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Britain's historic ships : a complete guide to the ships that shaped the nation / Paul Brown.
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Brown, Paul, 1947 June 20-
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Book
Language
English
Εdition
Second edition.
Published/Created
London Conway, 2016.
©2016.
Description
208 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm.
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Firestone Library - Stacks
VM57 .B75 2016
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Ships
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Great Britain
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History
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Sailing ships
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Great Britain
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History
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Naval architecture
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Great Britain
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History
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Navigation
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Great Britain
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History
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Great Britain
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History, Naval
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Summary note
The British Isles have a long, rich and celebrated seafaring history stretching from the earliest times through the victories of Drake and Nelson, the voyages of discovery of Cabot and Cook and the defence of the realm by vessels of all types in the present century. Much of this history is recorded in literature and in museums but reaches its most tangible form in the large number of historical ships that have been preserved and are continually restored as monuments to a proud past. This fully updated second edition explores 20 of the most celebrated and accessible ships and offers a comprehensive history of each vessel's design, construction, active service and subsequent restoration and preservation. Presented in order of each ship's launch date, each entry is written by the acknowledged expert on a particular vessel, gives full specification details and is sumptuously illustrated with contemporary photographs, historical illustrations and a full set of scale plans.
Notes
Previous edition: 2009.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-208) and index.
Contents
The sailing navy
Merchant sail
Coastal sail
The transition from sail to steam
The early 20th century navy
Coastal steamers and harbour craft
The Second World War navy
The postwar navy.
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ISBN
9781844864096
184486409X
OCLC
963112942
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