Rebuilding the Royal Navy: Warship Design since 1945 Review

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(More customer reviews)The consummately experienced D. K. Brown herein offers an enrapturing look into the design and construction of postwar ships for the Royal Navy. It is not a history of the ships by any means; rather, it is a history of their design. Brown offers insight into designers' minds, discussing why decisions were made and weighing their merit. For example, many wonder why two classes of similarly-sized escorts (Types 42 & 22) were built simultaneously. Brown explains that because of the different roles the ships were designed for, and hence different equipment and other requirements, a common hull would probably have proven less efficient. He also describes in detail the evolution of strategic thinking and design philosophy that came about after the cancellation of the CVA-01 large carrier cancelled in 1966. Together with the politics and economics of modern warship building, Brown reviews some of the advances to the art of naval architecture made by Royal Navy constructors since the last world war, and looks ahead to some new developments on the horizon.

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