British Warship Recognition: The Perkins Identification Albums: Volume I: Capital Ships, 1895–1939

By Richard Perkins

In the inter-war years Richard Perkins, a keen amateur photographer and avid collector, amassed one of the worlds largest personal collections of warship negatives. This he eventually bequeathed to the National Maritime Museum, where it still forms the core of the historic photos naval section. While he was actively acquiring photos, he found that many were neither identified nor accurately dated, so he began to compile an album of his own drawings, which incorporated as much detail as possible on individual ships that could be amended as he discovered more information. His main concentration was on features differentiating ships of the same class and, wherever possible, precisely dating alterations to their appearance, all portrayed in exquisite multi-coloured annotated line drawings. This project grew into an enormous resource covering virtually every Royal Navy ship from 1860 to 1939, when security restrictions forced Perkins to stop work. This material was also donated to the NMM, where it was bound into eight large folio volumes that became a key reference for the curators of historic photos, but unknown and almost inaccessible to the interested public. This makes this first publication an event of the utmost importance for every enthusiast and ship modeller it reproduces all the drawings at full size and in colour, and will eventually form a multi-volume set of unique reference value.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Jul 19, 2016
• ISBN: 9781848323841

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Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction to the Richard Perkins Collection

Publisher’s Note

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

The Perkins Identification Albums – Volume I: Capital Ships 1895–1939

Explanatory Preface

Battleships

Dreadnought

Bellerophon class

St Vincent class

Neptune

Colossus class

Orion class

King George V class

Iron Duke class

Canada

Erin

Agincourt

Queen Elizabeth class

Revenge class

Nelson class

Battlecruisers

Invincible class

Indefatigable class

Lion class

Tiger

Renown class

Hood

Pre-Dreadnought Battleships

Lord Nelson class

Swiftsure class

King Edward VII class

Duncan class

Queen class

Bulwark class

Formidable class

Canopus class

Majestic class

Guide

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction to the Richard Perkins Collection

Publisher’s Note

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

The Perkins Identification Albums – Volume I: Capital Ships 1895–1939

Explanatory Preface

Battleships

Dreadnought

Bellerophon class

St Vincent class

Neptune

Colossus class

Orion class

King George V class

Iron Duke class

Canada

Erin

Agincourt

Queen Elizabeth class

Revenge class

Nelson class

Battlecruisers

Invincible class

Indefatigable class

Lion class

Tiger

Renown class

Hood

Pre-Dreadnought Battleships

Lord Nelson class

Swiftsure class

King Edward VII class

Duncan class

Queen class

Bulwark class

Formidable class

Canopus class

Majestic class

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