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The Sloop Of War 1650 1763
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Author : Ian McLaughlan
language : en
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Release Date : 2014-02-28
The Sloop Of War 1650 1763 written by Ian McLaughlan and has been published by Seaforth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-28 with History categories.
“A delight . . . fulfills a long-felt need to do justice to the smaller ships of war that did such sterling service for the sailing Royal Navy.”—Ships in Scale This is the first study in depth of the Royal Navy’s vital, but largely ignored small craft. In the age of sail, they were built in huge numbers and in far greater variety than the more regulated major warships, so they present a particular challenge to any historian attempting a coherent design history. However, for the first time this book charts the development of the ancillary types, variously described in the 17th century as sloops, ketches, brigantines, advice boats and even yachts, as they coalesce into the single 18th-century category of Sloop of War. In this era, they were generally two-masted, although they set a bewildering variety of sail plans from them. The author traces their origins to open boats, like those carried by Basque whalers, shows how developments in Europe influenced English craft, and homes in on the relationship between rigs, hull-form and the duties they were designed to undertake. Visual documentation is scanty, but this book draws together a unique collection of rare and unseen images, coupled with the author’s own reconstructions in line drawings and watercolor sketches to provide the most convincing depictions of the appearance of these vessels. By tackling some of the most obscure questions about the early history of small-boat rigs, the book adds a dimension that will be of interest to historians of coastal sail and practical yachtsmen, as well as warship enthusiasts. “Fascinating . . . It combines a truly scholarly delivery with a lovely presentation. History brought to life.”—tomcunliffe.com
Sloop Of War
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Author : Alexander Kent
language : en
Publisher: Hutchinson Radius
Release Date : 1972
Sloop Of War written by Alexander Kent and has been published by Hutchinson Radius this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Bolitho, Richard (Fictitious character) categories.
"April 1778, English Harbour, Antigua. s the French enter the American War of Independence in earnest, young Richard Bolitho is given his first command: Sparrow -a fast, well-armed fighting sloop. t last he has the chance to prove his abilities as a junior captain. ut he faces other challenges too, threats as real and deadly as the enemy itself.
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Author : Alexander Kent
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2008-11-21
Sloop Of War written by Alexander Kent and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-21 with Fiction categories.
Multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent, brings us another rip-roaring and riveting maritime page-turner. Fans of Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester will not be disappointed! 'Mr Kent is Forester's direct heir, and is rapidly showing himself an equal in the genre.' -- Sunday Times 'C. S. Forester never wrote a more exciting novel than Alexander Kent.' -- New York Times Book Review 'A splendid yarn' -- The Times 'A tale of angry passion, envy and adventure' -- Bookseller 'Boy, is this good stuff! Can hardly wait to pick up the next book' -- ***** Reader review 'The author knows how to keep the reader enthralled' -- ***** Reader review 'Hard to stop reading' -- ***** Reader review 'Couldn't put it down from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review ********************************************************************** 1778: a seminal year for the young Richard Bolitho... The American War of Independence changes to an all-out struggle for freedom from British rule - and Bolitho takes command of the Sparrow, a small, fast and well-armed sloop of war. As the pace of war increases, the Sparrow is called from one crisis to another - and when the great fleets of Britain and France convene on the Chesapeake, Bolitho has to throw aside the early dreams of his first command to find maturity in a sea battle that might decide the fate of a whole continent. Bolitho's adventures continue in To Glory We Steer.
A Sloop Of War
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Author : Philip K Allan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-03-12
A Sloop Of War written by Philip K Allan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-12 with categories.
This second novel in the series of Lieutenant Alexander Clay novels takes us to the island of Barbados, where the temperature of the politics, prejudices and amorous ambitions within society are only matched by the sweltering heat of the climate.
The Sloop Of War
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Author : Ian Mclaughlan
language : en
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Release Date : 2014-02-28
The Sloop Of War written by Ian Mclaughlan and has been published by Seaforth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-28 with History categories.
This is the first study in depth of the Royal Navy's vital, but largely ignored small craft. In the age of sail they were built in huge numbers and in far greater variety than the more regulated major warships, so they present a particular challenge to any historian attempting a coherent design history. However, for the first time this book charts the development of the ancillary types, variously described in the 17th century as sloops, ketches, brigantines, advice boats and even yachts, as they coalesce into the single 18th-century category of Sloop of War. In this era they were generally two-masted, although they set a bewildering variety of sail plans from them. The author traces their origins to open boats, like those carried by Basque whalers, shows how developments in Europe influenced English craft, and homes in on the relationship between rigs, hull-form and the duties they were designed to undertake. ??Visual documentation is scanty, but this book draws together a unique collection of rare and unseen images, coupled with the author's own reconstructions in line drawings and watercolour sketches to provide the most convincing depictions of the appearance of these vessels. By tackling some of the most obscure questions about the early history of small-boat rigs, the book adds a dimension that will be of interest to historians of coastal sail and practical yachtsman, as well as warship enthusiasts.
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language : en
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Release Date : 2007
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In 1778, British Navy Captain Richard Bolitho must fight the rebellious American colonists while steering clear of a treacherous woman, an incompetent senior officer, privateers, and marauding French warships.
Uss Constellation
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Author : Geoffrey Marsh Footner
language : en
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2003
Uss Constellation written by Geoffrey Marsh Footner and has been published by US Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
Built in Baltimore in 1797 under orders from President George Washington, USS Constellation is one of America's first warships, and according to this new study, remains the nation's oldest surviving warship. With the book's publication, the author believes he has put to rest a decades-old controversy among naval historians, the U.S. Navy, local governments, and various historic ship foundations. He argues that though greatly modified since built by David Stodder, the ship now berthed in Baltimore's Inner Harbor is indeed the original Constellation. Tracing her history from frigate to sloop of war, Footner examines Constellation's exciting operational history and four rebuilds, including her last in 1853, when John Lenthall, the Navy's chief constructor, redesigned her extensively.
The First Saratoga
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Author : William B. Clark
language : en
Publisher: Chapman Billies
Release Date : 1995
The First Saratoga written by William B. Clark and has been published by Chapman Billies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with United States categories.
During the American Revolution, the Saratoga played a significant role in stemming the flow of supplies to British forces. Sailing out of Delaware River ports on her three cruises, she engaged heavily armed British vessels in spectacularly successful encounters, capturing 12 prizes. In 1781, during a West Indian storm, she disappeared with all hands. Mr. Clark has done a memorable job... John Young] steps out of his pages as a vigorous, driving seaman, but most especially as a man who did some genuine naval thinking, both in the handling of a single ship, and on questions of naval strategy. --Fletcher Pratt, American Historical Review
The Naval Actions Of The War Of 1812
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Author : James Barnes
language : en
Publisher: e-artnow
Release Date : 2018-12-21
The Naval Actions Of The War Of 1812 written by James Barnes and has been published by e-artnow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-21 with History categories.
This eBook edition of "The Naval Actions of the War of 1812" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "In searching the history of our own country, when it stood together as a united nation, waging just war, we find England, our mother country, whose language we speak, arrayed against us. But, on account of this bond of birth and language, should we cease to tell about the deeds of those men who freed us from her grasp and oppressions, and made us what we are? I trust not. May our navy glory in its record, no matter the consequences! May our youth grow up with the lives of these men—our Yankee commanders—before them, and may they profit by their examples!This should not inculcate a hatred for a former foe. It should only serve to build up that national esprit de corps without which no country ever stood up for its rights and willed to fight for them. May the sons of our new citizens, whose fathers have served kings, perhaps, and come from other countries, grow up with a pride in America's own national history! "Contents:The United States Frigate Constitution Falls in With a British SquadronThe Constitution, Under Command of Captain Hull, Captures the British Frigate GuerrièreThe British Frigate Macedonian Is Captured by the United States Frigate Captain Wm. Bainbridge Captures the British Frigate JavaGallant Action of the Privateer Schooner Comet, of 14 GunsThe United States Sloop of War HornetThe United States Frigate Chesapeake Is Captured by the English Frigate ShannonThe United States Brig Enterprise Captures H. B. M. Sloop of War BoxerThe American Fleet on Lake Erie Captures the Entire English Naval Force Under Commodore BarclayThe United States Frigate Essex Is Captured by Two English VesselsThe United States Sloop of War Peacock Takes the British Sloop of War L'epervierThe United States Sloop of War Wasp Captures the British Sloop of War ReindeerThe American Forces on Lake Champlaincapture the English Squadron Causing the Evacuation of New York State by the BritishThe United States Frigate Presidenis Taken by a British SquadronThe Constitution Engages and Captures Two English Vessels The British Brig of War Penguin Surrenders to the United States Brig HornetThe Chase of the Hornet, Sloop of War, by the Cornwallis, a British Line-of-battle Ship
His Majesty S Sloop Of War
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Author : Vivian Stuart
language : en
Publisher: Robert Hale
Release Date : 1978
His Majesty S Sloop Of War written by Vivian Stuart and has been published by Robert Hale this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with History categories.