Warship 2021/Военный корабль 2021

Издание на английском языке
The book presents a richly illustrated collection of studies on warship design, construction, technology, and naval operations. It covers Soviet battleship projects, Japanese submarines, German cruisers, the Italian aircraft carrier Aquila, French stealth frigates, Royal Navy destroyers, sonar systems, and other notable naval subjects, combining historical research with photographs, technical drawings, plans, and detailed analysis.

Contents
Editorial.
Feature Articles.
Stalin’s super-battleships: the Sovetskii Soiuz class.
Stephen McLaughlin takes advantage of recent Russian publications to describe and illustrate the design of these giant but never-completed battleships.
The ijn submarines ofthe I 15 classs.
Kathrin Milanovich writes about the origins of the design of these impressive fleet submarines, describes the boats and their equipment, and outlines their subsequent war service.
The development ofthe small cruiser in the imperial German navy (Part II).
Dirk Nottelmann continues the design history of the German Kleiner Kreuzer, from the Magdeburg class to the projects drawn up during the Great War.
The Italian aircraft carrier aquila.
Michele Cosentino provides a detailed account of the rebuilding of the former liner Roma during WWII.
The ‘stealth’ frigates ofthe la Fayette class.
Jean Moulin and John Jordan look at the ground-breaking design principles and construction techniques involved in the world’s first ‘stealth’ frigates.
From greyhounds to sheepdogs: Home Fleet Destroyers at the Turning Point of the Battle of the Atlantic, March-May 1943.
Michael Whitby studies the anti-submarine operations of the the ‘O’ and ‘P’ class Fleet destroyers in support of the transatlantic convoys during the spring of 1943.
The battleship Carnot.
Philippe Caresse looks at one of the worst examples of the notorious Flotte d'echantillons, the rationale for her construction and her subsequent undistinguished career with the Marine Nationale.
HMY Victoria and Albert (III).
Ian Sturton tells the dramatic tale of the design and construction of Sir William White’s 1897 Royal Yacht.
Postwar sonar systems in the royal navy.
Peter Marland follows his previous articles on RN weapons and command systems with a study of the postwar RN development of sonar.
Chitose and Chiyoda.
Hans Lengerer gives an account of the complex design process and the technical problems encountered in the construction of these novel multi-role ships.
T53 Duperre.
A short feature showcasing the Editor’s line drawings of the French T 53 fleet escort Duperre as completed.
Warship Notes.
Reviews.
Warship Gallery.
John Jordan presents a series of photographs of U-889 taken during postwar trials at Halifax, Nova Scotia.