HMS Belfast: In Trust for the Nation, 1939-1972 (Warship Profile Book 4) (repost)
HMS Belfast: In Trust for the Nation, 1939-1972 (Warship Profile Book 4)
1972 | ISBN: 0853830835 | English | 119 Pages | PDF | 135,9 MB
1972 | ISBN: 0853830835 | English | 119 Pages | PDF | 135,9 MB
The story of H MS Belfast, a Town Class cruiser, is a remarkable and vital one. Commissioned at the outbreak of World War 2, she became one of the first victims of the German magnetic mine. After two years of re-building she emerged as one of the most modern equipped cruisers of the time and joined the fleet that covered the terrifying convoys to Russia. She was in the only radar controlled "big ship" action when the Scharnhorst was sunk. After World War 2 she spent most of her commissions in the Far East as a flagship and part of various " peace-keeping" fleets. As a Midshipman, John Wingate joined his first ship, H MS Newcastle in 1937. She was one of the first of the Town Class and a direct forbear of H MS Belfast, so the author has enjoyed a vested interest in producing the history ofthe Great Ship now lying in London River. John Wingate is Warship Editor for Profile Publications Ltd and author of many naval historical books.