Book Review of
Fighting Ships of the U.S. Navy 1883-2019 Vol. 2
Battleships & “New Navy” Monitors
Author: Venner F. Milewski, Jr.
MMP (Mushroom Model Publications)
ISBN: 978-83-66549-01-2
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2021
MSRP: $52.00
ISBN: 978-83-66549-01-2
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2021
MSRP: $52.00
THE BOOK:
MMP (Mushroom Model Publications) is based in the U.K. Their associate Stratus is based in Poland. This book was printed in Poland in English. Stratus also does their own line of books in both Polish and English.
This book is hard-bound of 226 pages. Six pages are blank.
The cover art shows a black and white photo of the Navada (BB36) battleship at sea. Photo taken, September 1915, while underway at high speed, making 22.5 knots during builder’s sea trials off of Rockland, ME.
The book (counting also the covers) contains 274 black and white photos. Seventy-three of them are of battleships and ten are of monitors.
The book begins with TABLE OF CONTENTS, PREFACE and GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS.
Also there are 18 black and white profile illustrations of:
Two each for the U.S.S. Nevada, U.S.S. Arkansas, U.S.S. New York, U.S.S. Tennessee, U.S.S. New Mexico, U.S.S. West Virginia, U.S.S. California, U.S.S. North Carolina, and the U.S.S. Missouri.
The end of the book had one and a half pages of SHIPS NAMES INDEX.
This series of books provides details of all USN warships from 1893 to the present day. Every class and individual ship has an entry providing details of the procurement, dimensions and characteristics, and a summary of each ship.s history and development.
Profusely illustrated with photos.
Battleships covered are:
Maine Class (BB) U.S.S. Miane
Texas Class (BB) U.S.S. Texas
Indiana Class (BB 1 to BB 3) U.S.S. Indiana (BB 1), U.S.S. Massachusetts (BB 2) & U.S.S Oregon (BB 3)
Iowa Class (BB 4) U.S.S. Iowa
Kearsarge Class (BB 5 & BB 6) U.S.S. Keasage & U.S.S. Kentucky BB 6
Illinois Class (BB 7 to BB 9) U.S.S. Illinois BB 7, U.S. Alabama BB 8 & U.S.S. Wisconsin BB9
Maine Class (BB 10 to BB 12) U.S.S. Maine BB 1O, U.S.S. Missouri BB 11 & U.S.S. Ohio BB !2
Virginia Class (BB 13 to BB 17) U.S.S. Virginia BB 13, U.S.S. Nebraska BB 14, U.S.S. Georgia BB 15, U.S.S. New Jersey BB 16, U.S.S. & U.S.S. Rhode Island BB 17
Connecticut Class (BB 18 to BB 22 & BB 26) U.S.S. Connecticut BB 18, U.S.S. Louisiana BB 19, U.S.S. Vermont BB 20, U.S.S. Kansas BB 21, U.S.S. Minnesota BB 22 & U.S.S. New Hampshire BB25
Mississippi Class (BB 23 & BB 24) U.S.S. Mississippi BB 23 & U.S.S. Idaho BB24
South Carolina Class (BB 26 & BB 27) U.S.S. South Carolina BB 26 & U.S.S. Michigan BB 27
Delaware Class (BB 28 & BB 29) U.S.S. Delaware BB 28 & U.S.S. North Dakota
Florida Class (BB 30 & BB 31) U.S.S. Florida BB 30 & U.S.S. Utah BB 31
Wyoming Class (BB 32 & BB 33) U.S.S. Wyoming BB 32 & U.S.S. Arkansas BB 33
New York Class (BB 34 & BB 35) U.S.S. New York BB 34 & U.S.S. Texas BB 35
Nevada Class (BB 36 & BB 37) U.S.S. Nevada BB36 & U.S.S. Oklahoma BB 37
Pennsylvania Class (BB 38 & BB 39) U.S.S. Pennsylvania BB 38 & U.S.S. Arizona BB 39
New Mexico Class (BB 40 to BB 42) U.S.S. New Mexico BB 40, U.S.S. Mississippi BB 41 and U.S.S. Idaho BB 42
Tennessee Class (BB 43 & BB 44) U.S.S. Tennessee BB 43 & U.S.S. California BB44
Colorado Class (BB 45 to BB 48) U.S.S. Colorado BB 45, U.S.S. Maryland BB 46, U.S.S. Washington BB 47 & U.S.S. West Virginia BB 48
South Dakota Class (BB 49 to BB 54) U.S.S. South Dakota BB 49, U.S.S. Indiana BB 50, U.S.S. Montana BB 51, U.S.S. North Carolina BB 52, U.S.S. Iowa BB 53 & U.S.S. Massachusetts BB 54
North Carolina Class (BB 55 & BB 56) U.S.S North Carolina BB 55 & U.S.S. Washington BB 56
South Dakota Class (BB 57 to BB 60) U.S.S. South Dakota BB 57, U.S.S. Indiana BB 58, U.S.S. Massachusetts BB 59, U.S.S. Alabama BB 60
Iowa Class (BB 61 to BB 66) U.S.S. Iowa BB 61, U.S.S. New Jersey BB 62, U.S.S. Missouri BB 63, U.S.S. Wisconsin BB64, U.S.S. Illinois BB 65 & U.S.S. Kentucky BB 66
Montana Class (BB 67 to BB 71) U.S.S. Montana BB 71, U.S.S. Ohio BB 68, U.S.S. Maine BB 69, U.S.S. New Hampshire BB 70 & U.S.S. Louisiana BB 71
Listings for Monitors are:
Puritan Class (BM-1) U.S.S. Puritan BM-1
Amphitrite Class (BM-2 to BM-5) U.S.S. Amphitrite BM-2, U.S.S. Monadnock BM-3, U.S.S. Terror BM-4 & U.S.S. Miantonomoh BM-5
Monterey Class (BM-6) U.S.S. Monterey BM-6
Arkansas Class BM-7 to BM-10) U.S.S. Arkansas BM-7, U.S..S. Nevada BM-8, U.S.S. Florida BM-9 & U.S.S. Wyoming BM-10
This book is an essential manual for all U.S. Navy enthusiasts and historians, as well as modelers.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishing for this review sample. Casemate is the North American distributor of MMP/Stratus books and all their titles can be viewed on Casemate's website at:
MMP (Mushroom Model Publications) is based in the U.K. Their associate Stratus is based in Poland. This book was printed in Poland in English. Stratus also does their own line of books in both Polish and English.
This book is hard-bound of 226 pages. Six pages are blank.
The cover art shows a black and white photo of the Navada (BB36) battleship at sea. Photo taken, September 1915, while underway at high speed, making 22.5 knots during builder’s sea trials off of Rockland, ME.
The book (counting also the covers) contains 274 black and white photos. Seventy-three of them are of battleships and ten are of monitors.
The book begins with TABLE OF CONTENTS, PREFACE and GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS.
Also there are 18 black and white profile illustrations of:
Two each for the U.S.S. Nevada, U.S.S. Arkansas, U.S.S. New York, U.S.S. Tennessee, U.S.S. New Mexico, U.S.S. West Virginia, U.S.S. California, U.S.S. North Carolina, and the U.S.S. Missouri.
The end of the book had one and a half pages of SHIPS NAMES INDEX.
This series of books provides details of all USN warships from 1893 to the present day. Every class and individual ship has an entry providing details of the procurement, dimensions and characteristics, and a summary of each ship.s history and development.
Profusely illustrated with photos.
Battleships covered are:
Maine Class (BB) U.S.S. Miane
Texas Class (BB) U.S.S. Texas
Indiana Class (BB 1 to BB 3) U.S.S. Indiana (BB 1), U.S.S. Massachusetts (BB 2) & U.S.S Oregon (BB 3)
Iowa Class (BB 4) U.S.S. Iowa
Kearsarge Class (BB 5 & BB 6) U.S.S. Keasage & U.S.S. Kentucky BB 6
Illinois Class (BB 7 to BB 9) U.S.S. Illinois BB 7, U.S. Alabama BB 8 & U.S.S. Wisconsin BB9
Maine Class (BB 10 to BB 12) U.S.S. Maine BB 1O, U.S.S. Missouri BB 11 & U.S.S. Ohio BB !2
Virginia Class (BB 13 to BB 17) U.S.S. Virginia BB 13, U.S.S. Nebraska BB 14, U.S.S. Georgia BB 15, U.S.S. New Jersey BB 16, U.S.S. & U.S.S. Rhode Island BB 17
Connecticut Class (BB 18 to BB 22 & BB 26) U.S.S. Connecticut BB 18, U.S.S. Louisiana BB 19, U.S.S. Vermont BB 20, U.S.S. Kansas BB 21, U.S.S. Minnesota BB 22 & U.S.S. New Hampshire BB25
Mississippi Class (BB 23 & BB 24) U.S.S. Mississippi BB 23 & U.S.S. Idaho BB24
South Carolina Class (BB 26 & BB 27) U.S.S. South Carolina BB 26 & U.S.S. Michigan BB 27
Delaware Class (BB 28 & BB 29) U.S.S. Delaware BB 28 & U.S.S. North Dakota
Florida Class (BB 30 & BB 31) U.S.S. Florida BB 30 & U.S.S. Utah BB 31
Wyoming Class (BB 32 & BB 33) U.S.S. Wyoming BB 32 & U.S.S. Arkansas BB 33
New York Class (BB 34 & BB 35) U.S.S. New York BB 34 & U.S.S. Texas BB 35
Nevada Class (BB 36 & BB 37) U.S.S. Nevada BB36 & U.S.S. Oklahoma BB 37
Pennsylvania Class (BB 38 & BB 39) U.S.S. Pennsylvania BB 38 & U.S.S. Arizona BB 39
New Mexico Class (BB 40 to BB 42) U.S.S. New Mexico BB 40, U.S.S. Mississippi BB 41 and U.S.S. Idaho BB 42
Tennessee Class (BB 43 & BB 44) U.S.S. Tennessee BB 43 & U.S.S. California BB44
Colorado Class (BB 45 to BB 48) U.S.S. Colorado BB 45, U.S.S. Maryland BB 46, U.S.S. Washington BB 47 & U.S.S. West Virginia BB 48
South Dakota Class (BB 49 to BB 54) U.S.S. South Dakota BB 49, U.S.S. Indiana BB 50, U.S.S. Montana BB 51, U.S.S. North Carolina BB 52, U.S.S. Iowa BB 53 & U.S.S. Massachusetts BB 54
North Carolina Class (BB 55 & BB 56) U.S.S North Carolina BB 55 & U.S.S. Washington BB 56
South Dakota Class (BB 57 to BB 60) U.S.S. South Dakota BB 57, U.S.S. Indiana BB 58, U.S.S. Massachusetts BB 59, U.S.S. Alabama BB 60
Iowa Class (BB 61 to BB 66) U.S.S. Iowa BB 61, U.S.S. New Jersey BB 62, U.S.S. Missouri BB 63, U.S.S. Wisconsin BB64, U.S.S. Illinois BB 65 & U.S.S. Kentucky BB 66
Montana Class (BB 67 to BB 71) U.S.S. Montana BB 71, U.S.S. Ohio BB 68, U.S.S. Maine BB 69, U.S.S. New Hampshire BB 70 & U.S.S. Louisiana BB 71
Listings for Monitors are:
Puritan Class (BM-1) U.S.S. Puritan BM-1
Amphitrite Class (BM-2 to BM-5) U.S.S. Amphitrite BM-2, U.S.S. Monadnock BM-3, U.S.S. Terror BM-4 & U.S.S. Miantonomoh BM-5
Monterey Class (BM-6) U.S.S. Monterey BM-6
Arkansas Class BM-7 to BM-10) U.S.S. Arkansas BM-7, U.S..S. Nevada BM-8, U.S.S. Florida BM-9 & U.S.S. Wyoming BM-10
This book is an essential manual for all U.S. Navy enthusiasts and historians, as well as modelers.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishing for this review sample. Casemate is the North American distributor of MMP/Stratus books and all their titles can be viewed on Casemate's website at:
Highly recommended.