The British Aircraft Carrier HMS Furious
The HMS Furious started its service with the Royal Navy towards the end of WWI, converted from a “great light cruiser” as it combined a flying-platform (for take-off) and one very heavy gun of 18-inches. In the interwar years it was modified and the flying platform was extended to allow both for take-off and landing, including a brief period in which the take off and landing platforms were installed but the superstructure was still in place. Eventually the superstructure was removed and reinstalled on the starboard side, the funnel was rerouted to the side and in this configuration the carrier saw service during WWII mainly with the Home Fleet and in Norwegian waters.
Considering all the different configurations this ship had during its career there are multiple options for the drawings, i.e., with the take-off flying-platform in place, with full flying deck, etc. and the book includes drawings for both eras. Most of the line drawings are in 1/200 scale but there are some in 1/100 and 1/50, the later are more focused on guns and airplanes. The 1/200 scale drawings are focused on different sections of the ship, like the bow or details on the gun emplacement (when present).
Two pull out sheets with drawings (one set in color) are in 1/400 scale and allow you to see the full length of the hull and flying deck.
I highly recommend this book based on the high quality of the line drawings plus the historically significance of the HMS Furious, given the evolution of the hull from a converted cruiser to a full flying-deck carrier.
I would like to thank Kagero, Casemate Publishers and IPMS/USA for the review sample.
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According to the issues of…
According to the issues of the Admiralty's C.B. 01815B from October 1943 to October 1945 - the half-yearly return of Particulars of War Vessels - the armament of HMS Furious during this period was twelve 4-inch guns in six twin mounting, thirty-two 2-pounders in four 8-barrel mountings, eight 20-mm guns in four power-operated twin mountings, and seven 20-mm guns on seven hand-operated single mountings. The author/draftsman shows six 8-barrel pom-poms, six twin power-operated 20-mm mountings, and nine single 20-mm mountings. This is manifestly incorrect and casts doubt on the rest of his presentation.
The British Aircraft Carrier HMS Furious
According to the issues of the Admiralty's C.B. 01815B - the half-yearly return of Particulars of War Vessels - from October 1943 to October 1945, the armament of HMS Furious during this period was twelve 4-inchs guns in six twin mountings, thirty-two 2-pounder pom-poms in four 8-barrel mountings, eight 20-mm guns in four power-operated twin mountings, and seven 20-mm guns in hand-operated single mountings. The author/draftsman shows six 8-barrel pop-pom mountings, ,six 20-mm twin power-operated mountings, and nine 20-mm single mountings. This is manifestly incorrect and casts doubt of the accuracy of this work's information.
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