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Ships Of The Victorian Navy
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Author : Conrad Dixon
language : en
Publisher: Ashford PressPub
Release Date : 1987-01-01
Ships Of The Victorian Navy written by Conrad Dixon and has been published by Ashford PressPub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-01-01 with Science categories.
British Cruisers Of The Victorian Era
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Author : Norman Friedman
language : en
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Release Date : 2012-10-29
British Cruisers Of The Victorian Era written by Norman Friedman and has been published by Seaforth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-29 with History categories.
“This magnificent book reinforces Norman Friedman's unparalleled reputation as a peerless author of maritime topics.”—Australian Naval Institute Gradually evolving from the masted steam frigates of the mid-nineteenth century, the first modern cruiser is not easy to define—but for the sake of this book, historian Norman Friedman takes as a starting point Iris and Mercury of 1875. They were the Royal Navy’s first steel-built warships; were designed primarily to be steamed rather than sailed; and formed the basis of a line of succeeding cruiser classes. The story progresses with the last armored cruisers, which were succeeded by the first battlecruisers (originally called armored cruisers), and with the last Third Class Cruisers (Topaze class), all conceived before 1906. While dovetailing precisely with the author's previous book on British cruisers, this one also includes the wartime experience of the earlier ships. The two central themes are cruisers for the fleet and cruisers for overseas operations, including (but not limited to) trade protection. The distant-waters aspect covers the belted cruisers, which were nearly capital ships, intended to deal with foreign second-class battleships in the Far East. The main enemies contemplated during this period were France and Russia, and the book includes British assessments of their strength and intentions, with judgments as to how accurate those assessments were. Deeply researched, original in its analysis, and full of striking insights, this is another major contribution by Norman Friedman to the history of British warships.
Victorian And Edwardian Sailing Ships
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Author : Basil Greenhill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Victorian And Edwardian Sailing Ships written by Basil Greenhill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Harbors categories.
Travelling By Sea In The Nineteenth Century Interior Design In Victorian Passenger Ships
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Author : Basil Greenhill
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 1972
Travelling By Sea In The Nineteenth Century Interior Design In Victorian Passenger Ships written by Basil Greenhill and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Transportation categories.
"Wooden sailing ships carried our adventurous forefathers across all the oceans and as far as Australia and New Zealand. What was it like to put up with such cramped conditions for months on end? What prompted our forebears to brave the cold North Atlantic? Basil Greenhill takes first-hand contemporary accounts, and numerous illustrations, many of them previously unpublished, to bring to life these hazardous early voyages. He deals principally with the development of the sailing ship and steamship in the nineteenth century, and delightfully portrays by both illustration and anecodote the gradual amelioration of facilities, accommodation and food on board. The days when the wealthy took their own furniture abroad, and the livestock, required for food on the voyage, were kept on deck, gradually change; the all-purpose saloons became libraries and music rooms, the wooden partitions give way to luxurious staterooms. And so the sailing ship becomes first a steamship, then a paddle steamer and finally a great ocean-going 'travelling palace'. By 1890 the interior decoration of passenger liners moved from the extravagant to the absurd. The photographs, rich in high Victoriana, have been selected from the National Maritime Museum's collection. This is a book which will be of interest to social historians and all those with a love of the sea, both naval and domestic, and those interested in Victoriana and interior design." --
Victorian And Edwardian Merchant Steamships From Old Photographs
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Author : Basil Greenhill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Victorian And Edwardian Merchant Steamships From Old Photographs written by Basil Greenhill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Transportation categories.
Here are the passenger steamers, steam tugs, cargo steamers, steam coasters and paddle passenger steamers of years long past as captured in these fascinating old photograph showing in many cases what the passengers never saw -- from the engine rooms and the kitchen to the hierarchy of the crews quarters and the staterooms in different classes and periods.
British Gunboats Of Victoria S Empire
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Author : Angus Konstam
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-03-17
British Gunboats Of Victoria S Empire written by Angus Konstam and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-17 with History categories.
A beautifully illustrated history of the iconic ocean-going gunboats of British 'gunboat diplomacy', the hundreds of little warships that for 50 years demonstrated the power of the Royal Navy worldwide, and which maintained and enforced the rule of the British Empire at its peak. In recent years the phrase 'gunboat diplomacy' has been used to describe the crude use of naval power to bully or coerce a weaker nation. During the reign of Queen Victoria, 'gunboat diplomacy' was viewed very differently. It was the use of a very limited naval force to encourage global stability and to protect British overseas trade. This very subtle use of naval power was a vital cornerstone of the Pax Britannica. Between the Crimean War (1854–56) and 1904, when the gunboat era came to an abrupt end, the Royal Navy's ocean-going gunboats underpinned Britain's position as a global power and fulfilled the country's role as a 'global policeman'. Created during the Crimean War, these gunboats first saw action in China. However, they were also used to hunt down pirates in the coasts and rivers of Borneo and Malaya, to quell insurrections and revolts in the Caribbean or hunt slavers off the African coast. The first gunboats were designed for service in the Crimean War, but during the 1860s a new generation of ships began entering service – vessels designed specifically to fulfill this global policing role. Better-designed gunboats followed, but by the 1880s, the need for them was waning . The axe finally fell in 1904 when Admiral 'Jackie' Fisher brought the gunboat era to an end in order to help fund the new age of the dreadnought. This exciting New Vanguard title describes the rise and fall of the gunboat, the appearance and capability of these vital warships, and what life was like on board. It also examines key actions they were involved in.
Victorian Era Passenger Ships Of The United Kingdom
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Author : Source Wikipedia
language : en
Publisher: Booksllc.Net
Release Date : 2013-09
Victorian Era Passenger Ships Of The United Kingdom written by Source Wikipedia and has been published by Booksllc.Net this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 68. Chapters: Allanshaw (ship), America class steamship, Arno (ship), Avon (ship), Bayard (ship), Berar (ship), Blue Jacket (clipper), Boyne (ship), Britannia class steamship, British Peer (ship), Bruce (ship), Champion of the Seas (clipper), Charlotte Jane, Clyde (ship), Danube (ship), Elbe (ship), Ems (ship), Erne (ship), Flying Cloud (clipper), Ganges (1861), Ganges (1882), Hereford (ship), HMS Himalaya (1854), Howrah (ship), Indian indenture ships to Fiji, James Baines (clipper), Jumna (ship), Leonidas (ship), Lightning (clipper), Main (ship), Marco Polo (ship), Mersey (1894 ship), Mimosa (ship), Moy (ship), Nourse Line, Pericles (ship), Poonah (ship), Red Jacket (clipper), Repatriation of indentured Indians from Fiji, Rhine (ship), Rhone (ship), RMS Britannia, RMS City of Chester, RMS Etruria, RMS Persia, RMS Scotia, RMS Umbria, Sir George Seymour (ship), SS Alaska (1881), SS Arizona, SS Bessemer, SS Bovic, SS Britannic (1874), SS Celtic (1872), SS Chenab, SS City of Berlin, SS City of Brussels, SS City of Paris (1866), SS City of Rome, SS Fazilka, SS Fultala, SS Great Eastern, SS Mutlah, SS Naronic, SS Newnham, SS President, SS Ravenscrag, SS Sangola, SS Santhia, SS Servia, SS Sutlej, SS Vadala, SS Virawa, SS Wardha, Star of India (ship), Syria (ship), Ticonderoga (clipper). Excerpt: SS Great Eastern was an iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by J. Scott Russell & Co. at Millwall on the River Thames, London. She was by far the largest ship ever built at the time of her 1858 launch, and had the capacity to carry 4,000 passengers around the world without refuelling. Her length of 692 feet (211 m) was only surpassed in 1899 by the 705-foot (215 m) 17,274-gross-ton RMS Oceanic, and her gross tonnage of 18,915 was only surpassed in 1901 by the 701-foot (214 m) 21,035-gross-ton RMS Celtic....
Victorian Era Merchant Ships Of The United Kingdom
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Author : Source Wikipedia
language : en
Publisher: Booksllc.Net
Release Date : 2013-09
Victorian Era Merchant Ships Of The United Kingdom written by Source Wikipedia and has been published by Booksllc.Net this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 77. Chapters: Aarhus Historic Shipwreck, Agnes Blaikie (barque), Ambassador (clipper), America class steamship, Balclutha (1886), Blackadder (clipper), Blackwall Frigate, Britannia class steamship, Celestial Empire (clipper), Challenger (clipper), Champion of the Seas (clipper), Cimba (clipper), Cospatrick (ship), Fiery Cross (clipper), Flying Cloud (clipper), Flying Spur (clipper), Ganges (clipper), Golden West (clipper), Hallowe'en (clipper), Herald of the Morning, Herald of the Morning (clipper), HMAS Tingira, HMS Arpha, Lahloo (clipper), Lammermuir (1864 clipper), Leander (clipper), Loch Ard (ship), Loch Line, Loch Sloy, Loch Vennachar, Lothair (clipper), Madagascar (ship), Marco Polo (ship), Marlborough (ship), Mimosa (ship), Northfleet (ship), Polly Woodside, Randolph (ship), RMS Britannia, RMS Quetta, Santiago (1856 ship), Serica (clipper), Sir Foxwell Buxton (ship), Sir Lancelot (clipper), Sovereign of the Seas (clipper), SS Alaska (1881), SS Archimedes, SS Arizona, SS British Queen, SS Escambia, SS Georgette, SS Gothenburg, SS Great Britain, SS Great Western, SS Ina Mactavish, SS Irex, SS Kaffraria, SS President, SS Sirius (1837), SS Utopia, Taitsing (clipper), Thermopylae (clipper). Excerpt: SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, advanced for her time. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. While other ships had been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Great Britain was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845, in the time of 14 days. When launched in 1843, Great Britain was by far the largest vessel afloat. However, her protracted construction and high cost had left her owners in a...
British Battleships Of The Victorian Era
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Author : Norman Friedman
language : en
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2018-07-15
British Battleships Of The Victorian Era written by Norman Friedman 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 2018-07-15 with History categories.
This is a companion volume to Norman Friedman' s highly successful British Battleships 1906-1946 and completes his study of the Royal Navy's capital ships. Beginning with the earliest installation of steam machinery in ships of the line, British Battleships of the Victorian Era traces the technological revolution that saw the introduction of iron hulls, armor plate, shell-ring guns, and the eventual abandonment of sail as auxiliary propulsion. This hectic development finally settled down to a widely approved form of pre-dreadnought battleship, built in large numbers and culminating in the King Edward VII class. As with all his work, Friedman explains why, as well as how and when, advances were made, and locates British ship design firmly within the larger context of international rivalries, domestic politics, and economic constraints. The result is a sophisticated and enlightening overview of the Royal Navy's battle fleet in the latter half of the nineteenth century. British Battleships of the Victorian Era is well illustrated--a comprehensive gallery of photographs with in-depth captions is accompanied by specially commissioned plans of the important classes by A. D. Baker III, and a color section featuring the original Admiralty drafts, including a spectacular double gatefold.
The Late Victorian Navy
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Author : Roger Parkinson
language : en
Publisher: Boydell Press
Release Date : 2008
The Late Victorian Navy written by Roger Parkinson and has been published by Boydell Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
A reappraisal of the late Victorian Navy, the so-called `Dark Ages', showing how the period was crucial to the emergence of new technology defined by steel and electricity. In purely naval terms, the period from 1889 to 1906 is often referred to (and indeed passed over) as the `pre-Dreadnought era', merely a prelude to the lead-up to the First World War, and thus of relatively little importance; it has therefore received little consideration from historians, a gap which this book remedies by reviewing the late Victorian Navy from a radically new perspective. It starts with the Great Near East crisis of 1878 and shows how itsaftermath in the Carnarvon Commission and its evidence produced a profound shift in strategic thinking, culminating in the Naval Defence Act of 1889; this evidence, from the ship owners, provides the definitive explanation of whythe Victorian Navy gave up on convoy as the primary means of trade protection in wartime, a fundamental question at the time. The book also overturns many assumptions about the era, especially the perception that the navy was weak, and clearly shows that the 1870s and early 1880s brought in crucial technological developments that made the Dreadnought possible.