Encyclopedia Of Warships (over 1200 Illustrations)

Featuring more than 400 entries, Encyclopedia of Warships is a complete fully illustrated reference work on the most important warships from Viking longboats to the modern nuclear-powered carriers and submarines.

From the dawn of civilization man has held a fascination with the sea, and over the centuries has built myriad ships and sailing craft for an equally diverse range of purposes. Encyclopedia of Warships provides a fascinating at-a-glance guide to more than 400 of the most important ships from ancient times to the present day. The book provides compact coverage of some of the most famous sailing ships, including San Martin, the flagship of the Spanish Armada; the steam frigate USS Powhatan, aboard which Commodore Matthew Perry negotiated the United States’ first trade treaty with Japan in 1854; the Japanese World War II I-400-class carrier submarine, which was uniquely equipped with floatplanes; and the nuclear-powered supercarriers USS Enterprise and USS Nimitz, that dominated the world’s oceans during the Cold War era. Each ship is illustrated with one or two accurate artworks – some of them cutaways – a photograph, an authoritative history on its development, production and service history and a box panel of essential specifications. Featuring more than 400 entries, from the Viking longship through the 16th-century galleon to the supercarriers and nuclear submarines of the 21st century, Encyclopedia of Warships includes every conceivable type of warship.

CONTENTS:

Introduction AGE OF SAIL Ancient War galleys Viking long boat Medieval Cog Henry Grace á Dieu San Martin Vasa Sovereign of the Seas Le Soleil Royal Venus HMS Southampton Mortar ketch (Royal Navy) HMS Victory Santísima Trinidad The Turtle USS Hancock Santa Ana Montañes USS Constitution USS Essex Chasse-marée Dhow Pirate junk Xebec Bucentaure HDMS Christian VII HMS Shannon USS Oneida Montebello USS Java USRC Morris

AGE OF STEAM USS Mississippi USS Powhatan USS Brooklyn HMS Victoria Gloire HMS Warrior USS Housatonic CSS Manassas USS Commodore Perry CSS Pioneer CSS Virginia USS Merrimack CSS Alabama Magenta USS New Ironsides USS Intelligent Whale (USA) SMS Kaiser Max USS Choctaw CSS Hunley CSS Tennessee HMS Research HMS Achilles CSS Stonewall HMS Bellerophon HMS Hercules SMS König Wilhelm HMS Devastation HMS Alexandra Redoutable HMS Cerberus Koning der Nederlanden Petr Veliki Fuso Italia HMS Inflexible Ting Yuen Aquidaban HMS Collingwood Formidable HMS Victoria Royal Sovereign SMS Worth Re Unberto Gustave Zede (France) USS Maine USS Indiana USS Oregon Jaureguiberry HMS Renown Charles Martel USS Iowa Fuji Argonaut (USA) USS Holland Kaiser Friedrich III Charlemagne Canopus USS Kearsarge Shikishima Peresviet HMS London Mikasa Herzogin Cecilie Protector (USA) Preussen Tsessarevitch Kniaz Potemkin HMS Dominion Schwaben B class (UK)

FROM DREADNOUGHT to WWI Dreadnought Republique Schleswig-Holstein Indomitable Vittorio Emanuele HMS Lord Nelson Nassau Satsuma U9 (Germany) Minas Gerais South Carolina Hercules Von der Tann USS Utah Lion Wyoming Viribus Unitis Derfflinger Kongo Courbet Dante Alighieri HMS Iron Duke Royal Oak Texas HMS E-11 (UK) UC-11 class (UC-25, Germany) Andrea Doria Queen Elizabeth Warspite Canada Fuso Provence Deutschland (Germany) Nevada Bayern HMS Royal Sovereign K-4 (USN) HMS Courageous Ise Mississippi HMS Furious U-139 (Germany) HMS Walker HMS Argus

INTERWAR Hood Nagato Jaime I Chacal (Jaguar class) destroyer HMS Eagle V-boats Rodney Chervonia Ukraina Akagi USS Lexington Argonaute ‘600’ and ‘630’ classes Oberon and Odin class Pisani and Mameli classes Kaga Koln Surcouf USS Pensacola HMS Glorious HMS Exeter Akatsuki class Alberto di Giussano class