Anatomy of the Ship series

The Anatomy of the Ship series of books are comprehensive treatments of the design and construction of individual ships. They have been published by Conway Maritime Press (now Conway Publishing) since the 1980s, and republished in the US by the Naval Institute Press.

About the series

Each volume begins with a general history of the vessel, as preface to a set of detailed scale drawings showing every part of the interior and exterior, from keel to masthead. Black-and-white photographs and engravings, including of ship models for older types, round out the description. Since 1998, each volume has carried a large-scale plan on the reverse of the fold-off dust jacket.

According to its producers, the series ‘aims to provide the finest documentation of individual ships and ship types ever published. What makes the series unique is a complete set of superbly executed line drawings, both the conventional type of plan as well as explanatory views, with fully descriptive keys. These are supported by technical details and a record of the ship’s service.’

The ships chosen are a mix of famous vessels, such as and Yamato, and less-famous ships that are well-documented representatives of their class (, Lawhill).

Classification

The series is divided into two distinct – yet broadly encompassing – categories, identified by colour coding. Firstly, those presented in a yellow-and-silver themed dust jacket relate to ‘non-motor-propelled’ ships. This group tracks the development of ship design from The Ships of Christopher Columbus, through to the end of the age of sail (those designed or constructed approximately up until the 1860s), such as the HMS Beagle: Survey Ship Extraordinaire, 1820–70, by Karl Heinz Marquardt.

Ships thereafter, powered by steam and screw propulsion, are represented in silver-and-blue themed dust jackets. These include submarines, the Japanese World War II vessel, The Battleship Yamato, by Janusz Skulski, and The Aircraft Carrier Victorious, by Ross Watton.

Index

Title	Author	Year	ISBN
The Flower Class Corvette	John McKay and John Harland	1993	Template:ISBN
The Naval Cutter , 1777	Peter Goodwin	2003 (Revised ed. 2004)	Template:ISBN
The Submarine	John Lambert, David Hill	1986	Template:ISBN
The Cruiser	Franco Gay, Gay Valerio	1987	Template:ISBN
Survey Ship Extraordinary, 1820–1870	Karl Heinz Marquardt	1997	Template:ISBN
The Cruiser	Ross Watton	1985 (Reprinted 2003)	Template:ISBN
The 74-Gun Ship	Brian Lavery	1985 (Reprinted 2003)	Template:ISBN
The Schooner Bertha L. Downs	Basil Greenhill, Sam Manning	1995	Template:ISBN
The Battleship	Jack Brower	2005	Template:ISBN
The Battleship	Stefan Draminski	2018	Template:ISBN
The 20-Gun Ship	Peter Goodwin	1988	Template:ISBN
The Armed Transport Bounty	John McKay	1989 (Reprinted 2001)	Template:ISBN
The Destroyer	Al Ross	1990 (Reprinted 2004)	Template:ISBN
The Royal Yacht Caroline, 1749	Sergio Bellabarba, Giorgio Osculati	1989	Template:ISBN
The Ships of Christopher Columbus (Niña, , )	Xavier Pastor	1992	Template:ISBN
The 44-Gun Frigate	Karl Heinz Marquardt	2005	Template:ISBN
The Frigate	David White	1987	Template:ISBN
The Battleship	John Roberts	1992 (Reprinted 2001)	Template:ISBN
Captain Cook's	Karl Heinz Marquardt	1995 (Revised ed. 2003)	Template:ISBN
The Destroyer Escort	Al Ross	1985	Template:ISBN
The 32-Gun Frigate	Portia Takakjian	2005	Template:ISBN
The Fairmile D Motor Torpedo Boat	John Lambert	1985 (Revised ed. 2005)	Template:ISBN
The Battleship	Janusz Skulski	1998	Template:ISBN
The Escort Carrier	Al Ross	1993	Template:ISBN
The Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742	Peter Goodwin	1989	Template:ISBN
The Battlecruiser	John Roberts	1982 (Reprinted 1989, 2001)	Template:ISBN
The Aircraft Carrier	John Roberts	1982	Template:ISBN
The Battleship	Stefan Draminski	2020	Template:ISBN
The Destroyer	Stefan Draminski	2024	Template:ISBN
The Four Masted Barque Lawhill	Kenneth Edwards, Roderick Anderson, Richard Cookson	1996	Template:ISBN
Tudor Warship Mary Rose	Douglas McElvogue	2020	Template:ISBN
The 24-Gun Frigate , 1779	John McKay & Ron Coleman	2003 (Revised ed.)	Template:ISBN
The Liner	Ross Watton	1989	Template:ISBN
The Battleship	Stefan Draminski	2021	Template:ISBN
The Destroyer	Al Ross	1988	Template:ISBN
The Susan Constant, 1605	Brian Lavery	1989	Template:ISBN
The Heavy Cruiser	Janusz Skulski	1994 (Reprinted 2004)	Template:ISBN
The Type VII U-boat	David Westwood	1984 (Reprinted 1986)	Template:ISBN
The Type XXI U-boat	Fritz Kohl, Eberhard Rossler	2002	Template:ISBN
The Aircraft Carrier	Ross Watton	1991 (Reprinted 2004)	Template:ISBN
The 100-Gun Ship	John McKay	1987 (Reprinted 1995)	Template:ISBN
The Battleship	Ross Watton	1986 (Reprinted 2004)	Template:ISBN
The Battleship	Janusz Skulski	1988	Template:ISBN