Reply to Scott & Alain
Dear Scott:
Yes, unfortunately, all of the Burt books are very expensive. I was lucky enough to buy the book long ago when it was published by Naval Institute Press, so mine cost in the $30 price range and extra for shipping. A smart person could make bundles of money by speculating on good naval references. I thought I remembered a Russian Internet website that posted the drawings. I spent several days looking for the website. The name of the website was Balancer, which is a Russian forum. However, it was tedious and I could not upload normal sized images. I also wonder about the legality.
Dear Alain:
For Tri Svatiteliya, I used drawings from V.M. Tomich's Warships of the Imperial Russian Navy. These were probably not highly reliable, but the book provided drawings of all of the Tsarist battleships, which was the original basis for my project. As I have come across more reliable drawings, I have stopped using the drawings from the book. Reviewing my Russian references, I notice that there is a fine plan and profile drawing of Tri Sviatiteliya as modified in 1911-12 in Stephen McLaughlin's book Russian & Soviet Battleships.
If you would like photocopies of either drawings, send me a private message with your mailing address & I will mail them to you.
