In the 50 years that separated Warrior from Dreadnought there occurred a revolution in warship design quite unparalleled in naval history; a period that began with the fully-rigged broadside ironclads and ended with the emergence of the great battleships and battlecruisers that were to fight in the First World War.The author explains how ninetheenth-century designers responded to developments in engine technology, armour protection and armament in their attempts to develop the best possible fighting ships. He details the ...
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In the 50 years that separated Warrior from Dreadnought there occurred a revolution in warship design quite unparalleled in naval history; a period that began with the fully-rigged broadside ironclads and ended with the emergence of the great battleships and battlecruisers that were to fight in the First World War.The author explains how ninetheenth-century designers responded to developments in engine technology, armour protection and armament in their attempts to develop the best possible fighting ships. He details the development of more efficient engines that brought about the demise of the sailing warship, and the competition between armour and armament, with every increase in the power of guns stimulating the development of ever more sophisticated methods of protection. Importantly, he explains that the Victorian Royal Navy, far from being the reactionary body it is so often depicted as, was, in fact, at the forefront of technological change, for example in the employment of torpedoes and the development of countermeasures to them.Full accounts are given of the significant naval events and battles of the period, making the book a fine narrative history as well as a brilliant work of warship reference. D K BROWN was a distinguished naval architect who retired in 1988 as Deputy Chief Naval Architect of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors. He published widely on the subject of warship design and built a reputation as a clear and brilliant commentator on the development of the ships of the Royal Navy. He died in 2008.
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Good in Fine jacket. Large hardback in good plus condition with fine dust jacket. Book is in fine condition structurally but has a coffee splatter on top edge of pages.
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2003. Caxton. Hard Cover. Book-VG+. Dj-Good, spine sunned. 11.5x9.5. 224pp. Frontis, profuse b/w photos & illus. Private library plate. In the half century that separated 'Warrior' from 'Dreadnought' there occurred a revolution in warship design quite unparalleled in naval history. This traces all the technological changes which transformed warships from the full-rigged broadside ironclads of the mid-nineteenth century to the turbine-powered Dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers which were to fight in World War I.
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Used; Very Good. Used; Very Good. 31-F-15 Chatham Publishing 1997 Hardcover (oversize). Text is clean and unmarked. Jacket has light wear. Book Condition; Very Good Jacket Condition; Very Good. 1997. HARDCOVER.
