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Author: Robert Gardiner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781861762924
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis illustrated text details the development of the frigate from 1793 to 1815, the time of the Napoleonic wars. The work will be of interest to historians, modellers and enthusiasts, as well as those who enjoy naval history.
Author: ROBERT GARDINER
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2011-08-15
Total Pages: 169
ISBN-13: 1612519679
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBetween 1793 and 1815 two decades of unrelenting naval warfare raised the sailing man of war to the zenith of its effectiveness as a weapon of war. Every significant sea power was involved in this conflict, and at some point virtually all of them were arrayed against Great Britain. A large number of enemy warships were captured in battle and the Admiralty ordered accurate drafts to be made of many of these prizes. Consequently, ships from the navies of France, Spain, the United States, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, as well as from Britain, were illustrated by an unprecedented variety of paintings, drawings, models or plans.
Author: Mark Lardas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-10-20
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 1782005609
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy 1805 the 44-gun frigate was probably viewed as a failed experiment whilst the 38-gun frigate was viewed as the vessel of the future. Ten years later every navy was building 44-gun frigates and today it is viewed as the symbol of the Napoleonic-era cruiser. This remarkable transformation resulted from the performance of three ships – the Constitution, United States, and President – 44-gun frigates built for the United States Navy between 1794 and 1799. Their victories in the naval War of 1812, as well as their performance against the Barbary Pirates, caught the imagination of the world – and spurred all navies into re-examining the class.
Author: Robert Gardiner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor every naval officer, in fiction or reality, the frigate was the ideal and much sought-after command. As dashing as a modern destroyer, the frigate offered the excitement of independent service, and the prospect of glorious single-ship engagements as well as a possible fortune to be made in prize money. Their actions have been the stuff of history and sea fiction for generations, but the ships themselves are hardly documented at all. This book seeks to redress the balance and describe the design, construction, armament and fitting of individual classes; to look at the factors that influenced their development, and to analyse the way in which frigates were employed in the many roles they were expected to perform.
Author: Brian Lavery
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2020-07-07
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 1472841352
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe perfect guide to Nelson's Navy for all those with an interest in the workings of the great fleet.
Author: ROBERT GARDINER
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2013-02-15
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1612519474
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world. Many of the models are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the Royal Navy or the shipbuilders themselves, ranging from the mid-seventeenth century to the present day. As such they represent a three-dimensional archive of unique importance and authority. Treated as historical evidence, they offer more detail than even the best plans, and demonstrate exactly what the ships looked like in a way that even the finest marine painter could not achieve. Now available in paperback, this book tells the story of the evolution of the cruising ship under sail. It includes a large number of model photos all in full-color as well as close-up and detail views. These are captioned in depth, but many are also annotated to focus attention on interesting or unusual features. Although pictorial in emphasis, The Sailing Frigate weaves the pictures into an authoritative text, producing an unusual and attractive form of technical history. While the series will be of particular interest to ship modelers, all those with an interest in ship design and development will be attracted to the in-depth analysis of these beautifully presented books.
Author: Tom Wareham
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2004-09-19
Total Pages: 494
ISBN-13: 1783032324
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe naval historian presents the thrilling true story of a Royal Navy officer’s frigate command in the tumultuous late 18th and early 19th centuries. Based on the private journals of Admiral Sir Graham Moore, Frigate Commander recounts his experiences as a Lieutenant and then Captain during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Moore's journal gives a detailed account of life as a serving naval officer, revealing the unique problems of managing a frigate crew, maintaining discipline and turning his ship into an efficient man of war. Moore was one of the Royal Navy's star captains, serving continuously as a frigate commander between 1793 and 1804. His early career took him to Newfoundland before serving with Sir William Sidney Smith's squadron on the north coast of France. Moore was present during the Naval Mutiny at Spithead in 1797, and helped to destroy the French fleet off Ireland in 1798. His most famous action occurred in September 1804, when his squadron captured a Spanish frigate squadron carrying a fortune in treasure. The following year his frigate, HMS Indefatigable, was involved in the opening of the Trafalgar Campaign.
Author: Angus Konstam
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 2001-11-25
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781841763088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars encompassed a period when rival European fleets vied for naval supremacy, and naval tactics were evolving. The British Royal Navy emerged triumphant as the leading world sea power, and the epitome of Britannic naval strength was the Ship-of-the-Line. These 'wooden walls' were more than merely floating gun batteries: they contained a crew of up to 800 men, and often had to remain at sea for extended periods. This book offers detailed coverage of the complex vessels that were the largest man-made structures produced in the pre-Industrial era.
Author: Jean Boudriot
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 422
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mark Lardas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-03-20
Total Pages: 82
ISBN-13: 1780960484
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen war broke out in 1812, neither the United States Navy nor the Royal Navy had more than a token force on the Great Lakes. However, once the shooting started, it sparked a ship-building arms race that continued throughout the war. This book examines the design and development of the warships built upon the lakes during the war, emphasising their differences from their salt-water contemporaries. It then goes onto cover their operational use as they were pitted against each other in a number of clashes on the lakes that often saw ships captured, re-crewed, and thrown back against their pervious owners. Released in 2012 to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the outbreak of the war, this is a timely look at a small, freshwater naval war.
