''Warship'' () is a long-running yearly publication covering the design, development, and service history of combat ships. It is published by

Conway Publishing Conway Publishing, formerly Conway Maritime Press, is an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing. It is best known for its publications dealing with nautical subjects. History Conway Maritime Press was founded in 1972 as an independent publisher. Its or ...

in the United Kingdom and the

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in North America.

History

''Warship'' began as a quarterly

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

, which, according to ''The Dreadnought Project'', published "historical and technical essays of incredible value and merit to students of fighting ships". The first issue, edited by

Antony Preston Antony Preston (26 February 1938 – 25 December 2004) was an England, English naval history, naval historian and editor, specialising in the area of 19th and 20th-century naval history and warship design. Life Antony Preston was born in 19 ...

, was published in January 1977; featured articles included "Washington's Cherrytrees: The Evolution of the British 1921–22 Capital Ships", by N.J.M. Campbell, and "British Destroyer Appearance in World War II: Fleet Destroyers 1939–42", by Alan Raven. The journal became an annual in 1989, under the editorship of Robert Gardiner. Under this new format, ''The Dreadnought Project'' notes, "it remains the "periodical" that deserves a space on your reference bookshelf long after it has been read the first time."

Current status

Since 2004, ''Warship'' is edited by John Jordan. Each annual issue comprises articles by retired naval officers, marine architects, and maritime experts spanning the globe. In 2003, ''Sea Power'' wrote "This first-class compendium of articles on the world’s warships has something of interest for virtually every reader".''Sea Power'' (2003) In 2009 Conway Publishing set up a website to support the magazine, featuring a gallery, a content index, articles from past editions, and ship plans.

Index of issues

A comprehensive index of past issues and their articles can be found in the online ''Warship'' archive or a
''The Dreadnought Project''

Editorial history

The following persons have been editor-in-chief of the magazine: * John Jordan: ''Warship'' 2005–2012 * Antony Preston: ''Warship'' 1999–2004 * David McLean and Antony Preston: ''Warship'' 1996–1998 * John Roberts: ''Warship'' 1994–1995 * Robert Gardiner: ''Warship'' 1989–1993 * Ian Grant: Volume XII * Andrew Lambert: Volumes IX–XI * Randal Gray: Volume VIII * John Roberts: Volumes III–VII * Antony Preston: Volumes I & II

Notable contributors

Notable contributors include: *

Andrew Lambert Andrew Lambert (born 31 December 1956) is a British naval historian, who since 2001 has been the Laughton Professor of Naval History in the Department of War Studies, King's College London. Academic career After completing his doctoral resear ...

* Vincent P. O'Hara

References

External links

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