Warship/Военный корабль

Книги на английском языке
Издание 2020 года
For over 40 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world's combat ships. Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors, this latest volume combines original research, new book reviews, warship notes, an image gallery, and much more, maintaining the impressive standards of scholarship and research with which Warship has become synonymous. Detailed and accurate information is the keynote of all the articles, which are fully supported by plans, data tables, and stunning photographs.
Contents
Editorial
Feature Articles
From battleship to carrier: Bеarn
John Jordan provides a study of the development and technical characteristics of the only aircraft carrier completed for the French Marine Nationale during the interwar years.
The eight-eight fleet and the tosa trials
Hans Lengerer looks at the ambitious plans for the projection of Japanese naval power during the second decade of the 20th century.
Italia and Lepanto: Giants of the Iron Century
Sergei Vinogradov describes these unique Italian battleships – ships that could not only fight a fleet action but also act as cruisers and as troop transports – and the circumstances that led to their design.
The reconstruction of HMS Victorious
David Hobbs gives a detailed account of the reconstruction of HMS Victorious during the 1950s and outlines her role in the development of the modern aircraft carrier in the Royal Navy.
The beginnings of Soviet naval power
Przemys?aw Budzbon and Jan Radziemski investigate the influence of HM Submarine L 55 on the design of the early Soviet submarines.
The development of the small cruiser in the imperial German navy (Part I)
Dirk Nottelmann attempts to shed some light on the first generation of the German Kleiner Kreuzer (‘small cruiser’), focusing on key elements in the design of the type.
Design trends in modern surface combatants
Conrad Waters looks at the consequences of the many and varied factors influencing surface warship design since the end of the Cold War.
The fleet battleship Charles Martel
Philippe Caresse takes a detailed look at the complex design process, the technical characteristics and the service career of the first of the ‘fleet of samples’ (flotte d’Еchantillons).
the quest for an Italian aircraft carrier 1922-1939
Michele Cosentino looks in detail at the various air-capable designs proposed for the Italian Regia Marina during the period between the wars.
On barren, hideous rocks: The Grounding of HMS Dauntless, July 1928
Michael Whitby looks at the grounding of the cruiser Dauntless on Thrumcap Shoal and the subsequent enquiry.
T 47 Surcouf
A short feature showcasing the Editor’s line drawings of the French T 47 fleet escort Surcouf.
Warship Notes
Reviews
Warship Gallery
Clive and Sue Taylor present a selection of photographs to accompany their new book Cold War Fleet.

Издание 2021 года
Most of our feature articles deal with warships that were not only designed for a particular navy, but were completed and served for perhaps 25–35 years before being discarded, thereby providing ample opportunity for an evaluation of their qualities and of their suitability for adaptation to changed tactical or strategic imperatives. However, some designs never proceeded beyond the drawing board, while others failed to materialise because of circumstances: the outbreak of war and a consequent shift in priorities, or even invasion and its impact on military-industrial infrastructure. We are then restricted to the original plans, and at best photographs of hulls partially assembled on the slipway. Evaluation of a design for a ship or submarine that remained uncompleted is necessarily speculative and incomplete.
Contents
Editorial
Feature Articles
Stalin’s super-battleships: the sovetskii soiuz class
Stephen McLaughlin takes advantage of recent Russian publications to describe and illustrate the design of these giant but never-completed battleships.
The IJN submarines of the i 15 classs
Kathrin Milanovich writes about the origins of the design of these impressive fleet submarines, describes the boats and their equipment, and outlines their subsequent war service.
The development of the small cruiser in the imperial german navy (Part II)
Dirk Nottelmann continues the design history of the German Kleiner Kreuzer, from the Magdeburg class to the projects drawn up during the Great War.
The italian aircraft carrier aquila
Michele Cosentino provides a detailed account of the rebuilding of the former liner Roma during WWII.
The stealth frigates of the la fayette class
Jean Moulin and John Jordan look at the ground-breaking design principles and construction techniques involved in the world’s first ‘stealth’ frigates.
From greyhounds to sheepdogs: Home Fleet Destroyers at the Turning Point of the Battle of the Atlantic, March-May 1943
Michael Whitby studies the anti-submarine operations of the the O and P class Fleet destroyers in support of the transatlantic convoys during the spring of 1943.
The battleship carnot
Philippe Caresse looks at one of the worst examples of the notorious Flotte d’?chantillons, the rationale for her construction and her subsequent undistinguished career with the Marine Nationale.
HMY VictoriA and Albert (III)
Ian Sturton tells the dramatic tale of the design and construction of Sir William White’s 1897 Royal Yacht.
Postwar sonar systems in the royal navy
Peter Marland follows his previous articles on RN weapons and command systems with a study of the postwar RN development of sonar.
Chitose and chiyoda
Hans Lengerer gives an account of the complex design process and the technical problems encountered in the construction of these novel multi-role ships.
T 53 Duperrе
A short feature showcasing the Editor’s line drawings of the French T 53 fleet escort Duperrе as completed.
Warship Notes
Reviews
Warship Gallery
John Jordan presents a series of photographs of U-889 taken during postwar trials at Halifax, Nova Scotia