NRS-15572 | Diagrams of warships of the Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and the United States Navy

Full description

This volume contains enlargements of warship diagrams taken from the journal Engineering and the 1941 edition of the arms catalogue Jane's Fighting Ships. The source of each photograph is cited (usually on the back of the photograph). There are further notes either on the face of the photograph or on the back. These give further details about the size of the ship and its displacement. There are a small number of clippings from periodicals attached to the photographs which give further information about the ship or photographs of it. The diagrams usually show the elevations of the ship indicating its length, and a diagram of the lay-out below the deck. Below the diagram there is a heading 'machinery' which indicates the type of engines, boilers and other equipment held on the ship.

The Royal Navy ships detailed include the battleships of the -

* King George V Class (representing HMS King George V, HMS Duke of York, HMS Anson and HMS Howe)
* Nelson Class (representing HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney)
* Royal Sovereign Class (representing HMS Royal Sovereign, HMS Resolution, HMS Ramillies, and HMS Revenge)
* Queen Elizabeth Class (representing HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Warspite)

along with the battlecruisers HMS Renown, HMS Repulse, and HMS Hood plus the Aircraft Carriers of the -

* Illustrious Class (representing HMS Illustrious, HMS Victorious, HMS Formidable, and HMS Indomitable)
* HMS Courageous and HMS Glorious (battleships later converted into Aircraft Carriers)
* HMS Furious (initially a cruiser and then as an Aircraft Carrier) plus light cruisers of the -

* Leander Class (representing HMS Leander, HMS Orion, HMS Achilles, and HMS Ajax).

United States Navy battleships detailed include the battleships of the -

* Washington Class (representing the USS North Carolina, USS Washington, USS Indiana, USS Massachusetts, USS Alabama, and USS South Dakota)
* New Mexico Class (representing the USS Idaho, Mississippi, and USS New Mexico)
* California Class (representing the USS California and USS Tennessee)

along with the Aircraft Carriers - USS Lexington, USS Saratoga, USS Wasp, USS Enterprise, USS Hornet, and USS Yorktown and the Cruisers of the -

* Northampton Class (representing the USS Augusta, USS Chester, USS Chicago, USS Houston, USS Louisville, and USS Northampton)
* Brooklyn Class (representing the USS Brooklyn, USS Philadelphia, USS Savannah, USS Nashville, USS Phoenix, USS Boise, USS Honolulu, USS Helena, and USS St Louis.
* Portland Class (representing the USS Portland and USS Indianapolis)

The Royal Australian Navy Ships include the heavy cruisers HMAS Australia, HMAS Canberra, plus the light cruisers HMAS Perth (formerly HMS Amphion) and the HMAS Hobart (formerly the HMS Apollo).