LEADER 02887nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910819109003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8173-8105-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000479934 035 $a(EBL)438225 035 $a(OCoLC)183297609 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000159131 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11176972 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000159131 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10151682 035 $a(PQKB)11124275 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8643 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL438225 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10387707 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC438225 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000479934 100 $a20061013d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFrom torpedoes to aviation $eWashington Irving Chambers and technological innovation in the new Navy, 1876-1913 /$fStephen K. Stein 210 $aTuscaloosa, Ala. $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (270 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-1564-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p [235]-255) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- The Naval Academy -- Early cruises -- The Greely relief expedition -- The Nicaraguan survey -- The Office of Naval Intelligence -- The New York Navy Yard -- The Petrel and the Atlanta -- The Naval War College -- The Minneapolis and the Bureau of Ordnance -- Policing an empire -- Torpedoes, dreadnoughts, and the General Board -- The Caribbean and the Bureau of Ordnance -- The beginnings of naval aviation -- Building naval aviation -- Retired. 330 $a The central figure in the modernization of the U.S. Navy. The career of Washington Irving Chambers spans a formative period in the development of the United States Navy: He entered the Naval Academy in the doldrum years of obsolete, often rotting ships, and left after he had helped like-minded officers convince Congress and the public of the need to adopt a new naval strategy built around a fleet of technologically advanced battleships. He also laid the groundwork for naval aviation and the important role it would play in the modern navy. This work covers Chambers's e 606 $aNaval art and science$xTechnological innovations$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aNaval art and science$xTechnological innovations$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aNaval art and science$xTechnological innovations$xHistory 615 0$aNaval art and science$xTechnological innovations$xHistory 676 $a359.0092 676 $aB 700 $aStein$b Stephen K$01617180 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819109003321 996 $aFrom torpedoes to aviation$93948246 997 $aUNINA