The Cruiser Belfast (Anatomy of the Ship) [Hardcover]

Ross Watton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 6, 2010

HMS Belfast was the largest British cruiser of the Second World War and saw distinguished service throughout the conflict, including playing a major part in the destruction of the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst. Today she is preserved as an historic monument on the River Thames in London. The 'Anatomy of the Ship' series aims to provide the finest documentation of individual ships and ship types ever published. What makes the series unique is a complete set of superbly executed line drawings, both the conventional type of plan as well as explanatory views, with fully descriptive keys. These are supported by technical details and a record of the ship's service history.

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About the Author

In 1981, afterservice with the Royal Navy, Ross attended art college and began work on a large cutaway illustration of HMS Belfast, which is still on display on the ship. He also started writing his first book for Conway, about the preserved cruiser, in the Anatomy of the Ship series. During the next four years, he wrote three more titles for the series and illustrated many of the dust jacket covers for the others. His work as a freelance illustrator, has enabled him to tackle a wide variety of subjects and the results have featured in many books and on hundreds of postage stamps. More recently, he has been responsible for producing the 3D ship cutaway illustrations for the Navy News.He has also launched his own website, to showcase his new maritime paintings.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 120 pages
• Publisher: Conway Maritime Press; 2nd edition (April 6, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0851779565
• ISBN-13: 978-0851779560
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 9.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fought two wars and still in existance, July 12, 2001

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Robert Lester (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cruiser "Belfast" (Anatomy of the Ship) (Hardcover)

The Belfast was the Largest British cruiser of WWII, and went on to fight in Korea. This is the sixth in the Anatomy of the ship series and the first by WATTON. Like all of the series it has impeccable detail covers all aspects of the ship. Perfect for modellers but not the most detailed of the series, but it does dwell on armament and accomodation. Hard to find.

4.0 out of 5 stars Belfast, October 17, 2007

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F.D. Wolfe (Chardon, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cruiser Belfast (Anatomy of the Ship) (Hardcover)

The Anatomy of a ship series is an excelent series and I have most (but not all) of them. My only problem with them is that when I go to build a large scale model I need another source for some of the lines for the small boats carried aboard. Some of these were easy to find and some of them I am still looking for.