The Destroyer USS Kidd

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The Destroyer USS Kidd

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A brilliantly detailed visual representation of the only US World War II destroyer to have retained its original configuration.

Superbly illustrated with artwork of the ship through its career, reconstructions of deck layouts, and 3D illustrations of every detail of the ship from its rigging to its boats to its anchors, this book reconstructs and dissects the Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd, the most original survivor of the US Navy's most famous class of World War II destroyers. Kidd fought throughout the Pacific War, in the Marshall Islands, Marianas, and Philippines campaigns. In early 1945, Kidd joined Task Force 58 for the invasion of Okinawa, and postwar served in the Korean War. Since 1982 USS Kidd has been a museum ship at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Drawing on Stefan Draminski's new research and making the best use yet of his acclaimed 3D illustration techniques, this is the most comprehensive examination of USS Kidd ever published. It includes a complete set of detailed line drawings with fully descriptive keys and full-color 3D artwork, supported by technical details, photographs, and a concise history of the ship's construction and service.

Table of Contents

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Section 1
Introduction
Technical Description
History
Section 2
Primary Views
Section 3
General Arrangements
Hull Structure
Superstructure
Rig
Armament
Fire Control
Fittings
Boats
Bibliography

Product details

Published 29 Feb 2024
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 336
ISBN 9781472827401
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations More than 500 line and 3D colour artworks.
Series Anatomy of the Ship
Short code ANT
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Stefan Draminski

Stefan Draminski is a naval researcher and illustr…

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