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British Light Cruisers 1939-45

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Ships - Modern Navy - United Kingdom

Last Stocked on 10/31/2024

Product Info

Title
British Light Cruisers 1939-45
Publisher
Category
Author
Angus Konstam
Publish Year
2012
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.2"
NKG Part #
2147480176
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG194
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG194

Description

The light cruiser was a natural development of the sailing frigate – a fast multi-purpose warship that could patrol the sea lanes, protect convoys and scout for enemy battle fleets. By the inter-war period the need for this type of ship was even more important, given the increasing need for protection from aircraft, and the need to screen the fleet from submarines or destroyers. Wartime experience had shown that the British light cruiser was one of the most versatile types of ship in the Royal Navy, able to protect other warships, bombard enemy shores, guard life-saving convoys and intercept and destroy enemy warships. These were truly the workhorses of the wartime Royal Navy. While the battleships and carriers grabbed the headlines, these sleek, elegant warships quietly got on with the job of securing control of the seas.