British Naval Gun Mountings
from 1890: 18-inch to 4.5-inch mark 8
$129.29
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
16 October 2024
Summary
British Naval Gun Mountings: A Visual History of Design, Construction, and Installation
Heavy gun mountings dominated the design of larger warships due to their size, weight, protection, and cost. This book focuses on the period from the 1890s to the 1950s, covering the two World Wars, when British gun mountings developed rapidly with new gun technologies and the rise of Armstrongs and Vickers.
The focus is on the larger, massively engineered ‘non-transferable’ mountings, wh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399059961 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399059963 |
| Author: | Ian Buxton |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Seaforth Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 16 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.49kg |
| Dimensions: | 289mm x 245mm |
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Critics Review
”… illustrated with dozens of photos, many previously unpublished, but what most readers will find of greatest interest are the turret diagrams, with color-coded drawings reproduced from the original ships’ technical manuals.“– “The NYMAS Review”
About The Author
Ian Buxton
IAN BUXTON is a naval architect who was reader in Marine Transport at the School of Marine Science and Technology at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne from 1974-2002. The British Shipbuilding database of 80,000 British-built ships has been his major focus in recent years. He has written numerous articles dealing with technical shipping issues.
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