Derek Law's Bibliography

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Entry Text:	WATERS, Conrad. British Town Class Cruisers: Design, Development and Performance Southampton & Belfast Classes. 288p., bibliog., illus., index. Barnsley: Seaforth: Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2019. ISBN: 9781526718853. The ten Town class cruisers were built between 1937 and 1939 and were the largest six-inch gun cruisers built for the RN. Four were lost in action. This is a quite excellent and well-illustrated account of their design, construction, active service, repairs and modifications right through to 1971 when Belfast became a museum ship.	Cruisers

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WATERS, Conrad. British Town Class Cruisers: Design, Development and Performance Southampton & Belfast Classes. 288p., bibliog., illus., index. Barnsley: Seaforth: Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2019. ISBN: 9781526718853.

The ten Town class cruisers were built between 1937 and 1939 and were the largest six-inch gun cruisers built for the RN. Four were lost in action. This is a quite excellent and well-illustrated account of their design, construction, active service, repairs and modifications right through to 1971 when Belfast became a museum ship.

Cruisers