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Battleship Dreadnought - Anatomy of the Ship

By: Bloomsbury

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Reference Books (Bloomsbury)

Last Stocked on 8/9/2019

Product Info

Title
Battleship Dreadnought - Anatomy of the Ship
Publisher
Category
Author
John Roberts
Publish Year
2016
Pages
256
Dimensions
10x9.5x.75"
NKG Part #
2147634704
Type
Softcover

Description

Launched in 1906, HMS Dreadnought was the first 'all-big-gun' battleship and as such revolutionized battleship design for more than a generation. She was built at Portsmouth in 14 months, a record which has never been equaled, and when she was launched she was superior in both firepower and speed to anything then afloat.

Perhaps even more radical than her design was the proposal to adopt Parsons turbines, which at the time had been hardly tested. Though she saw little action during her career, her influence was profound and she gave her name to a class of ship that dominated the high seas for more than a generation.

As part of the renowned Anatomy of the Ship series, this book provides the finest documentation of the Bellona, with a complete set of superb line drawings, supported by technical details and a record of the ship's service history.