![]() ![]() It had to do this during summer where the ice won't block the way. So the ship traveled north, to the Bering Straits past Alaska into the Artic Ocean. The region is far beyond the reach of German bombers, and the ship making facilities there are the source of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, which also built Project 7 destroyers like the one that became the Anshan later.įor the Baku to join the war effort, it needed to return to the European side of Russia, and going south, there is a place called Japan on the way. This place is into the Far East, right across the northeast border of China. The ship was finished in the region of Khabarovsk. I certainly do, and eagerly await further volumes in the series.Not sure why WG picked the Leningrad, when her sister ship the Baku had a more interesting camouflage, and history. ![]() Modelers, historians, ship aficionados, and anyone with a vague interest in battleships will love this book. The 940 x 290mm centre fold of the longitudinal section is just stunning! With original annotations in German, translated and explained in the margins. The plans are detailed, and beautiful and fascinating. Then, all but 20 of its 144 pages are reproductions of the original builders’ plans of the WW1 German battleship Helgoland. The ship structure, armament, machinery (including engines), protection, pumping systems and damage control, and fire control are described in a degree of detail which was satisfying and not overwhelming to this non expert but interested reader-reviewer. The first 20 pages outline the development of German dreadnaughts and their wartime careers and fates, and a fascinating history it is. I opened this large format, hardcover book of ship plans at midnight, expecting a quick flip through, and was able put it down 3 hours later. Seaforth Publishing, in association withThe National Maritime Museum Greenwich, is publishing a series of books of plans and history of famous warships, in this case the Helgoland. ![]()
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