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John Lambert (1937 – January 11, 2016)Library of Congress catalogue entry for Lambert
was a naval illustrator and historian.Lambert, John 1937-
''WorldCat''. Accessed 29 December 2020. He specialised in naval boats up to
destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
size. The information he presented, and his detailed drawings of
warship A warship or combatant ship is a naval ship that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare. Usually they belong to the armed forces of a state. As well as being armed, warships are designed to withstand damage and are usually faster a ...
s and their weapons systems, were referenced from official naval and shipbuilder sources. He has written over 350 magazine articles for ''Model Boats'', ''
Airfix Magazine ''Airfix Magazine'' was the first British magazine dedicated to the hobby of plastic modelling. It was launched in 1960 in association with the model kit company Airfix, and ceased publication in 1993. Originally a small-format magazine, it in ...
'', ''Scale Models'', ''Model Shipwright'', ''Interavia and Marine Modelling International''.


Books

''Allied Coastal Forces of World War II'' - by John Lambert and Al Ross * Volume I : Fairmile designs and US Submarine Chasers, 1990, * Volume II : Vosper designs and US Elcos, 1993, * Volume III : British Power Boat Company, Camper and Nicholson designs (yet to be completed). ''The Fairmile D Motor Torpedo Boat'' (
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 th ...
) by John Lambert, 1985, ''The Submarine Alliance'' (Anatomy of the Ship series) by John Lambert and David Hill, 1986, ''Flower Class Corvettes in World War II'' (Warship Perspective series) by John Lambert and Alan Raven, 2000


See also

(Topics John Lambert has written extensively on) *
Fairmile Marine Fairmile Marine was a British boat building company founded in 1939 by the car manufacturer Noel Macklin. Macklin used the garage at his home at Cobham Fairmile in Surrey for manufacturing assembly which is why the boats he designed came to ...
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Vosper & Company Vosper & Company, often referred to simply as Vospers, was a British shipbuilding company based in Portsmouth, England. History The Company was established in 1871 by Herbert Edward Vosper, concentrating on ship repair and refitting work. By t ...
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Submarine chaser A submarine chaser or subchaser is a small naval vessel that is specifically intended for anti-submarine warfare. Many of the American submarine chasers used in World War I found their way to Allied nations by way of Lend-Lease in World War II. ...
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Electric Launch Company The Electric Launch Company, later renamed Elco Motor Yachts ("Elco"), is an American boat building and electric motor company that has operated from 1893 to 1949 and from 1987 to the present. History Elco first made its mark at the World's Col ...
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British Power Boat Company The British Power Boat Company was a British manufacturer of motor boats, particularly racing boats and later military patrol boats. History The company was formed on 30 September 1927 when Hubert Scott-Paine bought and renamed the Hythe Shipy ...
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Fairmile D motor torpedo boat The Fairmile D motor torpedo boat was a type of British motor torpedo boat (MTB) and motor gunboat (MGB)Reynolds, Leonard C. ''Dog Boats at War: Royal Navy D Class MTBs and MGBs, 1939–1945.'' 2000. designed by Bill Holt and conceived by Fairm ...
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Flower-class corvette The Flower-class corvetteGardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 62. (also referred to as the ''Gladiolus'' class after the lead ship) was a British class of 294 corvettes used during World War II by the Allied navies particularly as anti-submarine ...
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British Coastal Forces of World War Two Coastal Forces was a division of the Royal Navy initially established during World War I, and then again in World War II under the command of Rear-Admiral, Coastal Forces. It remained active until the last minesweepers to wear the "HM Coastal Fo ...


References

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