Author : Paul Kemp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Transportation
ISBN : UOM:39015019818247
The T-class Submarine
Paul Kemp
The T Class Submarine
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British Submarines 1939–45
Innes McCartney
Author : Innes McCartney
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472800756
British Submarines 1939–45 by Innes McCartney Pdf
The submarine was the invisible but formidable weapon of the Royal Navy during World War II. This book examines the three major classes – 'S', 'T' and 'U' – detailing their design, development and modification. The major submarine engagements of the war are recounted, including the Norwegian campaign, the battle of Malta in March 1942, Operation Pedestal, and many other engagements in all theatres between the British subs, German U-Boats and Japanese subs. Using many previously unpublished sources and his own extensive underwater explorations, Innes McCartney gives a highly detailed account of the British submarine.
Kriegsmarine Coastal Forces
Gordon Williamson
Author : Gordon Williamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782000006
Kriegsmarine Coastal Forces by Gordon Williamson Pdf
Although often overlooked in favour of the U-boats or battleships, the vast majority of the Kriegsmarine was formed of the smaller vessels of the coastal forces. These ships and boats, which included minesweepers, torpedo boats, patrol boats, and blockade breakers, gave crucial service to Germany during the war, and many continued serving for decades after the surrender in such tasks as clearing minefields. Also included in these forces was Hitler's yacht, the Ostwind. This book reveals the history of the vessels that formed the backbone of the Kriegsmarine, and combines fascinating anecdotes, detailed technical information, and full-colour artwork.
British Submarines in Two World Wars
Norman Friedman
Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781526738172
British Submarines in Two World Wars by Norman Friedman Pdf
An “indispensable” guide to the Royal Navy’s submarines through 1945, with numerous photos and original plans (The Naval Review). The Royal Navy didn’t invent the submarine—but in 1914, Britain had the largest submarine fleet in the world, and at the end of World War I it had some of the largest and most unusual of all submarines—whose origins and designs are all detailed in this book. During the First World War they virtually closed the Baltic to German iron ore traffic, and blocked supplies to the Turkish army at Gallipoli. They were a major element in the North Sea battles, and fought the U-boat menace. During World War II, US submarines were known for strangling Japan, but lesser known is the parallel battle by British submarines in the Mediterranean to strangle the German army in North Africa. Like their US counterparts, interwar British submarines were designed largely with the demands of a possible Pacific War, though that was not the war they fought. The author also shows how the demands of such a war, fought over vast distances, collided with interwar British Government attempts to limit costs. It says much about the ingenuity of British submarine designers that they met their requirements despite enormous pressure. The author shows how evolving strategic and tactical requirements and evolving technology produced successive types of design. British submariners contributed much to the development of anti-submarine tactics and technology, beginning with largely unknown efforts before World War I. Between the wars, they exploited the new technology of sonar (Asdic), and as a result pioneered submarine silencing, with important advantages to the US Navy as it observed the British. They also pioneered the vital postwar use of submarines as anti-submarine weapons, sinking a U-boat while both were submerged. Heavily illustrated with photos and original plans and incorporating much original analysis, this book is ideal for naval historians and enthusiasts. “Sure to become the standard reference for British submarine development for years to come” —Warship
Encyclopedia of British Submarines 1901-1955
Paul Akermann
Author : Paul Akermann
Publisher : Periscope Publishing Ltd.
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1904381057
Encyclopedia of British Submarines 1901-1955 by Paul Akermann Pdf
The history of the development of submarines covered in this book spans the most tumultuous years of the 20th century. When the little Holland No. 1 was launched in 1901, few could guess that the submarine would become the most potent weapon of war ever developed.
British Submarines in the Cold War Era
Norman Friedman
Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 1201 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781526771230
British Submarines in the Cold War Era by Norman Friedman Pdf
The first comprehensive technical history on the subject, with photos: “A must-read for all professionals, designers and scholars of modern submarines.” —Australian Naval Institute The Royal Navy’s greatest contribution to the Allied success in World War II was undoubtedly the defeat of the U-boat menace in the North Atlantic, a victory on which all other European campaigns depended. The underwater threat was the most serious naval challenge of the war, so it was not surprising that captured German submarine technology became the focus of attention for the British submarine service after 1945. It was quick to test and adopt the schnorkel, streamlining, homing torpedoes, and, less successfully, hydrogen-peroxide propulsion. Furthermore, in the course of the long Atlantic battle, the Royal Navy had become the world’s most effective anti-submarine force and was able to utilize this expertise to improve the efficiency of its own submarines. However, in 1945 German submarine technology had also fallen into the hands of the Soviet Union—and as the Cold War developed it became clear that a growing Russian submarine fleet would pose a new threat. Britain had to go to the US for its first nuclear propulsion technology, but the Royal Navy introduced the silencing technique that made British and US nuclear submarines viable anti-submarine assets, and it pioneered in the use of passive—silent—sonars in that role. Nuclear power also changed the role of some British submarines, which replaced bombers as the core element of British Cold War and post-Cold War nuclear deterrence. As in other books in this series, this one shows how a combination of evolving strategic and tactical requirements and new technology produced successive types of submarines. It is based largely on unpublished and previously classified official documentation, and to the extent allowed by security restrictions, also tells the operational story—HMS Conqueror is still the only nuclear submarine to have sunk a warship in combat, but there are many lesser-known aspects of British submarine operations in the postwar era.
British Submarines 1939–45
Innes McCartney
Author : Innes McCartney
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472800343
British Submarines 1939–45 by Innes McCartney Pdf
The submarine was the invisible but formidable weapon of the Royal Navy during World War II. This book examines the three major classes – 'S', 'T' and 'U' – detailing their design, development and modification. The major submarine engagements of the war are recounted, including the Norwegian campaign, the battle of Malta in March 1942, Operation Pedestal, and many other engagements in all theatres between the British subs, German U-Boats and Japanese subs. Using many previously unpublished sources and his own extensive underwater explorations, Innes McCartney gives a highly detailed account of the British submarine.
The History of the British 'U' Class Submarine
Derek Walters
Author : Derek Walters
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844151318
The History of the British 'U' Class Submarine by Derek Walters Pdf
Originally designed in 1934 for anti-submarine training, by the end of the war 72 U-Class subs had been commissioned; 17 were lost to the enemy, and 3 in accidents. Manned by crews from seven nations' navies, they served worldwide, and never more successfully than in the Mediterranean. This book is the definitive study of this class of submarine and the men who serve on them.
The Collins Class Submarine Story
Peter Yule,Derek Woolner
Author : Peter Yule,Derek Woolner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107469686
The Collins Class Submarine Story by Peter Yule,Derek Woolner Pdf
A unique and outstanding military and industrial achievement, the Collins class submarine project was also plagued with difficulties and mired in politics. Its story is one of heroes and villains, grand passions, intrigue, lies, spies and backstabbing. It is as well a story of enormous commitment and resolve to achieve what many thought impossible. The building of these submarines was Australia's largest, most expensive and most controversial military project. From initiation in the 1981–2 budget to the delivery of the last submarine in 2003, the total cost was in excess of six billion dollars. Over 130 key players were interviewed for this book, and the Australian Defence Department allowed access to its classified archives and the Australian Navy archives. Vividly illustrated with photographs from the collections of the Royal Australian Navy and ASC Pty Ltd, The Collins Class Submarine Story: Steel, Spies and Spin, first published in 2008, is a riveting and accessibly written chronicle of a grand-scale quest for excellence.
The Silent Deep
James Jinks,Peter Hennessy
Author : James Jinks,Peter Hennessy
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141973708
The Silent Deep by James Jinks,Peter Hennessy Pdf
'The Ministry of Defence does not comment upon submarine operations' is the standard response of officialdom to enquiries about the most secretive and mysterious of Britain's armed forces, the Royal Navy Submarine Service. Written with unprecedented co-operation from the Service itself and privileged access to documents and personnel, The Silent Deep is the first authoritative history of the Submarine Service from the end of the Second World War to the present. It gives the most complete account yet published of the development of Britain's submarine fleet, its capabilities, its weapons, its infrastructure, its operations and above all - from the testimony of many submariners and the first-hand witness of the authors - what life is like on board for the denizens of the silent deep. Dramatic episodes are revealed for the first time: how HMS Warspite gathered intelligence against the Soviet Navy's latest ballistic-missile-carrying submarine in the late 1960s; how HMS Sovereign made what is probably the longest-ever trail of a Soviet (or Russian) submarine in 1978; how HMS Trafalgar followed an exceptionally quiet Soviet 'Victor III', probably commanded by a Captain known as 'the Prince of Darkness', in 1986. It also includes the first full account of submarine activities during the Falklands War. But it was not all victories: confrontations with Soviet submarines led to collisions, and the extent of losses to UK and NATO submarine technology from Cold War spy scandals are also made more plain here than ever before. In 1990 the Cold War ended - but not for the Submarine Service. Since June 1969, it has been the last line of national defence, with the awesome responsibility of carrying Britain's nuclear deterrent. The story from Polaris to Trident - and now 'Successor' - is a central theme of the book. In the year that it is published, Russian submarines have once again been detected off the UK's shores. As Britain comes to decide whether to renew its submarine-carried nuclear deterrent, The Silent Deep provides an essential historical perspective.
Submarines
Stuart Murray
Author : Stuart Murray
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508146186
Submarines by Stuart Murray Pdf
This book introduces readers to the underwater world of submarines, showing them how these amazing watercraft have used stealthy secret attacks throughout history to revolutionize ocean warfare. Vibrant images and detailed diagrams of submarines from the U.S., Britain, Russia, and Germany are featured, from U-boats of the early 20th century to today’s fastest and most powerful nuclear submarines. Readers will see firsthand how developments in technology have allowed submarines to patrol at greater and greater depths undetected. Vivid visuals and comprehensive text are combined to present a high-interest take on both STEM and social studies curricula.
The Submarine
Duncan Redford
Author : Duncan Redford
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : NWU:35556040796021
The Submarine by Duncan Redford Pdf
Senior Lecturer in Modern British History and Head of the Department of History, King's College London. --
The History of the British 'U' Class Submarine
Derek Walters
Author : Derek Walters
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783035977
The History of the British 'U' Class Submarine by Derek Walters Pdf
Originally designed in 1934 for anti-submarine training, by the end of the war 72 U-Class subs had been commissioned; 17 were lost to the enemy, and 3 in accidents. Manned by crews from seven nations' navies, they served worldwide, and never more successfully than in the Mediterranean. This book is the definitive study of this class of submarine and the men who serve on them.
The Hunting Submarine
Ian Trenowden
Author : Ian Trenowden
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781291912234
The Hunting Submarine by Ian Trenowden Pdf
HMS Tally-Ho, captained by Commander L.W.A. Bennington, was a T-class submarine which achieved spectacular success in the Second World War. Her name was chosen for her by Winston Churchill and it proved a very suitable one for a hunting submarine. In a single wartime commission, lasting from 15th March 1943 to 26th February 1945, she operated in the Malacca Strait. Here, surrounded by enemy air bases and in badly charted shallow waters - so shallow many experts considered them completely unsuitable for submarine operations - she took a heavy toll of enemy warships and supply vessels. The boat, her captain and her crew are all vividly portrayed in this exciting chronicle which is the fruit of wide and detailed research.
X.1
Roger Branfill-Cook
Author : Roger Branfill-Cook
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848321618
X.1 by Roger Branfill-Cook Pdf
The X stood for experimental, but it might equally have meant extraordinary, exotic or extravagant, as this giant submarine attracted superlatives the worlds largest, most heavily armed, and deepest diving submersible of the day. X.1 was a controversial project conceived behind the backs of the politicians, and would remain an unwanted stepchild. As British diplomats at the Washington naval conference were trying to outlaw the use of submarines as commerce raiders, the Admiralty was designing and building the worlds most powerful corsair submarine, to destroy single-handed entire convoys of merchant ships. This book explores the historical background to submarine cruisers, the personalities involved in X.1s design and service, the spy drama surrounding her launch, the treason trial of a leading RN submarine commander, the ships chequered career, and her political demise. Despite real technical successes, she would finally fall foul of black propaganda, aimed at persuading foreign naval powers that the cruiser submarine did not work; even today uninformed opinion repeats the myth of her failure. However, it was completely ignored by other navies, who went on building submarine cruisers of their own, some larger than, but none so sophisticated as, X.1. The book analyses in detail the submarine cruisers built by the US Navy, the French and the Japanese, plus the projected German copy of X.1, the Type XI U-Boat, paying belated tribute to the real importance of the mysterious X.1.