The pre-dreadnought revolution : developing the bulwarks of sea power
Berry, Warren (R. Warren)2013
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The late 19th-century saw an unparalleled revolution in warship development as the Victorian navy found itself grappling with intense technical change to ensure its survival in the modern theatre. From the wooden battleships of the 1800s, naval architecture underwent great change to produce a very different form of capital ship, which would have a huge impact and change naval design forever. The dreadnought was constructed of steel, wholly driven by steam power and carried its rifled ordnance in armoured turrets operated by hydraulics. This illustrated history reveals the process involved in that most rapid development.
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Stroud : The History Press, 2013.
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192 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
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9780752457949 (pbk)
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623.8'252'0941623.82520941
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English
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1827708
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