Warship 2020/Военный корабль 2020

Издание на английском языке
The book presents a richly illustrated collection of studies on warship history, design, technology, and naval operations. It covers battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, submarines, and modern surface combatants from several major navies, combining detailed historical research with photographs, technical drawings, plans, and analyses of ship development and service.

Contents
Editorial.
Feature Articles.
From battleship to carrier: Bearn.
John Jordan provides a study of the development and technical characteristics of the only aircraft carrier completed for the French Marine Nationale during the interwar years.
The eight-eight fleet and the Tosa trials.
Hans Lengerer looks at the ambitious plans for the projection of Japanese naval power during the second decade of the 20th century.
Italia and Lepanto: Giants of the Iron Century.
Sergei Vinogradov describes these unique Italian battleships - ships that could not only fight a fleet action but also act as cruisers and as troop transports - and the circumstances that led to their design.
The reconstruction of HMS victorious.
David Hobbs gives a detailed account of the reconstruction of HMS Victorious during the 1950s and outlines her role in the development of the modern aircraft carrier in the Royal Navy.
The beginnings of soviet naval power.
Przemyslaw Budzbon and Jan Radziemski investigate the influence of HM Submarine L 55 on the design of the early Soviet submarines.
The Development of The Small Cruiser in the Imperial German Navy (Part I).
Dirk Nottelmann attempts to shed some light on the first generation of the German Kleiner Kreuzer (‘small cruiser’), focusing on key elements in the design of the type.
Design trends in modern surface combatants.
Conrad Waters looks at the consequences of the many and varied factors influencing surface warship design since the end of the Cold War.
The fleet battleship Charles Martel.
Philippe Caresse takes a detailed look at the complex design process, the technical characteristics and the service career of the first of the ‘fleet of samples' (flotte d'echantillons).
The Quest for an Italian Aircraft Carrier 1922-1939.
Michele Cosentino looks in detail at the various air-capable designs proposed for the Italian.
Regia Marina during the period between the wars.
On barren, hideous rocks: The Grounding of HMS Dauntless, July 1928
Michael Whitby looks at the grounding of the cruiser Dauntless on Thrumcap Shoal and the subsequent enquiry.
T47 Surcouf.
A short feature showcasing the Editor’s line drawings of the French T 47 fleet escort Surcouf.
Warship Notes.
Reviews.
Warship Gallery.
Clive and Sue Taylor present a selection of photographs to accompany their new book Cold War Fleet.