THE FLOWER CLASS CORVETTE AGASSIZ (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Published by Conway. Circa. 2004
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Revised edition with 1/144 scale fold-out plan to verso of dustwrapper. This volume is devoted to one of the most famous and most nuerous of all escort vessels, the 'Flower' class corvette. The particular subject is the corvette Agassiz which was build in Vancouver and commissioned in January 1941. Of the short forecastle configuration she best represents the Canadian Flowers as they were when thrown into the thick of the bitter Atlantic convoy battles of 1941-42. A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and drawings. 160 pages.
3rd printing. A lovely copy.
ISBN: 0851779751
Stock no. 1830040
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- WARSHIP
- MILITARY
- SHIP BUILDING
- WORLD WAR II
