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Inhaltsverzeichnis WARSHIP 1977 - 2020 zusammengestellt von Peter KREUZER 2020-12-27 Warship Band I (1977) Herausgeber: Antony PRESTON Heft Nr. 1 (Jänner 1977) N. J. M. CAMPBELL Washington's Cherrytrees The Evolution of the British 1921-22 Capital Ships (Part 1 of 4) Alan RAVEN British Destroyer Appearance in World War II Fleet Destroyers 1939-42 (Part 1 of 2) Antony PRESTON The Narvik Flotilla German Destroyer Design 1936-45 Part 1: Z23-30 (Part 1 of 3) Lawrence SOWINSKI Classic Ship Models Number 1 The USS Wilkes-Barre Warship Pictorial David LYON The First Town Class 1908-31 (Part 1 of 3) David K. BROWN The Introduction of the Screw Propeller into the Royal Navy Heft Nr. 2 (April 1977) Aldo FRACCAROLI, Antony PRESTON The Littorio Class (Part 1 of 2) Alan RAVEN Aspects of Japanese Warship Design Number 1: General Design Practice (Part 1 of 2) N. J. M. CAMPBELL Washington's Cherrytrees The Evolution of the British 1921-22 Capital Ships (Part 2 of 4) Alan RAVEN British Destroyer Appearance in World War II Fleet Destroyers 1943-45 (Part 2 of 2) Warship Pictorial Norman FRIEDMAN USS Nevada The "all or nothing" scheme of protection J. D. Brown HMS Ark Royal Part 1: Design Antony PRESTON The Narvik Flotilla German Destroyer Design 1936-45 Part 2: Z31 onwards (Part 2 of 3) David LYON The First Town Class 1908-31 (Part 2 of 3) N. J. M. CAMPBELL Technical Topics Number 2 Ship's Armament Heft Nr. 3 (Juli 1977) Aldo FRACCAROLI The Littorio Class Norman FRIEDMAN The Genesis of the Big Fleet Carrier USS Lexington CV-2 Alan RAVEN Aspects of Japanese Warship Design Number 2: Destroyers (Part 2 of 2) Warship Pictorial John JORDAN The Kiev Cruiser or Carrier? N. J. M. CAMPBELL Washington's Cherrytrees The Evolution of the British 1921-22 Capital Ships (Part 3 of 4) David LYON The First Town Class 1908-31 (Part 3 of 3) Norman FRIEDMAN Book Review Contrast in Battleship Styles David K. BROWN Technical Topics Number 3 Speed on Trial Heft Nr. 4 (Oktober 1977) Eugene KOLESNIK Thunder and Lightning The Polish Destroyers Blyskawica and Grom N. J. M. CAMPBELL German Dreadnoughts and their Protection John W. APPLEBY Classic Ship Models Number 2 HMS Erin Antony PRESTON The Narvik Flotilla German Destroyer Design 1936-45 Part3 : Conclusion (Part 3 of 3) Warship Pictorial Flower Class Corvettes N. J. M. CAMPBELL Washington's Cherrytrees The Evolution of the British 1921-22 Capital Ships (Part 4 of 4) Norman FRIEDMAN The US Navy's 1945 Submarine Design Jubilee Review Pictorial Eugene KOLESNIK The Japanese Balloon Bombing Offensive Book Reviews Warship Band II (1978) Herausgeber: Antony PRESTON Heft Nr. 5 (Jänner 1978) John A. ROBERTS The Design and Construction of the Battlecruiser Tiger (Part 1 of 2) Erwin F. SIECHE Austro-Hungarian Submarines Lawrence SOWINSKI Champions of the Pacific The Essex Class Carriers (Part 1 of 3) N. J. M. CAMPBELL The Battle of Tsu-Shima (Part 1 of 4) Norman FRIEDMAN The Salt Lake City Class Tom BURTON The Origins of the Magnetic Mine Alan RAVEN The seven-turret Colony Class David K. BROWN Technical Topics Number 4 The Transom Stern in the Royal Navy Book Review Heft Nr. 6 (April 1978) Norman FRIEDMAN Cruiser Electronics John JORDAN USS California John A. ROBERTS The Design and Construction of the Battlecruiser Tiger (Part 2 of 2) Lawrence SOWINSKI Champions of the Pacific The Essex Class Carriers (Part 2 of 3) Friedrich PRASKY The Viribus Unitis Class Warship Pictorial John LAMBERT HMS Rapid A Type 15 Fleet Destroyer Conversion N. J. M. CAMPBELL The Battle of Tsu-Shima (Part 2 of 4) Tom BURTON The Development of a British Air-Laid Ground Mine John CAMPBELL Technical Topics Number 5 Cordite Heft Nr. 7 (Juli 1978) Elio ANDO Capitani Romani Design and Construction (Part 1 of 2) Peter HODGES Leander Class Frigate Conversions Norman FRIEDMAN The American 5 inch/38 Dual Purpose Gun John LAMBERT HMS Terpsichore A Type 16 Fast Anti-Submarine Frigate of 1953 N. J. M. CAMPBELL The Battle of Tsu-Shima (Part 3 of 4) Peter ELLIOTT Escort Ship Production in WWII Pierre HERVIEUX Japanese B Type Submarines at War (Part 1 of 2) Lawrence SOWINSKI Champions of the Pacific The Essex Class Carriers (Part 3 of 3) David K. BROWN William Froude Heft Nr. 8 (Oktober 1978) John LAMBERT The K Class Steam Submarines Przemyslaw BUDZBON The Beginnings of Soviet Naval Power G5 Class MTBs Elio ANDO Capitani Romani Operational History (Part 2 of 2) N. J. M. CAMPBELL The Battle of Tsu-Shima Conclusion (Part 4 of 4) Norman FRIEDMAN CVLs: The US Independence Class Pierre HERVIEUX Japanese B Type Submarines at War (Part 2 of 2) John JORDAN The Iranian Saam Class David K. BROWN Nemesis: The First Iron Warship Warship Band III (1979) Herausgeber: John ROBERTS Heft Nr. 9 (Jänner1979) Robert GARDINER Frigate Design in the 18th Century (Part 1 of 3) Robert DUMAS The King George V Class (Part 1 of 4) John JORDAN Tromp John ROBERTS HMS Cochrane Norman FRIEDMAN Project „Guppy“ A's and A's Peter HODGES Tribal Class Frigates Warship Pictorial Prinz Eugen N. J. M. CAMPBELL British Super-Heavy Guns (Part 1 of 4) Heft Nr. 10 (April 1979) David K. BROWN Shells at Sevastopol Robert GARDINER Frigate Design in the 18th Century (Part 2 of 3) Warship Pictorial Lupo Norman FRIEDMAN The US Fleet Carrier Design of 1945 John ROBERTS Von der Tann Robert DUMAS The King George V Class (Part 2 of 4) John LAMBERT T Class Submarines (Part 1 of 2) N. J. M. CAMPBELL British Super-Heavy Guns (Part 2 of 4) Heft Nr. 11 (Juli 1979) Norman FRIEDMAN The New Orleans Class Adam SMIGIELSKI Imperial Russian Navy Cruiser Varyag Robert L. SCHEINA The Helicopter Goes to War Warship Pictorial The German Navy of the 1870's John ROBERTS Milne Robert DUMAS The King George V Class (Part 3 of 4) N. J. M. CAMPBELL British Super-Heavy Guns (Part 3 of 4) John LAMBERT T Class Submarines (Part 2 of 2) David K. BROWN The Paddle Frigate Guadalupe Book Reviews Heft Nr. 12 (Oktober 1979) Norman FRIEDMAN The First of the Super-Carriers USS United States I. A. BUXTON The 18inch Gun in British Monitors Robert DUMAS The King George V Class (Part 4 of 4) A's and A's John ROBERTS P49 Pierre HERVIEUX U48 Germany's Top-Scoring Submarine Warship Pictorial Guns of the Ironclads Robert GARDINER Frigate Design in the 18th Century (Part 3 of 3) N. J. M. CAMPBELL British Super-Heavy Guns (Part 4 of 4) David K. BROWN Technical Topics Number 6 Roughness and Fouling Warship Band IV (1980) Herausgeber: John ROBERTS Heft Nr. 13 (Jänner 1980) Alastair MITCHELL The Development of Radar in the Royal Navy 1935-45 (Part 1 of 2) Alan PAYNE HMS Illustrious: The First Armoured Aircraft Carrier Norman FRIEDMAN US Flight-Deck Cruiser Designs John ROBERTS Centrespread Drawing: Flight-Deck Cruiser Design of 1931 Antony PRESTON Technical Topics Number 7 The Preparation of Staff Requirements in the Royal Navy David K. BROWN The Design and Construction of the Battleship Dreadnought Warship Pictorial Audace and Ardito Przemyslaw BUDZBON Wicher and Burza: Big Ships of a Small Navy René GREGER Who was Responsible for the Faults in the Tegetthoff Class? Heft Nr. 14 (April 1980) Erwin F. SIECHE German Human Torpedoes and Midget Submarines R. A. BURT The Magnificent Seven: The Royal Sovereign Class of 1889 (Part 1 of 2) David K. BROWN Historic Hydrofoils of the Royal Navy John ROBERTS Centrespread Drawing: Sverige Pierre HERVIEUX German Destroyer Minelaying Operations off the English Coast,1940-41 Alastair MITCHELL The Development of Radar in the Royal Navy 1935-45 (Part 2 of 2) Norman FRIEDMAN USS Worcester Book Reviews Heft Nr. 15 (Juli 1980) David K. BROWN The Design of HMS Inflexible Erwin F. SIECHE The German Type VII Submarine Marek TWARDOWSKI The Jaskolka Class Minesweepers N. PIPER Centrespread Drawing: HMS Grove R. A. BURT The Magnificent Seven: The Royal Sovereign Class of 1889 (Part 2 of 2) Alan PAYNE The Origin of the J Class Destroyers Norman FRIEDMAN Amphibious Fire Support Warship Pictorial USS Texas A's and A's Heft Nr. 16 (Oktober 1980) Donald L. KINDELL The 5th Destroyer Flotilla, Autumn 1940 Commander T. BLADES, USN USS Galveston: The First „Talos“ Guided Missile Cruiser Norman FRIEDMAN Amphibious Fire Support: Post War Development David K. BROWN Technical Topics Number 8 Where the Power Goes Commander H. StA. MAELLESON, RN The S Class Destroyers 1918-1945 Centrespread Drawing: HMS Sardonyx, 1919 Antony PRESTON The Original Whalecatcher Escorts Giorgio GIORGERINI The Cavour and Duilio Class Battleships Warship Pictorial ML2840 and Brave Borderer Book Reviews Warship Band V (1981) Herausgeber: John ROBERTS Heft Nr. 17 (Jänner 1981) Erwin F. SIECHE The Type XXI Submarine (Part 1 of 2) Norman FRIEDMAN The Chester Class Cruisers Alan PAYNE The Modified Leander Class Franz Ferdinand BILZER Versuchsgleitboot: The World's First Hovercraft Peter HODGES Centrespread Drawing: Twin 12inch BVI Mounting Michael WILSON The British 'B' Class Submarine (Part 1 of 2) Alastair MITCHELL The Development of Radar in the Royal Navy 1945-1960 N. J. M. CAMPBELL British Naval Guns 1880-1945 (Part 1) 15in – 14in I. L. BUXTON Warship Pictorial Breaking-Up HM Ships (Part 1 of 2) Heft Nr. 18 (April 1981) Michael WILSON The British 'B' Class Submarine (Part 2 of 2) William J. WALLACE Habbakuk Pierre HERVIEUX Operation „Seelöwe“ N. J. M. CAMPBELL British Naval Guns 1880-1945 (Part 2) 13,5in Norman FRIEDMAN SCB-27: The Essex Class Reconstructions Erwin F.
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