Rev. ed. _ Previous ed. published as Ships of the Royal Navy. Vol.1: Major ships: Newton Abbot : David & Charles, 1969.
Ships of the Royal Navy : the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy from the fifteenth century to the present by J. J. Colledge. ISBN 0947898751. Published by Greenhill in 1987. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.