British and Empire Warships of the Second World War

By Lenton, H.T.
1998, United States Naval Inst.
ISBN 1557500487
Hardcover, 800 pages, 634 photos

Descripton: From the Publisher: In this comprehensive and definitive reference work H. T. Lenton has detailed all the warships of the British, Dominion and Colonial naval forces that participated in the Second World War. The background history of each category of warship is given, with extensive tables for the individual units, specifying the name, builder, engine manufacturer, building dates and ultimate fate of each vessel, where known. For each class of warship dimensions, displacements, armament and armour thickness are detailed. There are 634 photographs, some of which are unique, to provide the reader with the complete view.