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The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet
The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet
Author: Norman Polmar
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The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, edited by Norman Polmar, is a concise yet comprehensive technical directory that catalogs U.S. Navy ships and naval aircraft through circa 1980–1981. Framed within the Cold War and post–World War II development of the fleet, it presents order-of-battle data, class-by-class coverage (aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, submarines, amphibious and patrol vessels), naval aviation types (carrier-based, maritime patrol, ASW, helicopters, training aircraft), and summaries of ship design characteristics, weapons and aviation facilities—offering historians and enthusiasts a contemporaneous snapshot of U.S. maritime power and force structure.
This 12th edition from the Naval Institute Press (ISBN 0870216430 / ISBN-13 9780870216435) is a hardcover technical reference featuring detailed technical data tables, classification and designation lists and fleet handbook-style entries. Edited by Norman Polmar, it is geared to naval historians, defense analysts and collectors as an authoritative research tool on Cold War U.S. Navy ships and aircraft.
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Bibliographic
The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, 12th Edition
Norman Polmar (editor)
Naval Institute Press
ISBN 0870216430
ISBN-13 9780870216435
Type of Book / Content
Technical reference
Naval reference book
Fleet handbook
Warships directory
Military aircraft directory
U.S. Navy order of battle (peacetime and Cold War)
Chronological Scope
Historical coverage of U.S. Navy ships and aircraft to circa 1980–1981 (12th edition)
Cold War era U.S. Navy
Post–World War II U.S. fleet development
Geographical / Theater Focus
Global deployment of the U.S. Navy
United States maritime forces
Nation(s) and Forces Covered
United States
U.S. Navy
U.S. naval aviation
U.S. Marine Corps aviation (where operating U.S. naval aircraft types)
Branch / Organizational Focus
Navy
Naval aviation
Surface fleet
Submarine force
Auxiliary and support vessels
Classes of Ships and Principal Categories
Aircraft carriers (U.S. Navy)
Cruisers (U.S. Navy)
Destroyers (U.S. Navy)
Frigates (U.S. Navy)
Submarines (U.S. Navy)
Amphibious warfare ships
Patrol and coastal combatants
Mine warfare vessels
Auxiliary ships and service craft
Aircraft and Aviation Categories
Carrier-based aircraft (U.S. Navy)
Land-based naval aircraft
Maritime patrol aircraft
Anti-submarine warfare aircraft
Naval helicopters
Training aircraft (U.S. naval aviation)
Weapons / Technology (Category-Level)
Naval weapon systems (U.S. Navy)
Shipboard aviation facilities
Fleet composition and capabilities
Naval ship design characteristics
Military airplane specifications
Format and Features
Hardcover
Technical data tables (ship and aircraft characteristics)
Classification and designation lists
Thematic / Subject Tags
Warships
Military airplanes
Naval history
Military aviation history
Fleet organization
Cold War naval power
U.S. maritime strategy (force structure reference)
Audience / Use
Professional naval reference
Research tool for naval historians
Reference for defense analysts
Collector / enthusiast reference on U.S. Navy ships and aircraft
Book Condition: Good
Book Condition: Good
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