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Armoured Cruiser Cressy - Detailed in the Original Builders' Plans (Hardcover)
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Armoured Cruiser Cressy - Detailed in the Original Builders' Plans (Hardcover)
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The technical details of British warships were recorded in a set of
plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known
as the as fitted' general arrangements, these drawings represented
the exact appearance and fitting of the ship as it entered service.
Intended to provide a permanent reference for the Admiralty and the
dockyards, these highly detailed plans were drawn with exquisite
skill in multi-coloured inks and washes that represent the acme of
the draughtsman's art. Today they form part of the incomparable
collection of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, which is
using the latest scanning technology to make digital copies of the
highest quality. This book is one of a series based entirely on
these draughts which depict famous warships in an unprecedented
degree of detail - complete sets in full colour, with many
close-ups and enlargements that make every aspect clear and
comprehensible. Extensive captions point the reader to important
features to be found in the plans, and an introduction covers the
background to the design. The subject of this volume is best known
for the disaster of 22 September 1914 in which Cressy and two
sister-ships, Aboukir and Hogue, were sunk with great loss of life
by a single small submarine in little more than an hour. Having
been overtaken by the rapid advance of naval technology in the
fifteen years since their construction, the cruisers were regarded
as obsolete and employed on a task for which they were never
intended. However, in their day they were powerful and innovative
ships, with a significant impact on the way the armoured cruiser
developed. This becomes clear from the analysis of the plans
included in this book, which thus presents an original and more
positive view of these ships that will enlighten - and perhaps
surprise - many naval historians and enthusiasts.
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