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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466204403321

Autore

Brown Paul

Titolo

Britain's historic ships : a complete guide to the ships that shaped the nation / / Paul Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Conway, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-84486-410-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Disciplina

623.8200941

Soggetti

Ships - Great Britain - History

Naval architecture - Great Britain - History

Navigation - Great Britain - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Sailing Navy; Mary Rose; Matthew Replica; Golden Hind Replica; Victory; Trincomalee and Unicorn; Grand Turk, Replica Sixth Rate; 2 Merchant Sail; Cutty Sark; Glenlee; 3 Coastal Sail; Kathleen & May; Result; Garlandstone; Thames Sailing Barges; 4 The Transition from Sail to Steam; Great Britain; Warrior; Gannet; Discovery; 5 The Early 20th-Century Navy; Caroline; M33; President; Holland 1; Coastal forces of the First World War; Turbinia; 6 Coastal Steamers and Harbour Craft; Coastal Steamers; Waverley

BalmoralKingswear Castle; Kyles; Maid of the Loch; Robin; Shieldhall; Sir Walter Scott; Wingfield Castle; Harbour Craft; TID Class; VIC Class; Cervia; Challenge; Kerne; Portwey; Mayflower; John H. Amos; Daniel Adamson; Calshot; John King; Thomas; Kent; Freshspring; Lydia Eva; Edmund Gardner; 7 The Second World War Navy; Belfast; Cavalier; Wellington; Alliance; X-craft; Coastal Forces; 8 The Postwar Navy; Bristol; Oberon-class submarines: Ocelot and Otus; Midget Submarine Stickleback; Courageous; Gay Archer; Britannia

Appendix - Other Vessels of 60 feet or more on the Core and Designated Lists of the National Historic Ships RegisterGlossary; Select



Bibliography; Useful Websites; Picture Credits; Index