Britain`s Historic Ships: A Complete Guide To The Ships That Shaped The Nation

This lavish book explores 20 of the most celebrated and accessible ships and offers a comprehensive history of each vessel`s design, construction, active service, and subsequent restoration and preservation. Presented in order of each ship`s launch date, each entry is written by the acknowledged expert on a particular vessel, gives full specification details, and is sumptuously illustrated with contemporary photographs, historical illustrations, and a full set of scale plans.