Sir Stanley Goodall was Director of Naval Construction for most of WWII and his diaries, as the editor Ian Buxton comments, provide a “unique and revealing insight… to the RN’s successes and failures” during the war. Goodall wrote a diary page a day for all the war years, covering everything from notes on construction progress to frustrations with people and yards unable to deliver. The editing is superb and perseverance will be rewarded.
Peter Wykeham-Martin, Warship World

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Illustrated with a lot of archive photos throughout the book, including when in civilian service in the final sections. As well as their own story, it also influenced the famous Liberty Ship program in the USA, with their mass production techniques as well as various design elements and use of welded construction rather than rivets. A really interesting story I had not appreciated before, and packed with detail, especially on their service in both war and peace. Another excellent naval reference from Seaforth Publications, part of Pen & Sword. Read the full review [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/The-Ocean-Class-of-the-Second-World-War]here[/link]
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Cher Ami, Great War Special Interest Group Newsletter - July 2022