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John Lambert was a renowned naval draughtsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts. By the time of his death in 2016 he had produced over 850 sheets of drawings, many of which have never been published. These have now been acquired by Seaforth and this is the second of a planned series of albums on selected themes, reproducing complete sheets at a large page size, with an expert commentary and captioning. The initial volumes concentrate on British naval weaponry used in the Second World War, thus completing the project John Lambert was working on when he died. His interest was always focused on smaller warships and his weapons drawings tend to be of open mountings the kind that present a real challenge to modelmakers rather than enclosed turret guns, but he also produced drawings of torpedo tubes, underwater weapons, fire-control directors and even some specific armament-related deck fittings. Following the first volume on destroyer armament, this one covers all such weapons carried by the various types of British escorts and minesweepers of this era, including the passive elements like sweeping gear, decoys and electronics. The drawings are backed by introductory essays by Norman Friedman, an acknowledged authority on naval ordnance, while a selection of photographs add to the value of the book as visual reference. Over time, the series will be expanded to make this unique technical archive available in published form, a move certain to be welcomed by warship modellers, enthusiasts, and the many fans of John Lambert s work.

Reviews

British Naval Weapons of World War II: The John Lambert Collection Volume II has been produced in an attractive large size that shows Lambert’s unique drawings with their rich detailed interpretive notes clearly. The numerous excellent photographs and their comprehensive captions are a pleasure to study. –The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord

This is a large, super-detailed technical book, with a wealth of photographs, information, and technical drawings, which should be a must-have for anyone interested in Royal Navy escort vessels, or vessels in general, of World War II. Very highly recommended! –Nautical Research Journal

A companion volume to the author’s book on Destroyer Weapons, again the same format.
A good well-written text supported by a good selection of photographs and in addition to this the excellent line drawings of the late John Lambert.
Why not just buy a book on Escort and minesweepers…..well, for one thing, this degree of detail would not be met and this book is about the weapons systems which these ships were equipped with.
The book is large format information is clearly laid out and to be honest, it is very hard to fault IMO a good buy, the amount of detail and attention to detail is what makes this book and its companion work.

This is an excellent reference book on the British Naval Minesweepers of World War Two. The drawings are highly detailed plans of much of the deck equipment fitted. Not only main guns, smaller guns but also a lot of the winches, depth charge storage and even searchlights. For anybody wanting to super detail a model, this book is a must. I was pleased to see information on the US lend lease ships as well. Looking forward to future publications from the same publisher.

NORMAN FRIEDMAN is arguably America s most prominent naval analyst, and the author of more than thirty books covering a range of naval subjects, including Naval Anti-Aircraft Guns & Gunnery and Naval Weapons of World War One.