Plan Z by David Wragg

Plan Z by David Wragg

Author:David Wragg
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bisac Code 1: HIS027100
ISBN: eBook ISBN: 9781844685400
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2008-09-21T16:00:00+00:00


CHAPTER SEVEN

Comparing the Navies in 1939

‘Finally, let it be remembered that when the present naval rearmament is completed in about 1940 our figures will be 21 capital ships as against 68 in 1914, 69 cruisers as against 103 and 190 torpedo craft as against 319.

‘With the exception of Germany, every other leading navy will be substantially stronger than before the last war.’

So wrote Lt-Cdr E. C. Talbot-Booth, editor of the magazine Merchant Ships, on the eve of war in 1939.

For comparison, in September 1939, the Kriegsmarine had:



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