X.1: The Royal Navy's Mystery Submarine

by Roger Branfill-Cook

The 'X' stood for experimental, but it might equally have meant extraordinary, exotic or extravagant, as this giant submarine attracted superlatives--the world's largest, most heavily armed, and deepest diving submersible of the day. X.1 was a controversial project conceived behind the backs of politicians, and would remain an unwanted stepchild. This book explores the historical background of submarine cruisers, the personalities involved in X.1's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848321619
• ISBN13: 9781848321618
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.6" x 9.8"