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Tables of Contents for British Empire Warships
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
INTRODUCTION
7
3
List of Abbreviations
10
1
MAJOR SURFACE WARSHIPS
11
122
Battleships and Battlecruisers
11
20
Monitors
31
2
Cruisers
33
41
Armed Merchant Cruisers
74
6
Ocean Boarding Vessels
80
2
Armed Boarding Vessels
82
1
Special Service Vessels
83
2
Auxiliary Anti-Aircraft Ships (Seagoing)
85
2
Auxiliary Anti-Aircraft Vessels (Coastal)
87
5
Aircraft Carriers
92
19
Seaplane Carriers and Escort Carriers
111
11
Merchant Aircraft Carriers
122
3
Aircraft Transports
125
1
Embarked Carrier Aircraft
126
4
Fleet Air Arm Squadrons
130
3
FLOTILLA VESSELS
133
168
Destroyers
133
59
Escort Destroyers
192
12
Submarines
204
32
Midget Submarines
236
2
Sloops
238
1
Escort Sloops
239
11
Minesweeping Sloops
250
16
Patrol Sloops
266
2
River Gunboats
268
2
Corvettes and Frigates
270
31
MINELAYERS, MINESWEEPERS AND AUXILIARY PATROL CRAFT
301
46
Fast Minelayers
301
3
Auxiliary Minelayers
304
1
Coastal and Controlled Minelayers
305
4
Observation Minelayers
309
1
Minelaying Motor Launches
309
1
Mine Tenders
309
1
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels
310
6
Auxiliary Minesweepers
316
6
Auxiliary Mine Destructors
322
1
Paddle Minesweepers
323
4
Motor Minesweepers
327
18
Estuarial Minesweepers
345
1
Minesweeping Gunboats
346
1
Minesweeping Motor Launches
346
1
Minesweeping Landing Craft
346
1
Minesweeping Motor Fishing Vessels
346
1
Minesweeping Tugs
346
1
TRAWLERS, WHALERS AND DRIFTERS
347
90
Trawlers and Whalers
347
32
Auxiliary Patrol Trawlers, Whalers and Drifters
379
9
Auxiliary A/S Trawlers, Whalers and Drifters
388
8
Auxiliary M/S Trawlers, Whalers and Drifters
396
16
Drifters
412
16
Armed Yachts
428
9
AMPHIBIOUS FORCES
437
98
Combined Operations Craft
437
1
Landing Ships Infantry (LSI)
438
6
Landing Ships Carrier (LSC)
444
2
Landing Ships Dock (LSD)
446
1
Landing Ships Headquarters (LSH)
446
1
Landing Ships Fighter Direction (LSF)
447
2
Landing Ships Emergency Repair (LSE)
449
1
Landing Ships Tank (LST)
449
8
Landing Craft Tank (LCT)
457
31
Landing Craft Mechanised (LCM)
488
13
Landing Craft Support (LCS)
501
3
Landing Craft Flak (Large)
504
2
Landing Craft Gun (Large) (Mark 3)
506
1
Landing Craft Gun (Medium) (Mark 1)
507
1
Landing Craft Gun (Medium) (Mark 2)
508
1
Landing Craft Support (Rocket)
509
1
Landing Craft Assault
510
8
Landing Craft Assault (Flame Thrower)
518
1
Landing Craft Assault (Hedgerow)
518
1
Landing Craft Assault (Obstruction Clearance)
519
1
Landing Craft Personnel (Large)
519
3
Landing Craft Personnel (Survey)
522
1
Landing Craft Navigation
522
1
Landing Craft Personnel (Medium)
522
1
Landing Craft Personnel (Mark 1)
523
1
Landing Craft Personnel (Mark 2)
523
1
Landing Craft Personnel (Small)
523
2
Landing Craft Hospital
525
1
Landing Craft Utility
525
1
Landing Craft Personnel (Ramped)
525
2
Landing Craft Support (Medium) (Mark 1)
527
1
Landing Craft Medium (Mark 2)
527
1
Landing Craft Medium (Mark 3)
528
1
Landing Craft Large (Mark 1)
528
1
Landing Craft Large (Mark 2)
528
1
Landing Craft Vehicle
529
1
Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel
529
2
Landing Craft Emergency Repair
531
1
Landing Craft Vehicle (Minesweeping)
531
1
Landing Craft Infantry (Large)
531
2
Landing Craft Headquarters
533
1
Landing Craft Infantry (Small)
533
1
Landing Craft (Swamp)
534
1
Landing Barges Engineering
534
1
COASTAL FORCES
535
48
Development
535
1
Motor Torpedo Boats
536
11
Motor Anti-Submarine Boats
547
2
Air/Sea Rescue Boats
549
1
Submarine Chasers
550
1
Motor Gunboats
551
5
Interchangeable Motor Gun/Torpedo Boats
556
4
Steam Gunboats
560
1
Target/Towing Boats
561
2
Motor Launches
563
11
Harbour Defence Motor Launches
574
8
Fast Despatch Boats
582
1
Harbour Defence Patrol Craft
582
1
MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS
583
130
Training Ships
583
1
Auxiliary Training Ships
584
2
Depot and Repair Ships
586
5
Auxiliary Depot Ships
591
2
Controlled Minelayer Base Ships
593
1
Auxiliary Base and Accommodation Ships
594
3
Minesweeper Attendant Craft
597
1
Amenities Ships
597
1
Maintenance and Repair Ships
597
3
Auxiliary Repair Ships
600
1
Hospital Ships
601
1
Stores Ships/Carriers
601
6
Auxiliary Stores Ships
607
1
Oil Tankers
607
6
Petrol Tankers
613
1
Water Carriers
613
2
Auxiliary Cargo/Oil/Water Carriers
615
2
Surveying Vessels
617
2
Auxiliary Surveying Vessels
619
1
Cable Ships
619
1
Auxiliary Cable/Cable Carrier/Cable Repair Ships
620
4
Dockyard/Coastal/Fleet/Rescue Tugs
624
18
Auxiliary Dockyard/Coastal/Rescue Tugs
642
10
Salvage Tugs/Vessels
652
2
Auxiliary Salvage Tugs/Vessels
654
2
Wreck Locating/Dispersal Vessels
656
1
Torpedo Recovery Vessels
657
1
Boom Defence Vessels
658
5
Auxiliary Boom Defence Vessels
663
5
Netlayers
668
1
Boom Carriers
669
1
Gate Vessels
669
1
Mooring Vessels
670
1
Barrage/Kite Balloon Vessels
671
2
Examination Service Vessels
673
4
Ferries
677
1
Fire Floats
678
1
Miscellaneous Harbour Service Vessels
678
6
Dummy Warships
684
1
Blockships
684
1
De-gaussing Vessels
685
1
RDF Calibrating Vessels
685
1
Decontamination Vessels
685
1
Tenders
686
1
Motor Fishing Vessels
686
19
General Purpose Vessels
705
1
Diving Tenders
706
1
Coastal Transports
706
1
Guardships
707
1
Research Vessel
707
1
Convoy Rescue Ship
707
1
Miscellaneous Vessels
707
2
Floating Docks
709
4
APPENDICES
713
18
1. Pendant Numbers
713
13
2. British RDF
726
1
3. Asdic
727
4
INDEX
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