- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Collins-Janes; Fourth edition edition (2 May 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007183275
- ISBN-13: 978-0007183272
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 12 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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THE authoritative guide to the world’s warships.
The Jane’s Recognition Guides are top-of-the-range and this guide to over 2,200 Warships is no exception. This is an essential for all naval and military enthusiasts.
Using up-to-date photography and data from the world famous Jane’s Fighting Ships, Jane’s Warships Recognition Guide is the most authoritative naval reference guide from the defence experts available to the general public.
In its popular compact and user-friendly format, it is now even easier to study warship types from around the globe, either out and about, at displays or at home.
Whatever your level of interest or knowledge this book is indispensible, with composite diagrams at the front to help the less experienced find their way around any warship or submarine, to the detailed technical data and silhouette illustrations to help with horizon or sun backed views.
Contents
Foreword
About this book
Composite warship
Types of warship masts
Composite submarine
Aircraft Carriers
Cruisers
Destroyers
Frigates
Corvettes
Patrol Forces
Amphibious Forces
Mine Warfare Forces
Submarines
NATO Stanag designations used in this book
Glossary
Index
About the Author
Tony Watts
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Anybody looking to prepare for thier AIB would do well to buy this book. However treat it only as secondary research, don't rely on it for the main bulk of preparation. Ideally the main book is the MOD RN Handbook (also on Amazon) because its totally dedicated to the RN and very detailed.
This book provides basic to semi-detailed info on all important fleet vessels and is good to get an idea of how the RN compares to other Navies.
This book provides basic to semi-detailed info on all important fleet vessels and is good to get an idea of how the RN compares to other Navies.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
39 submarine types, 18 carrier types, 5 cruiser types, 42 destroyer types, 71 frigate types, 28 corvette types, 58 'patrol forces', 21 'amphibious forces' and 16 'mine warfare forces'; plus a few general images to indicate terms, a glossary of abbreviations, and an index.
There is a lot of info here, on the navies of the world; from single-ship classes like the UK's Ocean, to multi-ship classes like the 39 active patrol boats of the 'La Combattante II' class servig with Chile, Egypt, Georgia, Greece and Iran.
For each entry you get specs on displacement, size, speed, range, much detail on armament and electronics, which navies and under which names/designations; plus some notes on how-to-recognize features (lattice mast/high bow with continuous maindeck/seawolf SAM 6-barrel launcher in B mounting position are some examples); a colour photograph and a small silhouette. No data on year of build, no way of seeing which navy has which ships, but it does what it says: it will help you recognize warships. A few 'artist impressions' but mostly crips and clear photographs. The silhouettes are tiny and could have been bigger quite easily, what with the amount of white space on most pages! The back cover tells us it contains 'detailed line drawings' - but that must refer to four pages of terms-with-illustrations at the beginning.
Still, the best available at the moment with world-wide coverage. No experimentals like the Seafighter, but a good overview of serving ships.
There is a lot of info here, on the navies of the world; from single-ship classes like the UK's Ocean, to multi-ship classes like the 39 active patrol boats of the 'La Combattante II' class servig with Chile, Egypt, Georgia, Greece and Iran.
For each entry you get specs on displacement, size, speed, range, much detail on armament and electronics, which navies and under which names/designations; plus some notes on how-to-recognize features (lattice mast/high bow with continuous maindeck/seawolf SAM 6-barrel launcher in B mounting position are some examples); a colour photograph and a small silhouette. No data on year of build, no way of seeing which navy has which ships, but it does what it says: it will help you recognize warships. A few 'artist impressions' but mostly crips and clear photographs. The silhouettes are tiny and could have been bigger quite easily, what with the amount of white space on most pages! The back cover tells us it contains 'detailed line drawings' - but that must refer to four pages of terms-with-illustrations at the beginning.
Still, the best available at the moment with world-wide coverage. No experimentals like the Seafighter, but a good overview of serving ships.
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