The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships. However, it is a unique hand-drawn manuscript artifact in the care of the National Maritime Museum, so despite its value it is rarely seen by anyone besides the museum's curators, for whom it is a precious resource, used on an almost daily basis.
The first publication of this monumental work in a superbly produced multi-volume edition that captures all the qualities of the original has been possible because of the collaboration with the museum. Every page is reproduced at full size, making the extensive hand-written annotation readable, while the fine-line drawings retain all the colors that Perkins used to denote appearance differences and alterations.
Following the museum's binding arrangement, the third volume of the series is the first half of the coverage of all cruisers from the Amazon-class corvettes of 1865 to the Belfast-class of 1939; the second half constitutes Volume IV. Highlights of this first part include armored cruisers, the so-called large light cruisers, and the cruisers of the inter-war period.

British Warship Recognition: The Perkins Identific: Volume III: Cruisers 1865-1939, Part I (Volume 3)

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The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships. In collaboration with the National Maritime Museum, the publication of this monumental work in a superbly produced multi-volume edition captures all the qualities of the original. Every page is reproduced at full size, making the extensive hand-written annotation readable, while the fine-line drawings retain all the colors that Perkins used to denote appearance differences and alterations.
This second part includes most of the smaller cruisers from about 1916 back to the Amazon-class corvettes of 1865.

British Warship Recognition: The Perkins Identific: Volume IV: Cruisers 1865-1939, Part 2 (Volume 4)

The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships. 
The publication of this monumental work in a superbly produced multi-volume edition that captures all the qualities of the original. Every page is reproduced at full size, making the extensive handwritten annotation readable, while the fine-line drawings retain all the colors that Perkins used to denote appearance differences and alterations.
The fifth volume of the series is largely devoted to surface craft whose primary weapon was the torpedo: destroyers and their flotilla leaders, 1st- and 2nd-class torpedo boats, coastal motor boats, and motor torpedo boats; it also includes the Great War-era P-boats and the motor anti-submarine boats of the late 1930s.
This is a publishing event of the utmost importance for every enthusiast and ship modeler, who for the first time will be able to own a copy of a unique and invaluable reference work.

British Warship Recognition: The Perkins Identific: Volume V: Destroyers, Torpedo Boats and Coastal Forces, 1876-1939 (Volume 5)

The sixth volume of the series covers all submarines up to 1939, the diverse types of gunboat (from masted gun vessels through coastal "flat-irons" to river patrol craft), and sloops of various descriptions--small masted cruisers, convoy and minesweeping sloops of the Great War era, and interwar escort vessels.
Also available:
Volume I: Capital Ships 1895-1939
ISBN: 978-1-84832-382-7 | $85.00 | Member: $68.00
Volume II: Armoured Ships 1860-1895, Monitors and Aviation Ships
ISBN: 978-1-84832-386-5 | $85.00 | Member: $68.00
Volume III: Cruisers 1865-1939, Part 1
ISBN: 978-1-47389-145-6 | $85.00 | Member: $68.00
Volume IV: Cruisers 1865-1939, Part 2
ISBN: 978-1-47389-149-4 | $85.00 | Member: $68.00

British Warship Recognition: The Perkins Identific: Volume VI: Submarines, Gunboats, Sloops and Minesweepers, 1860-1939 (Volume 6)

The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships. Because it is a unique hand-drawn manuscript, it is often only seen by the museum curators--until the publication of these volumes. This final volume of the series reproduces all the remaining material from the Perkins albums, covering convoy and minesweeping sloops of the Great War era, interwar escorts, mine warfare vessels, and important naval auxiliaries such as survey ships, depot ships, and Admiralty tugs. It even includes the sketches and unfinished material that form an appendix to this mammoth undertaking.

British Warship Recognition: The Perkins Identific: Volume VII: Convoy Escorts, Mine Warfare Vessels and Naval Auxiliaries, 1860-1939 (Volume 7)

In the inter-war years Richard Perkins, an amateur photographer and avid collector, amassed one of the world's largest personal collections of warship negatives. He eventually donated the collection to the National Maritime Museum, where it still forms the core of the historic photos naval section. While he was actively acquiring photos, Perkins found that many were neither identified nor accurately dated, so he began to compile an album of his own drawings, which incorporated as much detail as possible on individual ships that could be amended as he discovered more information. This project grew into an enormous resource covering virtually every Royal Navy ship from 1860 to 1939, when security restrictions forced Perkins to stop work. This project material was also donated to the National Maritime Museum, where it was bound into eight large folio volumes that became a key reference for the curators of historic photos, but unknown and almost inaccessible to the interested public. As a result, the actual publication of the volumes is an event of utmost importance for every enthusiast and ship modeler.
These albums will be important to every enthusiast and ship modeler, who will now be able to own a copy of this unique and invaluable reference work for the very first time.

British Warship Recognition: The Perkins Identific: Volume I: Capital Ships 1895-1939 (Volume 1)

The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships ever undertaken. Because this unique, hand-drawn manuscript artifact is in the care of the National Maritime Museum, it has rarely been seen by anyone besides the museum's curators, who use the albums on a daily basis and regard them as a precious resource.
This monumental work, in collaboration with the Museum, is a superbly produced multi-volume edition that captures all the qualities of the original. Every page is reproduced at full-size, making the extensive hand-written annotation readable, while the fine-line drawings retain all the colors that Perkins used to denote appearance differences and alterations.
Following the Museum's binding arrangement, this second volume of the series covers armored ships from Warrior to the Royal Sovereigns (all later capital ships from the Majestic class onwards can be found in Volume I), as well as monitors, seaplane, and aircraft carriers.

British Warship Recognition: The Perkins Identific: Volume II: Armored Ships 1860-1895, Monitors and Aviation Ships (Volume 2)

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