Type 47B Destroyer Drenthe (Lanasta - Warship) - Softcover

Mulder, Jantinus; Visser, Henk

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9086162002 ISBN 13: 9789086162000

Publisher: Lanasta, 2020

Synopsis

After World War II, the Royal Netherlands Navy ordered new ships to counter the growing threat coming from the Soviet submarines. These ships were classified as ASW destroyers (onderzeebootjagers), but close to contemporary destroyers in terms of specifications. The national industry designed and constructed two classes of these ships. Drenthe was of the more capable Type 47B series. This book presents an overview of the development and operational use of the Type 47B Destroyer Drenthe with many photos and illustrations.

About this title

About the Author

Jantinus Mulder started his career in the graphic industry and is currently a publisher at Lanasta (Walburg Pers). He is a specialist in the model building of naval ships. He builds models, and has written about model building in various (trade) magazines and books.|Henk Visser is the author of Royal Netherlands Navy - photos and facts and was an employee at the Dutch Navy Museum.

From the Back Cover

To counter a growing threat of Soviet submarines and aircraft shortly after WWII, the Royal Netherlands Navy ordered new ships. Classified as ASW destroyer (onderzeebootjager), but so close to contemporary destroyers in terms of specifications. Still suffering from the havoc of war the national industry managed to design and construct these ships in two classes.

Drenthe was of the more capable Type 47B series.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lanasta
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9086162002
• ISBN 13: 9789086162000
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 54