US Fast Battleships 1936-47

Download or read book US Fast Battleships 1936-47 written by Lawrence Burr and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume details the design, construction, and operation of the first six of the ten US fast battleships, two of the North Carolina class and four of the South Dakota class. These six battleships were all authorized in 1936 and built in accordance with the Washington Naval Treaty guidelines for battleships. They were the first vessels built in the US since 1923, and this book details the significant developments in ship design, motive power, armor and armament that had occurred over the prior sixteen years. In particular, it details the revolutionary invention of radar and its application t.