German Handbook Ship Identification w/782 pics, 1953 + fate of WWII

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

Very rare 1st post-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 for recognition purpose. Depicted are Destroyer, Cruiser, Battleships, U-Boat, Minesweeper, aircraft carrier, oil tanker and all the other.

In the rear an appendix with vessels of the German Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe 1939-1945 and their whereabouts along with 71 sketches.

This post-war volume has been published in a very limited number of only ~5,000-10,000 copies,
thus it's much rarer than the wartime volumes.

Hardcover

• 318 pages plus 20 pages of advertisements
• 782 sketch profiles, photos, plans, illustrations and silhouettes
• Index of all Kriegsmarine ships listed
• Appendix: The vessels of the German Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe 1939-1945 and their whereabouts

In near fine condition
Faint traces of use and age.

All pages are complete and tight in the binding.

Approx/Measurements: 7-3/4" x 5-1/4"  ~1.1 lbs.