num_pages: 400
description: This series offers detailed descriptions of the evolution of all classes of the principal U.S. combatant types. Each volume is fully illustrated with deck plans, outboard profiles, sketches from major design studies, and numerous detailed photographs. The appendixes contain a wealth of information on ship characteristics and equipment.
language: English
title: U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History
titlecomplete: U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History (Illustrated Design Histories)
genres: History, Maritime, Technology, Naval History, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 68
publisher: Naval Institute Press