Ships of the Royal Navy, a supplement to the historical index.

"Since the two volumes of 'Ships of the Royal Navy' were published by David & Charles in 1969/70 some 500 ships then existing have been sold or otherwise disposed of, and more than 300 new vessels have been added. Further information has come to light on some of the vessels previously listed and many errors needed correcting. This is an attempt at updating the previous work, through in the case of the new ships, only type, displacement, builders and launch dates are given, since readers will have found other particulars from Marine News or from other publications."--Introduction