Download or read book New Orleans Class Cruisers written by Lester Abbey and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08-30 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ïShipCraftÍ series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic survey of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites. The subject of this volume is the seven-ship New Orleans class, probably the US NavyÍs most hard-fought heavy cruisers of the War _ three were sunk in action but others survived massive damage, and by 1945 three out of four of the navyÍs most decorated ships were of this class. Although designed within treaty limitations, they proved powerful and well-balanced ships, and their unparalleled fighting record makes them popular modelling subjects.
Download or read book New Orleans Class Cruisers written by Lester Abbey and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ShipCraft series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic survey of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites.The subject of this volume is the seven-ship New Orleans class, probably the US Navys most hard-fought heavy cruisers of the War three were sunk in action but others survived massive damage, and by 1945 three out of four of the navys most decorated ships were of this class. Although designed within treaty limitations, they proved powerful and well-balanced ships, and their unparalleled fighting record makes them popular modelling subjects.
Download or read book New Orleans Class Cruiser USS Astoria written by Witold Koszela and published by Top Drawings. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USS Astoria was a cruiser of the New Orleans-class, built at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington. Her keel was laid down on September 1, 1930. She was launched on December 16, 1933, and commissioned in the US Navy on April 28, 1934.
Download or read book US Heavy Cruisers 1941 45 written by Mark Stille and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-20 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed and produced under the regulations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the heavy cruisers of the Pensacola, Northampton, Portland, New Orleans and Wichita classes were exercises in compromise. While they possessed very heavy armament – the Pensacolas, for example, carrying a main battery of ten 8” guns – this came at the cost of protection – armor was the same thickness as a gun cruiser, and incapable of protecting the vessels from enemy 8” fire. As the classes evolved, these flaws began to be corrected, with the main battery being reduced, and increased protection being added to the vital areas of the ship. Despite these drawbacks, the pre-war heavy cruiser classes served with distinction throughout World War II.
Download or read book Warship Pictorial written by Steve Wiper and published by Warship Pictorial. This book was released on 2000-04 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book US Heavy Cruisers 1941 45 written by Mark Stille and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed and produced under the regulations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the heavy cruisers of the Pensacola, Northampton, Portland, New Orleans and Wichita classes were exercises in compromise. While they possessed very heavy armament – the Pensacolas, for example, carrying a main battery of ten 8” guns – this came at the cost of protection – armor was the same thickness as a gun cruiser, and incapable of protecting the vessels from enemy 8” fire. As the classes evolved, these flaws began to be corrected, with the main battery being reduced, and increased protection being added to the vital areas of the ship. Despite these drawbacks, the pre-war heavy cruiser classes served with distinction throughout World War II.
Download or read book U S Heavy Cruisers in Action written by Al Adcock and published by Squadron/Signal Publications. This book was released on 2001-02-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Restrictions on battleship construction imposed by the 1921 Washington Naval Treaty led the US to develop heavy cruisers. 17 were completed between '29 and '37. Losses at Pearl Harbor forced the US to rely greatly on them during the early years of WWII.
Download or read book US Heavy Cruisers 1943 75 written by Mark Stille and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-20 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title follows on from a companion book covering the US heavy cruisers that were built prior to the war, together forming the definitive guide to the US's heavy cruiser classes. Versatile warships, the heavy cruisers of the Baltimore class, and their successors in the Oregon City and Des Moines classes, commonly acted as carrier escorts throughout World War II, but also performed bombardment duties in support of amphibious landings. Post-World War II, the heavy cruisers continued to see service, chiefly in Korea and Vietnam. Even after the heyday of the heavy cruiser had passed, the ships continued to serve – several were converted into the earliest examples of guided missile cruisers, and created an enduring legacy in the US Navy. From an established expert on the US and Pacific naval history, this is an invaluable resource richly illustrated with artwork and photographs.
Download or read book World War Ii Cruisers of the United States written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 190. Chapters: USS Indianapolis, USS Augusta, USS Wichita, USS Tuscaloosa, USS San Francisco, Alaska-class cruiser, USS Chicago, USS Biloxi, USS Alaska, USS Astoria, USS Vincennes, Baltimore class cruiser, USS Atlanta, USS New Orleans, USS Wilkes-Barre, USS Salt Lake City, USS Pensacola, USS Savannah, USS St. Louis, USS Springfield, USS Phoenix, USS Saint Paul, USS Oklahoma City, USS Houston, USS Oakland, USS Topeka, USS Helena, USS Philadelphia, USS Santa Fe, New Orleans class cruiser, USS Vicksburg, USS Canberra, USS Portland, USS Mobile, USS Minneapolis, USS Louisville, USS Nashville, USS Trenton, USS Quincy, USS Northampton, USS San Juan, USS Raleigh, USS Montpelier, USS Chester, USS Boston, USS Milwaukee, USS Columbia, USS Juneau, USS San Diego, USS Richmond, Atlanta class cruiser, USS Denver, USS Honolulu, USS Marblehead, USS Pittsburgh, USS Cleveland, USS Miami, USS Detroit, USS Omaha, USS Guam, USS Reno, USS Boise, USS Memphis, Brooklyn class cruiser, USS Tucson, USS Baltimore, USS Amsterdam, USS Brooklyn, Omaha class cruiser, USS Concord, Cleveland class cruiser, Juneau class cruiser, USS Birmingham, USS Cincinnati, USS Pasadena, USS Dayton, USS Flint, USS Duluth, USS Huntington, Pensacola class cruiser, USS Fargo, Northampton class cruiser, USS Portsmouth, Fargo class cruiser, USS Newark, St. Louis class cruiser, Portland class cruiser, USS Youngstown, USS New Haven, USS Wilmington, USS Cheyenne, USS Vallejo, USS Roanoke, USS Chattanooga, USS Tallahassee, USS Buffalo. Excerpt: USS Augusta (CA-31) (originally CL-31) was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, notable for service in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II, and for her occasional use as a presidential flagship carrying both Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman under wartime conditions (including at the Newfoundland...
Download or read book Cleveland Class Cruisers written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: USS Biloxi, USS Vincennes, USS Wilkes-Barre, USS Springfield, USS Oklahoma City, USS Topeka, USS Santa Fe, USS Vicksburg, USS Mobile, USS Montpelier, USS Manchester, USS Columbia, USS Astoria, USS Little Rock, USS Denver, USS Houston, USS Cleveland, USS Galveston, USS Miami, USS Providence, USS Atlanta, USS Amsterdam, Cleveland class cruiser, USS Birmingham, USS Pasadena, USS Dayton, USS Duluth, USS Portsmouth, USS Youngstown. Excerpt: USS Biloxi (CL-80) was a United States Navy Cleveland-class light cruiser, the first ship named after the city of Biloxi, Mississippi. The ship was laid down on 9 July 1941 at Newport News, Virginia by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. and launched on 23 February 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Katharine G. Braun, wife of the Mayor of Biloxi. She was commissioned at the Norfolk Navy Yard on 31 August 1943, with Captain Daniel M. McGurl in command. The light cruiser fitted out at Norfolk until 17 September when she began shakedown training in Chesapeake Bay. This included aircraft launch and recovery drills, structural test gun firing, day spotting practice and anti-aircraft drills. The crew also conducted an unplanned but successful man overboard drill when S2c Scott was knocked overboard by a training gun mount. Biloxis stern with SO3Cs, 1943On 29 September, Biloxi and the destroyer Sproston (DD-577) departed for Trinidad. While en route, one of Biloxis four Curtiss SO3C Seamew floatplanes crashed during a landing attempt off the port beam. Both the pilot and passenger, Ensign H. Jolly and ACMM J. Phagan, were rescued and the wreck was destroyed by gunfire as a hazard to navigation. After arriving at Trinidad on 3 October, Biloxi conducted two weeks of battle drills and other exercises. These included radar calibration tests, night and day battle practice, fueling at sea...
Download or read book Hell at Tassafaronga written by Herbert C. Brown and published by Ancient Mariners Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kongo Class Battlecruisers written by Steve Wiper and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05-30 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly-detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic gallery of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites. The subject of this volume is the Japanese Kongo class, four ships built during the First World War as battlecruisers, but extensively modified and reconstructed between the wars as fast battleships, so that each ship presented a different appearance. They were the chosen escorts for the elite IJN carrier forces, and saw much action during the Pacific War.
Download or read book Grave Misfortune The USS Indianapolis Tragedy written by Richard A. Hulver and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dedicated to the Sailors and Marines who lost their lives on the final voyage of USS Indianapolis and to those who survived the torment at sea following its sinking. plus the crews that risked their lives in rescue ships. The USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a decorated World War II warship that is primarily remembered for her worst 15 minutes. . This ship earned ten (10) battle stars for her service in World War II and was credited for shooting down nine (9) enemy planes. However, this fame was overshadowed by the first 15 minutes July 30, 1945, when she was struck by two (2) torpedoes from Japanese submarine I-58 and sent to the bottom of the Philippine Sea. The sinking of Indianapolis and the loss of 880 crew out of 1,196 --most deaths occurring in the 4-5 day wait for a rescue delayed --is a tragedy in U.S. naval history. This historical reference showcases primary source documents to tell the story of Indianapolis, the history of this tragedy from the U.S. Navy perspective. It recounts the sinking, rescue efforts, follow-up investigations, aftermath and continuing communications efforts. Included are deck logs to better understand the ship location when she sunk and testimony of survivors and participants. For additional historical publications produced by the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, please check out these resources here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/naval-history-heritage-command Year 2016 marked the 71st anniversary of the sinking and another spike in public attention on the loss -- including a big screen adaptation of the story, talk of future films, documentaries, and planned expeditions to locate the wreckage of the warship.
Download or read book County Class Cruisers written by Les Brown and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-05 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ShipCraft series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly-detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic gallery of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites.??This volume covers the British 10,000-ton Treaty Cruisers, thirteen of which were built to three slightly varying designs between the wars. With three funnels and a high freeboard, they were impressive ships, and all enjoyed very active wartime careers - three were involved in the Bismarck action and another with the sinking of the Scharnhorst.
Download or read book The Navy of World War II 1922 1947 written by Paul H. Silverstone and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Admiral Hipper Class Cruisers written by Steve Backer and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06-23 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: remove from The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic survey of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references—books, monographs, large-scale plans and websites.The subject of this volume is the largest and most sophisticated German cruiser class of WW2. The five ships suffered very different fates. Blucher was sunk during the invasion of Norway in 1940, whereas Admiral Hipper fought right through the war. The most famous, Prinz Eugen, escaped when Bismarck was sunk and survived to be expended in a postwar Atomic bomb test. Seydlitz was intended to be converted to an aircraft carrier, but never finished, while Lutzow was sold to Russia and sunk by her erstwhile owners.
Download or read book Town Class Cruisers written by Alan Raven and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
