Royal Navy to rule the waves supreme and defend country and empire.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Naval Inst Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 184832085X
• ISBN 13: 9781848320857
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 208