ESSEX-CLASS CARRIERS (WARSHIP DESIGN HISTORIES)
Written by Alan Raven
Published by Naval Institute Press
in 1988
ISBN: 0870210211
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- MILITARY
- MARITIME
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- WARSHIP
- NAVY
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
ESSEX-CLASS CARRIERS (WARSHIP DESIGN HISTORIES)
Written by Alan Raven.
Stock no. 1830009
1st.
1988.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Of all the vessels that helped win the war in the Pacific, U.S. warship the Essex-class aircraft carriers made some of the most significant contributions. In postwar years, these carriers underwent a continual series of modernizations that allowed them to effectively participate in both the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Oblong format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, some folding. 191 pages. ISBN: 0870210211. Old price-label to front flap of dustwrapper else a lovely copy!
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction:
- Design
- Construction
- Wartime Modifications
- The Postwar Years
- Particulars
- Wartime Photographs
- Wartime Drawings:
- A. General Arrangement Plans
- B. Rig Configurations
- C. General Fittings and Equipment
- D. Antennas
- E. Weapons and Associated Equipment
- F. Fire-Control Equipment
- G. Camouflage, 1944
- H. Combat Damage
- Postwar Photographs
- Postwar Drawings:
- A. General Arrangement Plans
- B. General Fittings and Equipment
- C. Antennas
- D. Miscellaneous
- Characteristics
- List of Ships