British Cruisers Quotes

“Later it became clear that many ships risked having their superstructures simply blown off because the structure linking them with the hulls was not sufficiently continuous, but that was not evident for some years.”
― Norman Friedman, British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After

“The ships lacked enough internal volume to take enough ammunition for the 3in/70 which might replace their 5.25in turrets (they might have enough for only a minute and a half of fire).”
― Norman Friedman, British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After

“These designs suggested that the earlier 10,000-ton cruisers had been a mismatch of guns and ships, and that the ideal was something far larger – and far less affordable.”
― Norman Friedman, British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After

“It appears in retrospect that the US Navy delegates to the Geneva conference deliberately constructed a cruiser policy (of equality and reduction) they knew the British would reject, in order to sink the conference.”
― Norman Friedman, British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After

“The tower or island in turn created an air flow which blew smoke from the forefunnel back onto the bridge, so the funnels all had to be raised after comple-tion.19 This was an unpleasant surprise.”
― Norman Friedman, British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After

“US designers produced roomier ships, probably because they had lighter and more compact machinery.”
― Norman Friedman, British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After

“British designers favoured the tightest possible designs, with limited stretch for in-service modification.”
― Norman Friedman, British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After

“If the ship seemed likely to be somewhat tight, the initial designer might add 10 or 20ft to its length, as a surrogate for adding deck space.”
― Norman Friedman, British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After