Frigates And Foremasts

Author : Julian Gwyn
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774840187

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Frigates and Foremasts by Julian Gwyn Pdf

The first comprehensive study of naval operations involving North American squadrons in Nova Scotia waters, Frigates and Foremasts offers a masterful analysis of the motives behind the deployment of Royal Navy vessels between 1745 and 1815, and the navy’s role on the Western Atlantic. Interweaving historical analysis with vivid descriptions of pivotal events from the first siege of Louisbourg in 1745 to the end of the wars with the United States and France in 1815, Julian Gwyn illuminates the complex story of competing interests among the Admiralty, Navy Board, sea officers, and government officials on both sides of the Atlantic. In a gripping narrative encompassing sea battles, impressments, and privateering, Gwyn brings to life key events and central figures. He examines the role of leadership and the lack of it, not only of seagoing heroes from Peter Warren to Philip Broke, but also of land-based officials, such as the various Halifax naval yard commissioners, whose important contributions are brought to light. Gwyn’s brilliant evocation of people and events, and the scholarship he brings to bear on the subject makes Frigates and Foremasts a uniquely authoritative history. Wonderfully readable, it will attract both the serious naval historian and the general reader interested in the ‘why’ and ‘what’ of naval history on North America's eastern seaboard.

Author : Robert Gardiner
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848321601

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The Sailing Frigate by Robert Gardiner Pdf

The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artefacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themselves, and ranging from the mid seventeenth century to the present day. As such they represent a three-dimensional archive of unique importance and authority. Treated as historical evidence, they offer more detail than even the best plans, and demonstrate exactly what the ships looked like in a way that even the finest marine painter could not achieve. This book is the first of a series which will take selections of the best models to tell the story of specific ship types – in this case, the evolution of the cruising ship under sail. Each volume reproduces a large number of model photos, all in full colour, and including many close-up and detail views. These are captioned in depth, but many are also annotated to focus attention on interesting or unusual features. Although pictorial in emphasis, the book weaves the pictures into an authoritative text, producing an unusual and attractive form of technical history. While the series will be of particular interest to ship modellers, all those with an interest in ship design and development will attracted to the in-depth analysis of these beautifully presented books.

Author : Jean Boudriot,Hubert Berti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032574140

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The History of the French Frigate, 1650-1850 by Jean Boudriot,Hubert Berti Pdf

Author : Theodore Corbett
Publisher : Pen and Sword Maritime
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399040433

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A Maritime History of the American Revolutionary War by Theodore Corbett Pdf

While many books have been written on the naval history of the Revolution, this is one of the first to treat it in its entirety as an Atlantic-wide conflict. While its geographical scope is vast, it features overlooked aspects of the war in which sloops and barges fought, actions which proved to be as decisive as the familiar ship of the line confrontations. It is also history from the bottom up, emphasizing the role of the crew as much the not always heroic officers. From naval perspective the rebellious colonies did not gain a military victory, though Benjamin Franklin was able to secure their independence at the peace table in Europe. The final chapter on the Royal Navy’s evacuation of white and black loyalists, will be examined in more detail in the author’s forthcoming Pen & Sword book.

Author : Alan Taylor
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393073713

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The Internal Enemy by Alan Taylor Pdf

Drawn from new sources, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian presents a gripping narrative that recreates the events that inspired hundreds of slaves to pressure British admirals into becoming liberators by using their intimate knowledge of the countryside to transform the war.

Author : Margaret Conrad
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9781487523954

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At the Ocean's Edge by Margaret Conrad Pdf

Providing a rich cultural history of Nova Scotia, this book is rooted in a lifetime of research and a broad reading of secondary sources relating to issues of class, race, gender, and politics.

Author : James Henderson
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781596418

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Frigates-Sloops & Brigs by James Henderson Pdf

Admiral Nelson's most frequent cry was for more frigates. Though not ships of the line these fast and powerful warships were the 'eyes of the fleet'. They enabled admirals to find where the enemy lay and his likely intentions, as well as patrolling vital trade routes and providing information from far-flung colonies. Together with their smaller cousins, the sloops and brigs of the Royal Navy, they performed a vital function.Generally commanded by ambitious young men, these were the ships that could capture enemy prizes and earn their officers and men enough prize-money to set them up for life. The fictional characters Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey hardly surpassed some of the extraordinary deeds of derring-do and tragedy described in these pages.Originally published in two volumes, this book is a bargain for all who want the factual low-down on the Brylcreem Boys of Nelson's navy.

Author : A. J. B. Johnston
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780803209862

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Endgame 1758 by A. J. B. Johnston Pdf

The story of what happened at the colonial fortified town of Louisbourg between 1749 and 1758 is one of the great dramas of the history of Canada, indeed North America. This book presents the dramatic military and social history of this short-lived and significant fortress, seaport, and community, and the citizens who made it their home.

Author : Mark Lardas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849080941

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Constitution vs Guerriere by Mark Lardas Pdf

Famed as a classic naval duel, a one-on-one clash between two sailing frigates offered the victor immeasurable fame and glory. During the War of 1812, the Royal Navy and United States Navy squared off in four such duels, the most famous that between the USS Constitution and HMS Guerrière. Ships and tactics between the two nations varied enormously, with the American navy favouring a revolutionary design of frigate, with twenty-four pounder guns and heavy structural timbers, while the British, used to fighting the French and Spanish navies, relied on smaller, eighteen-pounder frigates. Through first-hand accounts of these four single-ship actions and fascinating comparisons of artillery, crew ability and tactical achievements, this book offers an unparalleled insight into the ruthless reality of frigate battles in the War of 1812.

Author : Kevin D McCranie
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612510637

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Utmost Gallantry by Kevin D McCranie Pdf

Focusing on the oceanic war rather than on the war in the Great Lakes, this study charts the War of 1812 from the perspectives of the two opposing navies at sea, one the largest navies in the world, the other a small, upstart navy just three decades old. While American naval leadership searched for a means of contesting Britain’s naval dominance, the English sought to destroy the U.S. Navy and protect its oceanic highways. Instead of describing battles between opposing warships, Kevin McCranie evaluates entire cruises by American and British men-of-war, noting both successes and failures and how they translated into broader strategies. In the process, his study becomes a history of how the two navies fought the oceanic war, linking high-level governmental decisions about strategy to the operational use of fleets in the Atlantic and Caribbean and from the south Pacific to the Indian Ocean. This comprehensive work offers a balanced appraisal of the sea war, taking into account the strategic considerations of both sides and how the leadership from each side assessed, planned, and implemented operational concepts. It draws on a wealth of British and American archival sources to help the reader understand strategic imperatives and the correlation between these imperatives and why the oceanic war was conducted in the manner it was. All American warships cruises, not just those that resulted in battles, are covered, but the author’s action-packed accounts of battles hold special appeal.

Author : Henry Gruppe
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015006094414

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The Frigates by Henry Gruppe Pdf

Profusely illustrated text discusses the Constitution, the Essex, and other frigates used as warships by the U.S. Navy during the 19th century, the men who sailed them, and the battles in which they participated.

Author : Ian W Toll
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0393058476

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Six Frigates by Ian W Toll Pdf

"In 1794, President Washington signed legislation authorizing the construction of six heavy frigates. (The frigate, smaller than a battleship and larger than a sloop, represented a unique combination of power, speed, and tactical versatility. In any navy, the frigates were sent on the most daring missions, and they fought the most dramatic single-ship actions of the Napoleonic era.) The American frigates were to be built at six major seaports: Portsmouth, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Norfolk. Entirely new domestic industries would be created, relying heavily on the extraction of natural resources - hemp, jute, flax, ore, softwoods, and hardwoods - from the backwoods of Maine to the uninhabiated coastal islands of Georgia. It was the first great appropriation of federal money and the first demonstration of the power of the new central government."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Brian Vale
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351730822

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The Naval Miscellany by Brian Vale Pdf

Brian Vale is a naval historian with degrees from Keele and King’s College London. A life-long member of the Society for Nautical Research and the Navy Records Society, he has long specialised in Anglo-South American maritime history. His books include Independence or Death! British sailors and Brazilian Independence, A Frigate of King George, The Audacious Admiral Cochrane and Cochrane in the Pacific: Fortune and Freedom in Spanish America.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 886 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1833
Category : Naval art and science
ISBN : OXFORD:555014665

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The Nautical Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : James Henderson III
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1994-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780850524321

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The Frigates by James Henderson III Pdf

A naval history of the ships and personalities of the Nelson period. The sources used include accounts of the Napoleonic Wars, ships' logs, Admiralty documents, private and official reports, letters and contemporary descriptions.