abc Royal Navy of the 1950s and 60s

This volume consists of two abcs from the 1950s; abc British Warships and abc The Sea and Ships and two from the 1960s; abc Royal Navy and abc Fleet Air Arm. While three of component titles of this volume are solely devoted to matters naval, abc The Sea and Ships is a general introduction to ships and shipping. Even today, decades after its original publication, readers will find it very useful. It deals with virtually every aspect of the subject from ship design, navigation and nautical terminology through to lifeboats and the port registration letters of British fishing boats. Many of the obscure terms used in the Shipping Forecast are finally explained in this delightful little book.