British Warship Design in World War II presents design history through papers by naval architects, marine engineers, builders, and maintainers. Its coverage includes landing craft, corvettes, frigates, and submarines, while battleships and aircraft carriers appear in other volumes. The contributors describe the ships and explain the technical choices and service experience behind them. Each paper is followed by a record of the discussion, including questions, competing professional views, and the author's reply. The result preserves the design debate among participants as part of the history.
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A technical history of British warship design
British Warship Design in World War II is recommended for the way naval architects and engineers explain the ships, the choices behind them, and the arguments they provoked.