Seamanship In The Age Of Sail An Account Of Shiphandling Of The Sailing Man O War 1600 1860
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Author | : John H. Harland |
Publisher | : Conway |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : |
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Numerous successful reprints of contemporary works on rigging and seamanship indicate the breadth of interest in the lost art of handling square-rigged ships. Modelmakers, marine painters and enthusiasts need to know not only how the ships were rigged but how much sail was set in each condition of wind and sea, how the various manoeuvres were carried out, and the intricacies of operations like reefing sails or 'catting' an anchor. Contemporary treatises such as Brady's Kedge Anchor in the USA or Darcy Lever's Sheet Anchor in Britain tell only half the story, for they were training manuals intended to be used at sea in conjunction with practical experiences and often only cover officially-condoned practices. This book, on the other hand, is a modern, objective appraisal of the evidence, concerned with the actualities as much as the theory. The author's facility in a remarkable range of languages has allowed him to study virtually every manual published over a period of nearly four centuries. This gives the book a completely international balance and allows the author to describe for the first time the proper historical development of seamanship among the major navies of the world.
Author | : John Harland |
Publisher | : Conway |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2015-10-08 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781844863099 |
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A modern, objective appraisal of the development of seamanship among the major navies of the world from the 17th to the 19th century.
Author | : John Harland |
Publisher | : Adlard Coles |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2020-08-04 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781472982377 |
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Author | : John H. Harland |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Sailing ships |
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Author | : Brian Tunstall |
Publisher | : Brassey's |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : |
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This title traces the evolution of fleet tactics from the Dutch wars of the 17th century to the defeat of the French Empire. It emphasizes the importance of signals and fighting instructions as a key to the way the fleets were actually employed and provides insights into well-known battles.
Author | : Brian Lavery |
Publisher | : Brassey's |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : History |
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Download The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War, 1600-1815 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Gives precise details of the wooden warships built by the Royal Navy between 1600 and 1815, with exact information on sizes and scantlings.
Author | : Sam Willis |
Publisher | : Boydell Press |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781843833673 |
Download Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Our understanding of warfare at sea in the eighteenth century has always been divorced from the practical realities of fighting at sea under sail; our knowledge of tactics is largely based upon the ideas of contemporary theorists rather than practitioners] who knew little of the realities of sailing warfare, and our knowledge of command is similarly flawed. In this book the author presents new evidence from contemporary sources that overturns many old assumptions and introduces a host of new ideas. In a series of thematic chapters, following the rough chronology of a sea fight from initial contact to damage repair, the author offers a dramatic interpretation of fighting at sea in the eighteenth century, and explains in greater depth than ever before how and why sea battles (including Trafalgar) were won and lost in the great Age of Sail. He explains in detail how two ships or fleets identified each other to be enemies; how and why they manoeuvred for battle; how a commander communicated his ideas, and how and why his subordinates acted in the way that they did. SAM WILLIS has lectured at Bristol University and at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. He is also the author of Fighting Ships, 1750-1850(Quercus).
Author | : William L. Crothers |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 2013-06-07 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0786470062 |
Download American-Built Packets and Freighters of the 1850s Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Up and down the Eastern seaboard during the 1850s, American shipyards constructed numerous large wooden merchant sailing vessels that formed the backbone of the commercial shipping industry. This comprehensive volume appraises in minute detail the construction of these ships, outlining basic design criteria and enumerating and examining every plank and piece of timber involved in the process, including the keel, frames, hull and deck planking, stanchions, knees, deck houses, bulworks, railings, interior structures and arrangements. More than 150 illustrations illuminate the size, shape, location and pertinent specifics of each item. Complete with a glossary of contemporary industry terms, this work represents the definitive study of the mid-nineteenth century's great American-built square rigged ships.
Author | : John Harland (historien d'art).) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Rif Winfield |
Publisher | : Seaforth Publishing |
Total Pages | : 1164 |
Release | : 2014-04-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 147383743X |
Download British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817–1863 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The publication of this book sees the completion of a monumental work listing the technical details and career histories of every significant British warship between 1603 and 1863. Following three earlier volumes, this one carries forward the story from the post-Napoleonic War reorganisation of the Royal Navy's rating system to the end of sail as the principal mode of propulsion. Although apparently well documented, this is a period of great complexity in the procurement and naval architecture of ships. The introduction of steam radically altered the design of vessels under construction and was later retro-fitted to others, while many 'names' lived a ghostly existence on the Navy List: ships ordered but not started, and in some cases having their intended draughts altered more than once before being cancelled entirely.This book meticulously sorts out and clarifies these confusions a major contribution in itself but for the first time it also provides outline service histories for an era that is largely neglected. Like its companion volumes, the book is organised by Rate, classification and class, with significant technical and building data, followed by a concise summary of the careers of each ship in every class. With its unique depth of information, this is a work of the utmost importance to every naval historian and general reader interested in the navy of the sailing era and the formative years of the steam navy that supplanted it.