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Super Destroyers
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Super Destroyers
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From the very beginnings of torpedo craft, all naval powers have seen the occasional need for larger, more powerful or in other respects special designs that stand outside the contemporary norms for flotilla craft. The driving forces were often different from country to country and varied over time, but all the resulting ships may be conveniently defined as super destroyers. Super Destroyers is a history of these out-of-the-ordinary vessels, the specific conditions that produced them, and their impact on naval warfare, especially during the two world wars. Notable highlights of this story include the introduction of destroyer leaders during the Great War, the Japanese Special type of the late 1920s, the British Tribal class, German Narviks, and the interwar Franco-Italian rivalry that produced some of the fastest of all super destroyers. By the end of the World War II only the largest designs seemed adequate, so although built in quantity the U.S. Gearing class were effectively super destroyers by the standards of the day and pointed the way to the future. A final chapter explores the way that after 1945 the big destroyer slowly evolved into the contemporary all-purpose warshipwhether described as cruiser, destroyer or frigatethat has become the dominant surface combatant in the worlds navies. Although it concentrates on exceptional designs, in broader terms the book provides a valuable overview of the milestones of destroyer development as a whole so will be of interest to any warship enthusiast and historian.
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| Author | Stern, Robert C |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| ISBN-13 | 9781526777454 |
| Item Height | 2.5 |
| Item Length | 22.4 |
| Item Width | 26.9 |
| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books |
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