British Naval Weapons of World War Two, Volume III : Coastal Forces Weapons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedman, Norman.

Series:

The John Lambert Collection

The John Lambert Collection ; v.3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, British.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

British Naval Weapons of World War Two, Volume III

Place of Publication:

: Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2020.

Summary:

"Lambert was a drafter of no mean skill. . .his drawings are concise, clear, and invaluable to scratchbuilders and super-detailers.Very highly recommended!" -- Nautical Research Journal John Lambert was a renowned naval draftsman whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts.

Contents:

Cover

Book title

Copyright

Table of contents

Hugh John Lambert

Publishers' Note

Introduction

THE PLANS

Boats: B Series

B 1 70ft Coastal Motor Boat for minelaying, 1921

B 2 British Power Boat 60ft MTB 4, 1937

B 3 Thornycroft 71ft 9in MTB 24 and 25, 1938

B 4 Vosper 70ft MTB 57-66, 1940

B 5 Vosper 60 ft MTB (for export)

two became MTB 71 and 72, 1940

B 6 Vosper 72ft 6in MTB 347-362, 1942

B 7 Vosper 73ft Type I MTB 379-395, 1942

B 8 Vosper 73ft Type II MTB 523-530, 532 and 533, 1943

B 9 British Power Boat 70ft MASB 50-67, 1940

B 10 Camper &amp

Nicholson 117ft MGB 502-509, early 1943

B 11 Motor Vessels Gay Viking, Gay Corsair, Hopewell, Nonsuch and Master Standfast converted 1943(later MGB 504-508)

B 12 Steam Gun Boat SGB 9 (later Grey Goose), 1941

B 13 Fairmile Type C Motor Gun Boat, 1940

B 14 Fairmile Type D MGB/MTB, 1941 - some variations in appearance

B 15 British Power Boat 71ft 6in MGB 74-81, 1940

B 16 British Power Boat 71ft 6in MGB 109, as completed September 1942

B 17 British Power Boat 71ft 6in Motor Gun Boat, 1943 - as MTB 467 in April 1944

B 18 Fairmile Type B Motor Launch, 1939 - variations and details

B 19 Harbour Defence Motor Launch, 1940 - some variations and details

Weapons: W series

Torpedoes

W 1 General arrangement of torpedo discharge gear for Coastal Motor Boats of 40ft and 55ft

W 2 Coastal Forces 21in and 18in torpedoes and tubes, 1939-45

W 3 Installation of 18in tubes in 71ft 6in British Power Boat MGBs on conversion to MTB, 1944

W 4 Selection of British Power Boat torpedo tubes for various contracts

Guns

W 5 Vickers 0.303in GO No 5 Mk I gun, 1940

W 6 Boulton-Paul quadruple power-operated turret with 0.303in Browning machine guns

W 6 Boulton-Paul quadruple power-operated turret with 0.303in Browning machine guns.

W 7 0.5in Vickers machine gun on twin Mk V (powered) mounting

W 8 Detail for fitting twin 0.5in Mk V power-operated mounting on Vosper 70ft MTBs

W 9 Hydraulic power operation for Coastal Forces gun turrets during World War Two

W 10 Arrangement of the armoured gun pump system in 71ft 6in British Power Boat MGBs

W 11 US Navy twin 0.50in calibre water cooled machine guns on pedestal Mk 22 mounting

W 12 Type BD Mk III 40mm (2pdr) Rolls-Royce gun on the Naval Mk XIV mounting, 1941-43

W 13 Twin 20mm Oerlikon guns on Mk IX lightweight and Mk 12A manual mountings

W 14 General arrangement and detail of lightweight twin 20mm mounting Mk 'T'

W 15 General arrangement of the power-operated sight training turret, 1944. As found at CoastalForces training establishments

W 16 2pdr QF Mk IIC gun on Mk XV(P) power-operated mounting, 1942

W 17 2pdr Mk VIII gun on Mk XVI (powered) mounting, 1943

W 18 2pdr Mk XI and XII guns on Mk IX mounting, 1941

W 19 3pdr Hotchkiss gun on Mk I, I*, 50o conversion, Mk V, VI and VI* mountings, 1942

W 20 6pdr Hotchkiss QF pedestal mounting Mk M of 1890

W 21 6pdr Hotchkiss QF gun on HA/LA Mk VI mounting, 1942

W 22 6pdr 7 cwt Mk II gun on Mk VII mounting, with auto-loader

W 23 4.5in 8 cwt gun on Mk I mounting, with rocket flare launcher

ASW and mine warfare weapons

W 24 ML, MGB and MTB arrangement of depth charge Teleflex control gear, 1943

W 25 Coastal Forces anti-submarine equipment and fittings

W 26 Depth charge thrower Mk III (USN 'Y' gun) as fitted to some Fairmile B MLs, 1941

W 27 Coastal Forces minelaying equipment

Electronics and miscellaneous weapons

W 28 Coastal Forces Radar and IFF aerials

W 29 Armament and electronics detail of MGB 510, Vosper's prototype 'Long' MTB

W 30 Miscellaneous Coastal Forces weapons.

W 31 0.303in Hotchkiss light machine gun Mk I and I*, 1914-1945

W 32 9mm Lanchester machine carbine, 1941

Equipment: E Series

E 1 Underwater fittings, etc of British Power Boat craft, 1939

E 2 Steering gear and main fuel tanks in 71ft 6in British Power Boat MGBs, 1942

Appendix: S Series (submarine weapons)

S 1 4.7in QFSA 40-calibre gun on CP Mk XV (submarine) mounting, 1930

S 2 QF 4in Mk XII, XII* or XXII gun on 4in S1 (submarine) mounting

S 2 4in S1 mounting - detail

S 3 3in 20 cwt Mk I gun on CP Mk V (submarine) mounting, 1943

S 4 4in QF Mk XXIII gun on S2 (submarine) mounting

S 5 Mk VIII** 21in submarine torpedo, 1939-1983

Index of Plans Reproduced in this Volume

Back cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5267-7713-4

1-5267-7711-8

OCLC:

1276853752