US Fast Battleships 1936 47

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US Fast Battleships 1936 47

The North Carolina and South Dakota classes

History of the Americas History Military history Second World War Military vehicles

Author: Lawrence Burr

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Collection: New Vanguard

Language: English

Published by: Osprey Publishing

Published on: 20th December 2011

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 48 pages

ISBN: 9781780962719


This compact, illustrated guide examines the design, construction, and operation of the first six of the ten US fast battleships, two of the North Carolina class and four of the South Dakota class.

These six battleships were all authorized in 1936 and were the first vessels built in the US since 1923. Consequently, these ships benefitted from enormous technological leaps, with improvements in ship design, power, armor, armament and the single most important improvement the use of radar guided fire control helping to change the course of the war in the Pacific.

Packed with first-hand accounts, battle reports, and specially created artwork this book tells the story of these war-winning vessels.

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