Year: 1975 Language: English Author: Bivouac Books Ltd Publisher: Bivouac Books Ltd Edition: Ensign 5 Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 50 Description: The raison d’etre of the Southampton class cruisers (or Town class as they were later known) was very simple – a case of “keeping up with the neighbours”. Their design history however’ was quite complex, especially in the case of the later modified Town class. They were conceived in 1933 when it was learned that the Japanese were constructing the Mogami class cruisers. The only information available at that time was that these ships were to carry fifteen 6.1-inch guns, 5-inch thick side armour, and all on a standard displacement of 8,500 tons! The reaction to this news, both inside and outside of the Navy was immediate – a clamouring for the building of a matching class carrying a similar armament on the same displacement. Accordingly, the Admiralty asked the DNC about the possibility of producing a vessel.
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Built in answer to Japanese cruiser construction, the Town class or Southampton class, as they were once called, is probably the best known of the British cruiser classes to see action during WWII, and one of the class, the Sheffield, is almost certainly the most famous British cruiser of all time.
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"Town" Class Cruisers
Language: English
Author: Bivouac Books Ltd
Publisher: Bivouac Books Ltd
Edition: Ensign 5
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 50
Description: The raison d’etre of the Southampton class cruisers (or Town class as they were later known) was very simple – a case of “keeping up with the neighbours”. Their design history however’ was quite complex, especially in the case of the later modified Town class. They were conceived in 1933 when it was learned that the Japanese were constructing the Mogami class cruisers. The only information available at that time was that these ships were to carry fifteen 6.1-inch guns, 5-inch thick side armour, and all on a standard displacement of 8,500 tons! The reaction to this news, both inside and outside of the Navy was immediate – a clamouring for the building of a matching class carrying a similar armament on the same displacement. Accordingly, the Admiralty asked the DNC about the possibility of producing a vessel.
Contents
Built in answer to Japanese cruiser construction, the Town class or Southampton class, as they were once called, is probably the best known of the British cruiser classes to see action during WWII, and one of the class, the Sheffield, is almost certainly the most famous British cruiser of all time.Screenshots
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