British Warships 1860-1906

A Photographic Record

Nonfiction, History, Military, Naval
Cover of the book British Warships 1860-1906 by Nicholas  Dingle, Pen and Sword
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Author: Nicholas Dingle ISBN: 9781783469444
Publisher: Pen and Sword Publication: August 20, 2009
Imprint: Pen and Sword Maritime Language: English
Author: Nicholas Dingle
ISBN: 9781783469444
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication: August 20, 2009
Imprint: Pen and Sword Maritime
Language: English

Illustrated with 200 official admiralty photographs, many of them previously unpublished, this book traces the development of Royal Naval ship design in a period of immense change. Opening with the Crimean War, this period saw the gradual transition from sail to steam and screw propulsion; from wood to steel construction; from fixed broadside armaments of bronze muzzle-loaders to turret-mounted steel breech-loaders and torpedoes. The period covered in this volume closes with the launch of HMS Dreadnought, which overnight rendered all existing ships obsolete and signalled the start in earnest of the Anglo-German naval arms race which contributed to the outbreak of WW1. Each photograph is accompanied by full specifications (where available) and a caption detailing any
significant design features, while the main text gives an overview of naval developments across the period under discussion, setting the selected ships in context.

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Illustrated with 200 official admiralty photographs, many of them previously unpublished, this book traces the development of Royal Naval ship design in a period of immense change. Opening with the Crimean War, this period saw the gradual transition from sail to steam and screw propulsion; from wood to steel construction; from fixed broadside armaments of bronze muzzle-loaders to turret-mounted steel breech-loaders and torpedoes. The period covered in this volume closes with the launch of HMS Dreadnought, which overnight rendered all existing ships obsolete and signalled the start in earnest of the Anglo-German naval arms race which contributed to the outbreak of WW1. Each photograph is accompanied by full specifications (where available) and a caption detailing any
significant design features, while the main text gives an overview of naval developments across the period under discussion, setting the selected ships in context.

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