SAILING SHIPS OF WAR 1400 1860 (Conway's History of Sail) - Hardcover

Howard, Frank

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0851771386 ISBN 13: 9780851771380

Publisher: Conway Maritime Press Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Without the three-masted fully rigged ship the European discovery of the Americas, the Indies, and the Far East would have been impossible; without its broadside battery of cannon European domination of these areas would never have been achieved. Thus the sailing ship of war played a significant part in the shaping of the modern world. Fighting ships were the principal instruments of national power and the largest and most complex machines of their day. This book is a comprehensive survey of their technical development from 1400 to 1860, from the advent of the three-masted ship to the eclipse of naval sail. Incorporating much new information the book deals in detail with the hull design and construction, fittings, armament, masting, rigging, and appearance of wooden warships. Special attention has been paid to the numerous illustrations which include plans and diagrams, and photographs of the most accurate contemporary models, prints and paintings

About this title

About the Author:

Dr Frank Howard was a nautical historian and ship modeller, who regularly contributed to The Mariner's Mirror and was commissioned to reconstruct a Carthaginian warship.

About this edition

• Publisher: Conway Maritime Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0851771386
• ISBN 13: 9780851771380
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256