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A Shipyard at War: Unseen Photographs from John Brown’s Clydebank, 1914-1918

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A Shipyard at War: Unseen Photographs from John Brown’s Clydebank, 1914-1918A Shipyard at War: Unseen Photographs from John Brown's Clydebank, 1914-1918 by Ian Johnston
ISBN: 9781591141891
Published by US Naval Institute Press on December 15th 2014
Genres: Military, Naval, Pictorial, Photography
Pages: 192

Len's Summary: Britain’s famed ship yards near Glasgow. During WWI John Brown’s, produced over two hundred thousand tons of warships -- mainly destroyers, but also including HMS Repulse and Prince of Wales -- and 1,700,000 tons of machinery for the Royal Navy during WWI. This is a companion volume to the author’s Clydebank Battlecruisers (USNI 2011).

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Clydebank Battlecruisers: Forgotten Photographs from John Brown’s Shipyard

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Clydebank Battlecruisers: Forgotten Photographs from John Brown’s ShipyardClydebank Battlecruisers: Forgotten Photographs from John Brown's Shipyard by Ian Johnston
ISBN: 9781591141204
Published by Naval Institute Press on August 15th 2011
Genres: History, Military, General, Pictorial, Naval, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding
Pages: 192

Len's Summary: Account of the five battlecruisers built by John Brown from 1907 to 1920 culminating with HHS Hood, the largest warship of her day.

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The Battleship Builders: Constructing and Arming British Capital Ships

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The Battleship Builders: Constructing and Arming British Capital ShipsThe Battleship Builders: Constructing and Arming British Capital Ships by Ian Johnston, Ian Buxton
ISBN: 9781591140276
Published by US Naval Institute Press on April 15th 2013
Genres: History, Military, Naval, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding
Pages: 352

Len's Summary: How the Royal Navy designed, built, armed and powered HMS Dreadnought and, in little more than a decade, 50 more of her type.

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