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Before the Ironclad. Warship Design and Development 1815 - 1860

Door David K. Brown

Categorie	Schepen & Scheepvaart
Boeknummer	#212473
Titel	Before the Ironclad. Warship Design and Development 1815 - 1860
Auteur	Brown, David K.
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Jaar van uitgave	2015
ISBN10	1848322585
ISBN13	9781848322585
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	In the massive revolution that affected warship design between Waterloo and the Warrior, the Royal Navy was traditionally depicted as fiercely resisting every change until it was almost too late, but these old assumptions were first challenged in this authoritative history of the transition from sail to steam. Originally published in 1990, it began a process of revaluation which has produced a more positive assessment of the British contribution to the naval developments of the period. This classic work is here reprinted in an entirely new edition, with more extensive illustration. Beginning with the structural innovations of Robert Seppings, the book traces the gradual introduction of more scientific methods and the advent of steam and the paddle fighting ship, iron hulls and screw propu... (Lees verder)lsion. It analyses the performance of the fleet in the war with Russia (1853–1856), and concludes with the design of the Warrior, the first iron-hulled, seagoing capital ship in the world. The author presents a picture of an organisation that was well aware of new technology, carefully evaluating its practical advantage, and occasionally (as with its enthusiastic espousal of iron hulls) moving too quickly for the good of the service. Written by an eminent naval architect, Before the Ironclad is both a balanced account of general developments, and an in-depth study of the ships themselves.
Pagina's	224
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 25,00

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