Britain's historic ships : a complete guide to the ships that shaped the nation / Paul Brown.

Author
Brown, Paul, 1947 June 20- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Second edition.
Published/​Created
  • London Conway, 2016.
  • ©2016.
Description
208 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm.

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    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.
    ISBN
    • 9781844864096
    • 184486409X
    OCLC
    963112942
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