X3 to X54
The History of the British Midget Submarine
$49.67
- Paperback
- Release Date
7 September 2023
Summary
Revealing the Midget Class Submarines from X-Class to Stickleback.
The X Class submarines were conceived during WW2, small craft of around 51ft (16m) long, designed to be towed by a ‘mother’ submarine with a passage crew on board. Their midget size meant they could attack with stealth, and subsequently return to their towing submarine.
Beginning with a look back over the wartime craft, this new study from ex-Submariner Keith Hall charts the evolution of the midget class submar…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781803991993 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1803991992 |
| Author: | Keith Hall |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Release Date: | 7 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
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Keith Hall
Keith Hall was born in Leeds, Yorkshire. After leaving school at 18, he joined the Royal Navy and spent thirty-three years in the medical branch, with most of his time spent on nuclear submarines or in shore billets supporting the Nuclear Propulsion Program. He worked as a health physicist at HM Naval Base Clyde after leaving the Navy in 2003, and retired in 2015. An avid collector of old photographs and postcards, Keith Hall writes about local and naval history, particularly focusing on submarines.
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