No other warship is so intimately connected with Canada's naval heritage as the ubiquitous corvette of the Second World War. Despite the importance of the corvette to Canadian history, no reliable history of the class has ever been published. In an attempt to fill the gap, this book is a concise, popular account of the corvette in Canadian service during the Second World War: its design, equipment, employment, modifications, victories, losses and final disposal. Plans by John McKay feature the original corvette design.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A timely book for all Canadians,
By C.Townsend (townsend@gtepacifica.net) (Northern Marianas, Saipan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Corvettes of the Royal Canadian Navy: 1939-1945 (Hardcover)
I have read this book several times. The authors give a clear picture of the Corvette's history; as a class of warship,regarding its development and modification during the war. I heartily recommend the book for its historical perspective. Its store of photographs for the historian and especially for the modeller of that great little ship.
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Great book on CN Navy Corvettes,
By David S. Lumpkin (ATLANTA, GA, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Corvettes of the Royal Canadian Navy: 1939-1945 (Paperback)
It's a really good guide to the Canadian Navy Corvettes. They carried the naval war for the allies from Iceland to St John's. They were tiny ships barely able to do the job.
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Although popular interest in navies centres on big ships-battleships, aircraft carriers and the like-all navies require auxiliary craft to carry out the multitude of routine functions essential to the exercise of maritime power. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
corvette fleet, first construction program, revised corvettes, corvette design, mercantile use, escort force, coast yards, class corvettes, auxiliary craft, secondary armament, bridge wings, marine boilers, escort groups, modern radar, gyro compass Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Postwar Career, Particular Service, Naval Staff, Dry Dock, New York, Quebec City, North Atlantic, Port Arthur, Shipyards Ltd, Morton Engineering, Moose Jaw, Marine Industries Ltd, Nova Scotia, First World War, Saint John, Great Lakes, Canadian Vickers Ltd, Operation Neptune, Long Branch, New Westminster, Operation Torch, The Pas, Ville de Québec, Owen Sound, Sons Ltd New!
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Although popular interest in navies centres on big ships-battleships, aircraft carriers and the like-all navies require auxiliary craft to carry out the multitude of routine functions essential to the exercise of maritime power. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
corvette fleet, first construction program, revised corvettes, corvette design, mercantile use, escort force, coast yards, class corvettes, auxiliary craft, secondary armament, bridge wings, marine boilers, escort groups, modern radar, gyro compass Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Postwar Career, Particular Service, Naval Staff, Dry Dock, New York, Quebec City, North Atlantic, Port Arthur, Shipyards Ltd, Morton Engineering, Moose Jaw, Marine Industries Ltd, Nova Scotia, First World War, Saint John, Great Lakes, Canadian Vickers Ltd, Operation Neptune, Long Branch, New Westminster, Operation Torch, The Pas, Ville de Québec, Owen Sound, Sons Ltd New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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