{"product_id":"campbelltown-anatomy-of-ship","title":"The Destroyer Campbeltown","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Destroyer Campbeltown: Anatomy of the Ship Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe destroyer \u003ci\u003eCampbeltown\u003c\/i\u003e is not only famous for her part in the commando raid on the St. Nazaire dry dock in 1942 but is also representative of an important type.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilt as the USS \u003ci\u003eBuchanan\u003c\/i\u003e (DD131), she was one of over 270 flush-decked destroyers put into service towards the end of World War I. Sent to Great Britain under the Lend-Lease program and renamed \u003ci\u003eCampbeltown\u003c\/i\u003e, she spent eighteen arduous months on convoy duty, before being selected for a hazardous mission to deny the Nazi warship \u003ci\u003eTirpitz\u003c\/i\u003e the use of repair facilities at the French port of St. Nazaire. During the desperate but successful operation, the \u003ci\u003eCampbeltown\u003c\/i\u003e rammed the port's lock gates. Eleven hours later, delayed action fuses set off four tons of explosives that destroyed both the ship and the docks. Over 200 perspective and 3-view drawings accompany the in-depth description of this distinguished ship along with a large-scale plan on the jacket cover's reverse that is new with this reprint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComplete with 1\/256 scale fold out plan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Al Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback: 128 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan id=\"biblio-publisher\"\u003eNaval Institute Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSKU: P1301","brand":"Boat books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52954032341356,"sku":"P1301","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/1920\/5996\/files\/Campbeltown-2.jpg?v=1764751531","url":"https:\/\/www.boatbooks-aust.com.au\/products\/campbelltown-anatomy-of-ship","provider":"Boat books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}