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Clydebank Battlecruisers - Forgotten Photographs from John Brown's Shipyard
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Between 1906 and 1920 the Clydebank shipyard of John Brown &
Sons built five battlecruisers, each one bigger than the last,
culminating in the mighty Hood, the largest warship of her day. If
Tiger is regarded as a modification of the Lion class design, this
represents every step in the evolution of these charismatic, and
controversial, ships. Like most shipyards of the time, Clydebank
employed professional photographers to record the whole process of
construction, using large-plate cameras that produced pictures of
stunning clarity and detail; but unlike most shipyard photography,
Clydebank's collection has survived, although very few of the
images have ever been published. For this book some two hundred of
the most telling of these were carefully selected, and scanned to
the highest standards, depicting in unprecedented detail every
aspect of the building and fitting out of Inflexible, Australia,
Tiger, Repulse and Hood. Probably more has been written about
battlecruisers than any other warship type, and as modelmaking
subjects they have a devoted following, so any new book has to make
a real contribution. This pictorial collection, with its lengthy
and informative captions, and an authoritative introduction by Ian
Johnston, offers ship modellers and enthusiasts a wealth of visual
information simply unobtainable elsewhere. 'Clydebank
Battlecruisers' has to be on of the outstanding publications of the
year, and anyone with an interest in the major ships of the grand
Fleet or shipbuilding on the Clyde will want to own it.' Warship
2012
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Imprint: |
Seaforth Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Ian Johnston
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Dimensions: |
260 x 240mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-02489-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-399-02489-2 |
Barcode: |
9781399024891 |
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