Ships of the Royal Navy: A Complete Record of All Fighting Ships from the 15th Century to the Present

Universally known as the Colledge, this valuable reference is the automatic starting point for research on Royal Navy ships. First published in 1970, it has been revised four times to keep it thoroughly up to date. Anyone wanting information about any British warship since the fifteenth century should turn to this book first. Each entry gives concise details of dimensions, armament, and service dates, and its alphabetical and chronological arrangement makes it easy to track down the right ship and avoid any confusion caused by the navy's tradition of re-using names. This fourth revision, published in one volume, reintroduces material omitted in the previous edition. Even numbered Coastal Forces craft have been restored, resulting in a single-volume listing of all significant vessels.James J. Colledge is the author of 'Ships of the Royal Navy: A Complete Record of All Fighting Ships from the 15th Century to the Present' with ISBN 9781861762818 and ISBN 186176281X.