U-Boat Handbook Ship Identification w/890 pics, 1938 Submarine U-Boot pre-WWII

Gilt on blue cloth, ship lists of all the major powers.

Very rare pre-WWII German handbook of the Fleet with photographs of all known naval shipping worldwide. It also gives other essential data like displacement - tonnage, speed in knots, armaments, armour and depth of keel for any identified target - without which a torpedo firing solution could not be calculated.

An important book used on all German ships and Submarine U-Boats. Depicted are Destroyer, Cruiser, Battleships, U-Boat, Minesweeper, aircraft carrier, oil tanker and all the other.

This pre-war volume has been published in a very limited number of only 8,800 copies,
thus it's much rarer than the wartime volumes.

Hardcover

• 462 pages plus 58 pages of advertisements
• 890 sketch profiles, photos, plans and illustrations
• 4 pages of flags in colour
• Index of all Kriegsmarine ships listed

In near fine exterior and good interior condition
Rear endpaper removed, one ad page in the rear removed, name and date inscription on title page, a few color flags in the rear crossed out, else ok.

Approx/Measurements: 6-3/4" x 5"  ~1.0 lbs.