Hms Cavalier Destroyer 1944

Author : Richard Johnstone-Bryden
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848323742

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HMS Cavalier by Richard Johnstone-Bryden Pdf

HMS Cavalier is a 'C'-Class destroyer, one of 96 War Emergency Programme destroyers that were ordered between 1940 and 1942. She saw action on convoy duty off Russia, and later, in 1945, was sent to the Far East where she provided naval gunfire support during the battle of Surabaya. She continued with the British Pacific Fleet until May 1946. Now designated as a war memorial to the 142 RN destroyers and 11,000 men lost during WWII, she is on display at Chatham Historic Dockyard.As is the case for many museum ships there is a surprising shortage of informative and well illustrated guides, for reference during a visit or for research by enthusiasts—ship modellers, naval buffs, historians or students. This book, in the Seaforth Historic Ship series, redresses the gap. Containing more than 200 specially commissioned photographs, the book takes the reader on a superbly illustrated tour of the ship, from bow to stern and deck by deck. Significant parts of the vessel for example, the gun turrets and engine rooms are given detailed coverage both in words and pictures, so that the reader has at hand the most complete visual record and explanation of the ship that exists. In addition, the importance of the ship, both in her own time and now as a museum vessel, is explained. No other book offers such superb visual impact nor brings the ship so vividly to life.

Author : Richard Johnstone-Bryden
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848322264

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HMS Cavalier Destroyer 1944 by Richard Johnstone-Bryden Pdf

HMS Cavalier is a 'C'-Class destroyer, one of 96 War Emergency Programme destroyers that were ordered between 1940 and 1942. She saw action on convoy duty off Russia, and later, in 1945, was sent to the Far East where she provided naval gunfire support during the battle of Surabaya. She continued with the British Pacific Fleet until May 1946. Now designated as a war memorial to the 142 RN destroyers and 11,000 men lost during WWII, she is on display at Chatham Historic Dockyard. As is the case for many museum ships there is a surprising shortage of informative and well illustrated guides, for reference during a visit or for research by enthusiasts - ship modellers, naval buffs, historians or students. This book, in the Seaforth Historic Ship series, redresses the gap. Containing more than 200 specially commissioned photographs, the book takes the reader on a superbly illustrated tour of the ship, from bow to stern and deck by deck. Significant parts of the vessel Ð for example, the gun turrets and engine rooms Ð are given detailed coverage both in words and pictures, so that the reader has at hand the most complete visual record and explanation of the ship that exists. In addition, the importance of the ship, both in her own time and now as a museum vessel, is explained. No other book offers such superb visual impact nor brings the ship so vividly to life.

Author : Patrick Boniface
Publisher : Periscope Publishing Ltd.
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04
Category : Destroyers (Warships)
ISBN : 190438126X

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HMS Cavalier by Patrick Boniface Pdf

Few would have thought in 1944 as HMS Cavalier entered service with the Royal Navy that over six decades later she would still be in existence. The last example of the classic British wartime destroyer, this book looks at the distinguished history of the vessel.

Author : Vic Ould
Publisher : New Generation Publishing
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1785073559

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The Life and Death of HMS Bullen by Vic Ould Pdf

A warship built in the U.S.A. under 'Lease Lend' for the Royal Navy she was classed as a 'Destroyer Escort' and re-classed in the Royal Navy as a 'Frigate'. As with many warships in WW2 she was 'manned' with Men and Boys many of whom together with the ship lasted less than 12 months. The 'Boys' became 'Men' in that short time and many were wounded and died for freedom and their country. As in the previous book by the author 'Last But Not Least' which was about a 'sister' ship these are personal memories of some survivors with illustrations and photographs from the author's collection. The author a Battle of the Atlantic veteran was 18 years old at that time, serving on HMS CARRON a destroyer protecting special convoys. He retains his connection with the Royal Navy by being a volunteer working on the historic warship HMS BELFAST at London Bridge and he has also volunteered on HMS CAVALIER at the Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.

Author : Ian Hawkins
Publisher : Anova Books
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1844860086

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Destroyer by Ian Hawkins Pdf

As Len Deighton writes in the foreword to this haunting and thought-provoking book: 'This account of the men who took their small ships into the deepest and cruellest waters is clearly the result of years of research and hard work....I think I shall never forget some of the stories.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844864737

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Warship 2017 by Anonim Pdf

Warship 2017 is devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors, this latest volume combines original research, new book reviews, warship notes, an image gallery and much more to maintain the impressive standards of scholarship and research from the field of warship history. This 39th edition features the usual range of diverse articles spanning the subject by an international array of expert authors.

Author : Malcolm Wright
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848322738

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British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWII by Malcolm Wright Pdf

An extensive pictorial history of the official and unofficial camouflage paint schemes used by the Royal Navy and Commonwealth ships during World War II. During the Second World War navies developed low visibility camouflage for their ships, on both the vertical and horizontal surfaces, in order reduce visibility by blending in with the sea, or confuse the identity of a ship by applying more obtrusive patters. In this now classic work by maritime artist Mal Wright both the official and unofficial paint schemes that adorned ships of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth are depicted in detail, along with discussion on changes of armament and electronics that effected the outward appearance of each ship. Starting with destroyers from WW1 still in service during WW2, the book progressively covers ships below cruisers, class by class, to provide a detailed and easy-to-use guide to paint schemes in use. In some cases individual ships are shown in the several schemes they wore thus providing a source that covers various periods of service. With 740 full colour illustrations, all of named vessels, this book concentrates information into a single volume to provide a one-stop reference source, and, for the first time in a single volume, it covers not just the well-known ships, but also escort vessels, minesweepers, trawlers, coastal craft and auxiliaries in sequential format. Many schemes would be difficult for the reader to have found other than with the most intensive research so that historians, collectors, modelmakers and wargamers will find this unique reference source absolutely invaluable.

Author : Paul Brown
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844864102

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Britain's Historic Ships by Paul Brown Pdf

The British Isles have a long, rich and celebrated seafaring history stretching from the earliest times through the victories of Drake and Nelson, the voyages of discovery of Cabot and Cook and the defence of the realm by vessels of all types in the present century. Much of this history is recorded in literature and in museums but reaches its most tangible form in the large number of historical ships that have been preserved and are continually restored as monuments to a proud past. This lavish book explores 20 of the most celebrated and accessible ships and offers a comprehensive history of each vessel's design, construction, active service and subsequent restoration and preservation. Presented in order of each ship's launch date, each entry is written by the acknowledged expert on a particular vessel, gives full specification details and is sumptuously illustrated with contemporary photographs, historical illustrations and a full set of scale plans. In addition to the featured entries, an appendix presents all of the necessary contact details and opening times where applicable. The appendix also lists (and provides details for) other vessels of historical importance including a small number of working replicas such as the Matthew and the recently commissioned eighteenth-century frigate The Grand Turk, featured in the recent Hornblower television series. Principal vessels include: Mary Rose, HMS Victory, HMS Trincomalee, SS Great Britain, Cutty Sark, RRS Discovery, HMS Warrior, HMS Belfast, HMY Britannia, HMS Alliance, HMS Cavalier, Gypsy Moth IV and HMS Plymouth.

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472825827

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British Destroyers 1939–45 by Angus Konstam Pdf

As the possibility of war loomed in the 1930s, the British Admiralty looked to update their fleet of destroyers to compete with the new ships being built by Germany and Japan, resulting in the commissioning of the powerful Tribal-class. These were followed by the designing of the first of several slightly smaller ships, which carried fewer guns than the Tribals, but were armed with a greatly enlarged suite of torpedoes. The first of these, the 'J/K/M class' was followed by a number of wartime variants, with slight changes to their weaponry to suit different wartime roles. Designed to combat enemy surface warships, aircraft and U-boats, the British built these destroyers to face off against anything the enemy could throw at them. Using a collection of contemporary photographs and beautiful colour artwork, this is a fascinating new study of the ships that formed the backbone of the Royal Navy during World War II.

Author : Les Brown
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848321809

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British Destroyers by Les Brown Pdf

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sisterships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly-detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic survey of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites.??A follow-up to ShipCraft 11 on inter-war destroyers, this new volume deals with the later classes which were the most modern British destroyers of the Second World War. Marked by a common single-funnelled silhoutte, they were actually very varied, ranging from the large and powerful J to N flotillas, via the austere 'War Emergency' classes that were built in large numbers, to the radically different 'Battle' class, designed with a powerful AA armament for service in the Pacific.

Author : Peter Charles Smith
Publisher : Pen and Sword Maritime
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 1844151212

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Destroyer Leader by Peter Charles Smith Pdf

HMS Faulknor was an F Class destroyer, built as a 'leader' or command-ship, of a flotilla of 8 destroyers. Launched in 1934, she was to survive World War II and see action in many of the Royal Navy's most famous operations. The book gives a detailed account of the ship's history from its conception to its demise at the hands of the scrap yard. Faulknor was one of the first ships into action and sank the first U Boat of the conflict. During the defense of Norway Faulknor and her flotilla were in the midst of the action, delving into Fiords to seek out the enemy and providing cover or transport to embark and then disembark the British forces. The ship joined Force H, based in Gibraltar, in June 1941. The Navy was fighting the Italian and Vichy French fleets and soon encountered the alarming power of the Luftwaffe. Their task was to secure the Gibraltar Strait and to protect vital Allied convoys on passage to Malta or North Africa where the fighting was at that time fierce. During 1941 this well-travelled ship was still sailing in the Mediterranean but also patrolling in the Bay of Biscay in foul weather to enforce the blockade on the German warships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau laying in Brest. During her last months in the area Faulknor was engaged in convoy protection to keep the vital supply lines open to the Desert Army and the besieged island of Malta. September 1941 saw a dramatic change in the environment that Faulknor was fighting her sea war. From the warm climbs of Gibraltar she was hurled into the wilds of the North East Atlantic and the Arctic Sea. Here the danger was not just the enemy attacking by sea and air, but also the severity of icy gales and blizzards as the Royal Navy nurtured conveys of vital equipment to Britain's new ally, Russia. In June 1943 Faulknor sailed south again, this time for the invasion of Sicily, 'Operation Husky'. Following the successful invasion she remained in the Mediterranean until May 1944 seeing action in the Aegean and at the Anzio landings. From June 1944 Fauklnor played a key role in 'Operation Neptune' now known as D-Day. After the success of the landings Faulknor sailed mainly in the English Channel and Western Approaches acting as anti-submarine escort to the many large troop-carrying liners that were arriving and leaving for the USA.

Author : Philip Reed
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783830862

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Waterline Warships by Philip Reed Pdf

Philip Reed, best known for his superb models of ships from the age of sail, here turns his attention to the other highly popular subject for ship modelers - the warships of the Second World War. The book is a step-by-step manual for building a scratch waterline model of the Ca Class destroyer HMS Caesar, the sistership of Cavalier now on display in drydock at Chatham Historical Dockyard. These emergency built ships were launched between 1943 and 1945 and Caesar herself was to see action in 1944 on the Russian convoys and then in defense of the Western Approaches. The model presented in the book is built to the scale of 16ft to the inch and is designed to be displayed as a waterline model in a diorama. Every aspect is covered from the construction of a bread and butter hull through to the the details of camouflage, bridge, funnel, mast, the 4.5in, Hazemeyer and Oerlikon guns, boats, davits, depth charge gear, torpedo tubes, searchlights, vents and lockers,and the sea itself. Ship’s plans and a picture gallery at the end of the book devoted to a whole array of the author’s WWII model warships complete the book. More than fifty years of modeling experience is passed on through wise and practical advice and thus each page will be of the utmost value to scratch builders and to any kit builders who may be setting out to construct a model of a WWII warship.

Author : Colin Lambird
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781445709697

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Before the Mast by Colin Lambird Pdf

Author : Ian Hawkins
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015058102040

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Destroyer by Ian Hawkins Pdf

In this title, Ian Hawkins draws together numerous stories from those men who served on the B- and C-class destroyers, weaving them together using excerpts from books, news articles, speeches, and his own authoritative notes.

Author : Stuart Fisher
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781408159316

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Rivers of Britain by Stuart Fisher Pdf

Britain's rivers deserve to be better known. Teeming with wildlife, steeped in history, sporting bridges, docks and stunning architecture, not to mention supporting riverside pubs, waterways museums and a variety of places of interest, they are the country's essential arteries, connecting inland Britain with the sea. Covering Britain's best known tidal rivers (the Avon, Severn, Dee, Mersey, Tyne and Thames), to the picturesque rural Camel, Wye, Orwell and Crouch, as well as the industrial rivers of the Medway, Tyne and Clyde, right down to the smallest and lesser known of Britain's tidal waterways, this is a fascinating and comprehensive guide, packed with maps, colour photographs and interesting facts about the lifeblood of our country. Of interest to sailors, fishermen, motorised craft and canoeists keen to discover beautiful unfrequented spots, stopping points, places of interest, riverside pubs and lookout points, as well as practical information on rapids, weirs and nearby towns and car parks, it will also interest walkers, cyclists, families and holidaymakers discovering the local history, folklore, riverside architecture and places to take river trips.