HMS Bellerophon

HMS Bellerophon
Author: Colin Pengelly
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2014-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1473837375

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The story of HMS Bellerophon is a record of the many and varied duties which the Royal Navy had to carry out in the period 1793 1815. It was involved in the first great fleet action of the War and was involved in the last moments of the struggle with the surrender of Napoleon.The 74-gun ship was the standard unit in the line of battle, Bellerophon was one of the most distinguished with a fine fighting record. Having fought at 'The Glorious First of June'; the battle of the Nile and at Trafalgar the ship saw more than her share of fierce ship-to-ship encounters. In between there were the varying duties of blockade and escort carried out with service in the Channel, the Mediterranean, the North Sea, the Baltic and the West Indies. The ship saw every type of service which fell to the Navy in that period.All the many and various aspects of the ship's life are covered from construction through maintenance and refits to final disposal. Sadly the ship could not be been saved like Victory and the ship and her fine record were confined to the history books.

Billy Ruffian

Billy Ruffian
Author: David Cordingly
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 503
Release: 2013-07-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1408846748

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This is the story of the Bellerophon, a ship of the line known to her crew as the Billy Ruffian. Under fourteen captains, she played a conspicuous part in three of the most famous of all sea battles: the battle of the Glorious First of June (1794), the opening action against Revolutionary France; the battle of the Nile (1798), which halted Napoleon's eastern expansion from Cairo; and the battle of Trafalgar (1805), which established British naval supremacy for 100 years and during which her captain was shot dead with a musket ball an hour before Nelson was mortally wounded. But her crowning glory came six weeks after the Battle of Waterloo, when the Napoleon, trapped in La Rochelle, surrendered to the captain of the ship that had dogged his steps for more than twenty years.

The Short Victorious War

The Short Victorious War
Author: David Weber
Publisher: Baen Books
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2002-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0743435737

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Banking on a short, victorious war to replenish their depleted treasury, the ruling class of the People's Republic of Haven do not count on coming up against Captain Honor Harrington and the Royal Manticoran Navy.

HMS Bellerophon, the Ship that Took Napoleon

HMS Bellerophon, the Ship that Took Napoleon
Author: M.C. Kosian
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre:
ISBN:

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The late eighteenth century was the apogee of the wooden sailing ship. Naval architecture had evolved from craft of science, with designs based on hydrodynamic research and hull shapes tested in modern towing tanks. Full hull models, both contemporary as newly built, provide insight into these developments and into the complexity of sails and rigging. They do not, however, show the intricate workings of the ship; designed as an integration of men, up to 650, and machine. Few ships remained, and no major ships of the line are built as sailing replicas. Building a furnished half model, equiped with both crew as fittings and furniture does offer a view into eighteenth century life on board, organisation as well as specific structural elements needed for such an elaborate machine. This report on HMS Bellerophon, the ship Napoleon capitulated on in 1815, gives and introductionary overview of this fascinating of Royal Navy history.

The Billy Ruffian

The Billy Ruffian
Author: David Cordingly
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2004-10-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 158234468X

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A portrait of a British warship that played a key role during the wartime years of the Napoleonic era describes the ship's service in three crucial sea battles--the Glorious First of June (1794), the first action against revolutionary France; the 1798 battle of the Nile; and the battle of Trafalgar (1805)--as well as its role in Napoleon's ultimate surrender. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

The Last British Battleship

The Last British Battleship
Author: R. A. Burt
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-07-15
Genre: Battleships
ISBN: 9781526752260

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The ninth HMS Vanguard bearing one of the most illustrious names in the Royal Navy with honors from the Armada to Jutland was the last and largest of Britain's battleships and was commissioned in 1946. Her design evolved from of the King George V class and incorporated much of the fully developed design for the two battleships Lion and Temeraire that were laid down in 1939 but never completed. In this new book by R A Burt her design construction and career are all covered. Armor machinery power plants and weaponry are examined in detail and the author has produced some 35 superb plans profiles and other line drawings for which he is renowned.

Surrender of Napoleon

Surrender of Napoleon
Author: Frederick Lewis Maitland (Sir)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1904
Genre: NAPOLEON I, EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH, 1769-1821
ISBN:

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The Surrender of Napoleon

The Surrender of Napoleon
Author: Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland
Publisher:
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1904
Genre:
ISBN:

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The Adventures of John Blake

The Adventures of John Blake
Author: Philip Pullman
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2017-05-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 133816659X

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An unforgettable graphic novel of time travel and adventure on the high seas from the #1 international bestselling author of the His Dark Materials series. Trapped in the mists of time by a terrible research experiment gone wrong, John Blake and his mysterious ship are doomed to sail between the centuries, searching for a way home. In the ocean of the modern day, John rescues a shipwrecked young girl his own age, Serena, and promises to help. But returning Serena to her own time means traveling to the one place where the ship is in most danger of destruction. The all-powerful Dahlberg Corporation has an ambitious leader with plans far greater and more terrible than anyone has realized, and he is hot on their trail. For only John, Serena, and the crew know Dahlberg’s true intentions, and only they have the power to stop him from bending the world to his will . . . Praise for The Adventures of John Blake “With obvious affection for Tintin, Pullman threads this complicated skein of plot with customary measures of awe and menace . . . he proves an expert visual storyteller. Fordham animates with characters who have the detail and agility of a Studio Ghibli cast . . . Anything new from Pullman is big news, and his first original graphic novel won’t disappoint.” —Booklist, starred review “The various plot threads coalesce into a powerful tale, with the artwork creating a soaring, cinematic feel. A modern seafaring epic, highly recommended for all Pullman and fantasy fans and more than worthy of its author’s oeuvre.” —School Library Journal, starred review “Purloined technology, time travelers, ghost ships, and deception converge in this graphic page-turner . . . A richly imagined high-octane thriller.” —Kirkus Reviews “The graphic novel format lets Pullman’s . . . dialogue shine, and Fordham’s lucid panels are strong, legible, and charged with energy.” —Publishers Weekly