Very special ships : Abdiel class fast minelayers of World War Two / Arthur Nicholson.

Author/creator Nicholson, Arthur author.
Format Book
PublicationBarnsley : Seaforth Publishing ; Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2015.
Description208 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits, color plans ; 27 cm
Subjects
Minelayers (Ships)--Great Britain. --History. --20th century.
Submarine mines--Great Britain. --History. --20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, British.

Portion of title Abdiel class fast minelayers of World War Two
Contents Mines, minelaying and minelayers: origins to the eve of the Second World War -- Getting it just right: desigining the Abdiel class -- The Royal Navy readies for mine warfare in the Second World War -- The Abdiel completes and proves her worth: home waters and the Mediterranean, 1941 -- The Latona takes to the water and sails around the Cape, 1941 -- Pawns of coalition war: the Abdiel and Latona on the Tobruk run, 1941 -- The Manxman enters the fray: Malta runs and a disguise, 1941 -- The Welshman joins the Manxman: laying mines for the Scharnhorst and Genisenau, 1941-1942 -- The Abdiel and then the Manxman to the Indian Ocean, 1941-1942 -- The Welshman and the Manxman to Malta's rescue, 1942 -- The Manxman, Welshman and Abdiel wreak havoc in the Mediterranean, 1942-1943 -- The repeat Abdiels take shap, 1941-1943 --The Ariadne completes and shows the flag in the Pacific, 1943-1945 -- The Apollo rounds out the six and becomes a yeoman minelayer, 1944-1945 -- War's end -- Peacetime -- Epilogue and honours.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9781848322356 hardcover
ISBN1848322356 hardcover

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Joyner General Stacks V856.5.G7 N53 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold