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Cruiser Birmingham : Detailed in the Original Builders' Plans - Conrad Waters

Cruiser Birmingham

Detailed in the Original Builders' Plans

By: Conrad Waters

Hardcover | 30 May 2018

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The technical details of British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the as fitted general arrangements, these drawings documented the exact appearance and fitting of the ship as it entered service. They were very large more than 12 feet long for capital ships highly detailed, annotated and labelled, and drawn with exquisite skill in multi-coloured inks and washes. Intended to provide a permanent reference for the Admiralty and the dockyards, they represent the acme of the draughtsman s art.

Today these plans form part of the incomparable collection of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, which is using the latest scanning technology to make digital copies of the highest quality. This book is one of a series based entirely on these draughts which depict famous warships in an unprecedented degree of detail complete sets in full colour, with many close-ups and enlargements that make every aspect clear and comprehensible. Extensive captions point the reader to important features to be found in the plans, and an introduction covers the background to the design.

HMS 'Birmingham' was selected for the series because this famous interwar Town class cruiser is unusually well documented. Unusually, three separate sets of plans survive as completed in 1937, as refitted in 1943, and as modernised in 1952 which allows this novel form of anatomy to cover the whole of the ship s long career.

128 colour plans

About the Author

Conrad Waters has been the editor of the annual Seaforth 'World Naval Review' since its inception and he has also edited the one-off 'Navies in the 21st Century.' However, he is equally interested in historic warships and is currently working on an in-depth study of Town class cruisers.
Industry Reviews
Cruiser Birmingham: Detailed in the Original Builders' Plans is a uniquely informative and highly recommended addition to personal, community, and academic library British Military Naval History collections and supplemental studies reading lists. --Midwest Book Review
This is a stunning book, and a 'game-changer' in terms of the way original ship plans are used. --Warship

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