Synopses & Reviews
Sir Thomas Brassey (1836-1918), later Earl Brassey, was a politician with a particular interest in maritime affairs. He was a keen sailor, and his wife's accounts of their many voyages (also reissued in this series) were bestsellers. He subsequently became a Lord of the Admiralty and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, and Brassey's Naval Annual was for many years the authoritative survey of worldwide navies. This five-volume survey of the state of the British Navy was published between 1882 and 1883. Brassey was much involved with questions of the modernisation and reform of the Navy, at a time when international relations were marked by a maritime arms race. The books provide much technical detail about the different types of ship and weapons available to the Navy. Volume 1 surveys the development of armoured ships and mastless ships.
Synopsis
This comprehensive survey of the British Navy at a time of technological development was published between 1882 and 1883.
Synopsis
This five-volume survey of the state of the British Navy, its ships and organisation, was published between 1882 and 1883. Brassey was much involved with questions of the modernisation and reform of the Navy, at a time when international relations were marked by a maritime arms race.
Table of Contents
Introduction; Outline of plan of book; Part I. Armoured and Unarmoured Ships: Historical sketch; 1. Our naval requirements in war; 2. Classification of ships of war; 3. Earliest ironclads; 4. Progress of armoured shipbuilding in France, 1861-73; 5. Early armoured construction in England; 6. Converted ships; 7. Sir E. J. Reed's system; ships built from his designs; 8. Ironclads built for the Austrian, German, Italian, Turkish, Russian, and Spanish navies, 1862-73; 9. Monitors and earlier armoured vessels for coast service; 10. Coast-service vessels of more recent type, and earlier mastless ironclads; 11. Armoured cruisers; 12. Bow-battery ships; 13. Central battery ships; 14. Masted turret-ships; 15. Mastless turret-ships; 16. Mastless barbette ships; 17. Unarmoured cruisers and special vessels of the chief naval powers; Index.