The Battleships Fuso and Yamashiro
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2026
Osprey Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4728-3094-4 (ISBN)
Osprey Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4728-3094-4 (ISBN)
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HJMS Fuso, and her sistership the Yamashiro was commissioned during World War I and were thefirst Japanese super-dreadnoughts within the "8 x 8" program. With 30,600 tons trial displacement and twelve 356mm guns in her main armament, the Fuso was the biggest and most powerful battleship in the world.
In nearly 30 years of service both ships underwent numerous modifications and modernisations, being converted to launch aircraft and having the distinctive pagoda towers added, making them visible in many operations of the Imperial Japanese Grand Fleet during the Pacific War. Both ships would eventually met their demise during the battle of Leyte Gulf when they went down in the Surigao Strait, targeted by torpedoes and gunfire from US battleships and cruisers.
This stunning new addition to the Anatomy of the Ship series uses detailed full-colour artwork and meticulous research to compare these two fascinating vessels in the Imperial Japanese Navy, showing the differences in the way that the two ships were designed and equipped.
In nearly 30 years of service both ships underwent numerous modifications and modernisations, being converted to launch aircraft and having the distinctive pagoda towers added, making them visible in many operations of the Imperial Japanese Grand Fleet during the Pacific War. Both ships would eventually met their demise during the battle of Leyte Gulf when they went down in the Surigao Strait, targeted by torpedoes and gunfire from US battleships and cruisers.
This stunning new addition to the Anatomy of the Ship series uses detailed full-colour artwork and meticulous research to compare these two fascinating vessels in the Imperial Japanese Navy, showing the differences in the way that the two ships were designed and equipped.
Janusz Skulski is a draftsman and modeller with a passion for accuracy. The first editions of the books are highly rated by readers for the excellence of their drawings. He lives in Poland. Stefan Draminski has developed a technique for creating breathtakingly realistic 3D models of ships which can be taken apart to create almost infinite details of the ships. He lives in Poland.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.04.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Anatomy of The Ship |
| Illustrationen | Stefan Draminski |
| Zusatzinfo | More than 1,020 line artworks and plans, 350 full-colour artworks and 30 photographs. |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 253 x 240 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst |
| Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4728-3094-6 / 1472830946 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4728-3094-4 / 9781472830944 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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