Corvettes of the Royal Canadian Navy
Subtitle: 1939-1945
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Vanwell Publishing
Published: March 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9781551250526
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Naval forces & warfare; Shipbuilding technology & engineering; Ships & shipping: general interest; Second World War, 1939-1945; History: World; History; History - Military / War; Canada; Canada - General; Military - Naval; Military - World War II; History / Military / Naval
First sentence: Although popular interest in navies centres on big ships-battleships, aircraft carriers and the like-all navies require auxiliary craft to carry out the multitude of routine functions essential to the exercise of maritime power.