FLOWER CLASS CORVETTE AGASSIZ: New Edition (Anatomy of the Ship) | 
 enlarge | Author: John Mckay
Publisher: Conway Maritime Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 717061
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 9.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0851779751
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.82540971
EAN: 9780851779751
ASIN: 0851779751
Publication Date: July 2004
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Product Description
The Flower class corvette was one of the most famous and numerous of all escort vessels, and the corvette Agassiz is the most representative of the Canadian Flowers, which were thrown into the thick of the bitter Atlantic convoy battles of 1941-2. Derived from a whalecatcher hull design, and intended as a cheap coastal escort that could be built by non-specialist yards, the Flowers were the only class available in large numbers when the submarine war flared up in earnest in 1941. As a result they were used on rigorous ocean convoy duties for which they were barely adequate, and their crews suffered greatly in one of the harshest arenas of the second world war. This is a superb description of the ship and her career. The 'Anatomy of the Ship' series aims to provide the finest documentation of individual ships and ship types ever published. What makes the series unique is a complete set of superbly executed line drawings, both the conventional type of plan as well as explanatory views, with fully descriptive keys. These are supported by technical details and a record of the ship's service history.
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 book review December 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't know anything about ships. I bought it as a gift for someone who is interested in WWII planes and ships. This book gives a history of the ship in the first half of the book, and the 2nd half of the book is all detailed ship drawings of probably every single part that is used to build the ship. It looks pretty thorough and informative if you are into this hobby.
Agassiz(Anatomy of the Ship) February 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This work is as complete a technical work on the Flower Class corvette as one is likely to find.
In keeping with this series of books it provides the reader with a technical description, photographs and scale line drawings on every conceivable aspect of this class. This work also provides a valuable look at the developments of this class of warship including refits, Modified Flowers and the Castle Class Frigate giving the reader a very complete history of development of a type of warship that has been overshadowed in most historical works by other vessels.
Like most of the books of this series, I can not recommend this work highly enough.
 Mechanical detail and historical background - it's all there October 26, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was my first 'Anatomy of the ship' book but it won't be my last. I bought it to study for making models and it is perfect for that, and would also be useful for ship buffs, family members researching the exploits of their naval heroes, and old shipmates of the class as a permanent reminder.
Thoroughly recommended. Excellent mechanical detail and good narrative background and descriptions.
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