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British Warships of the Second World War (Blueprint Series (Annapolis, MD.)) Hardcover – January 1, 2001

by John Roberts (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
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Although World War II warships have been the subject of many books, it is extremely difficult to find reproductions of the plans from which the ships were built, converted, or refitted. This large-format volume showcases a representative sampling of British ship plans from the archives of the National Maritime Museum collection at Greenwich, England. The author includes both pre-war and wartime plans of the principle classes - from aircraft carriers and battleships down to corvettes and landing craft. Each plan is reproduced at a size that ensures the relevant details of the vessel are visible. The largest vessels are represented over multiple pages that illuminate the complexity of the ships and their wartime modifications. For technical historians and ship modelers, this book is a unique primary source. For those with a general interest in ships, it is an attractive visual survey.
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    160 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Naval Inst Pr
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2001
  5. Dimensions
    9.75 x 0.75 x 11.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    155750220X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1557502209
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John Roberts, a leading authority on warship design and development, has written numerous books on the subject, including Battlecruisers.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Naval Inst Pr; 1St Edition (January 1, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 155750220X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1557502209
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.75 x 0.75 x 11.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 33 ratings

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K.Schneider
5.0 out of 5 stars Britsih Warships
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2011
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JOhn Roberts Blue Print book on the British Ships of WW2 is an excllent addition to anyones collect on British Naval Ships..the is alot of blue prints photo's and tech to give the read an excellent understanding of British War Ships both major and minor vessels...An excellent additiona to anyones bookshelf.
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George W Prescott
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellant collection of drawings
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Excellent collection of drawings of British warships. Would be of great assistance to a modeler and of great benefit one who is simply interested in the Royal Navy of WW2.
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Jon Iverson
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2016
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Terrific book chock full of plans of the different classes of RN ships! Recommended!
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Daryl Carpenter
2.0 out of 5 stars Depressing presentation of beautiful plans
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2017
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The "Admiralty Draughts" used by the Royal Navy are among the most beautifully detailed ship plans I've ever studied. Exceptionally large (usually printed at 1:48 or 1:96 scale), immaculately detailed, and surprisingly colorful with alterations and refits denoted with different colored lines, they're easy for serious naval buffs to get lost in. Norman Friedman's "The British Battleship" included a number of gatefold reproductions of them, and definitely whetted my appetite for more.

Although this book includes several dozen droughts, their presentation is a serious disappointment. They've been shrunk down considerably to fit the pages, reproduced in black and white, and have important details falling into the gutter. Just to give an example, the longitudinal section of the HMS Indefatigable, which would have been 96 inches long originally, has been shrunk down to 14 inches, with the after end of the island and one of the boiler rooms falling into the gutter. Although some of the plans are fairly crisp, many are faded or extremely murky, Even using a decent lighted magnifying glass, I found it impossible to read most of the callouts beyond obvious ones like "wardroom" and "OF tank," and areas that were finely detailed on the originals are reproduced as incomprehensible morasses.

John Roberts is this book's only real saving grace. His in-depth photo captions help bring some clarity to the diagrams, and he provides some interesting insights into the process of warship design and the creation of these plans. It's a shame he couldn't have simply all of the plans from scratch - he's one of the finest naval draftsmen in recent memory, and his three "Anatomy of the Ship" books have provided me with hours of contented study. I know that Seaforth plans on publishing the complete admiralty draughts of the Warspite and the cruiser Birmingham in book form next year. Hopefully, they'll be better than this.
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田舎艦艇ファン
5.0 out of 5 stars 貴重な資料
Reviewed in Japan on April 4, 2017
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2001年に刊行したBritish Warships of the Second World War (Blueprint Series) のほぼ再版なのでお持ちの方はご注意ください。「ほぼ」と表したのは図面サイズや掲載艦艇が一部異なるからです。掲載艦は戦艦×6、空母×3、巡洋艦×7、駆逐艦×5、護衛艦艇×5、潜水艦×2、その他×7。掲載図面は艦によりますが平面図、側面図などかなり貴重なもの多数です。①図面の縮尺が様々②基本的に艤装図、全体構成図がほとんどなのでそのままではちょっと扱いづらいかもしれませんが、模型製作などに役立つ情報が多いと思いますので興味のある方にはお勧めです。
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johnpenlleyn
5.0 out of 5 stars Ddetails detais yet no full sheet details
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2021
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As a time served draughtsman I find the detail drawings fastenating.Shame there are no fold out complete drawings
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B. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Warship plans, diagrams & information
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2017
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Such a good book that I have now bought three altogether! All the recipients were delighted with it - full of information and original plans of some famous warships.
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USS Monkfish
1.0 out of 5 stars 読めない図面は意味がない…
Reviewed in Japan on June 14, 2017
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著者のジョン・ロバーツ氏は英国で有数の艦艇研究家で、私も氏の著書や論文が掲載された雑誌を何冊か持っております。本書は国立海事博物館所蔵のオリジナル公式図面を採録したもので、特にカラーで色分けされた図面は初見で、「観賞用」にはたいへん結構なものと思います。しかしそれらの図面に書き込まれた文字がまったく読めない！　これは大問題です。オリジナルの劣化ではなく、図面のスキャンのさいの解像度が低かったのか、あるいは単純に印刷技術が劣悪なのだと推測します。図面はいずれも非常に詳細なものですから、ざっと眺めて物知りになったような「気分」は味わえますが残念ながらそれだけです。拡大鏡を使ったところで、そもそも文字がツブれているので役に立ちません。カバー裏では収録艦について専門家の詳細な解説を付したと謳っていますが、優先順位を完全に誤っています。出版社の編集さんは刷り出し見本をチェックしたのか―？　ともかく印刷のレベルがひどすぎます。図面から得られる情報が無いに等しいのですから、私に関する限り本書の実用性はゼロです。出版社は海事関係では一流どころなので期待していただけに、内容のあまりの貧弱さに愕然としました。製本は立派なだけに、紙資源と執筆者の努力の壮大な無駄づかいという印象。研究者の方にはお勧めできない失敗作です。
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militaryman-WMAHM
3.0 out of 5 stars Could have been far better
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 21, 2017
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The drawings in this book are far too small and require a magnifying glass to attempt to read what are very small letters that due to pixelation are quite hard to make out. It would have been better to use a larger format, or spread each drawing over more pages, though the cost would have made any such improvement to the scale far more expensive.
Whilst the book was a good idea for those interested in such a subject, the result has failed to live up to its promotional material.
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