Wartime Standard Ships
“Wartime Standard Ships” by Nick Robins, published by Seaforth Publishing in 2017, is an illustrated edition that spans 177 pages. This book presents the remarkable story of the design and construction of various merchant ships that played crucial roles in their countries’ war efforts. It highlights how these vessels not only contributed to military objectives but also instigated a cultural shift in global shipbuilding practices, laying the groundwork for the post-war industry.
Readers will find a comprehensive history of the twentieth-century wartime-built standard merchant ship, which has not been previously documented in its entirety. The narrative encompasses the technical, political, and military contexts surrounding these ships, including those constructed in Canada, Japan, Germany, and other nations. This volume serves as a significant resource for those interested in the intersections of history, military science, and naval technology.
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This new book tells the remarkable story of the design and construction of the many merchant ships that not only contributed to their country’s war efforts, but were also responsible for a cultural change in world shipbuilding that would lay the foundations for the post-war industry. Some of the story has been told piecemeal in a range of diverse books and articles, a few with extensive fleet lists; however, the complete history of the twentieth century wartime-built standard merchant ship has not previously been written, so this new volume recording that history within its appropriate technical, political, and military background will be hugely welcomed.The book includes ships built in Canada, Japan, Germany, and other countries.
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