H.M.S. Captain
Hawkey, Arthur
From RightWayUp Books, Woodbridge, SUFFO, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 18 August 2021
From RightWayUp Books, Woodbridge, SUFFO, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 18 August 2021
About this Item
Hawkey, Arthur. H.M.S. Captain. First edition. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1963. Hardback, VG, in clipped dustjacket with minor shelfwear to edges and a couple of small nicks. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Binding strong. Illustrated half-title and title pages. [iv], 187pp., b/w plates. Contents clean and bright. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. HMS Captain was a major warship built for the Royal Navy as a semi-private venture, following a dispute between the designer and the Admiralty. With wrought-iron armour, steam propulsion, and the main battery mounted in rotating armoured turrets, the ship was, at first appearance, quite innovative and formidable. However, poor design and design changes resulted in a vessel that was overweight and ultimately unstable. In terms of seaworthiness she was reported as closely comparable to the higher freeboard turret-ship HMS Monarch, but her reduced freeboard added a sense of "sluggishness". The Captain capsized in heavy seas, only five months after being commissioned, with the loss of nearly 500 lives. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Seller Inventory # ABE-1699114949198
Bibliographic Details
Title: H.M.S. Captain
Publisher: London: G. Bell and Sons
Publication Date: 1963
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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