Civil War Navies, 1855-1883

ISBN-13: 9780415978705 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 238 str.

Paul H. Silverstone

Opis

"Civil War Warships, 1855-1883" is the second in the five-volume US Navy Warships encyclopedia set. This valuable reference lists the ships of the U.S. Navy and Confederate Navy during the Civil War and the years immediately following - a significant period in the evolution of warships, the use of steam propulsion, and the development of ordnance. "Civil War Warships "provides a wealth and variety of material not found in other books on the subject and will save the reader the effort needed to track down information in multiple sources.
Each ship's size and time and place of construction are listed along with particulars of naval service. The author provides historical details that include actions fought, damage sustained, prizes taken, ships sunk, and dates in and out of commission as well as information about when the ship left the Navy, names used in other services, and its ultimate fate. 140 photographs, including one of the Confederate cruiser Alabama recently uncovered by the author further contribute to this indispensable volume. This definitive record of Civil War ships updates the author's previous work and will find a lasting place among naval reference works.

Spis treści

Explanation of Data.  List of Abbreviations.  Naval Ordnance, 1855-1883  Part 1: United States Navy Warships  1. Armored Vessels  2. Unarmored Steam Vessels  3. Acquired Combatant Vessels  4. Service Vessels  5. Sailing Ships  6. The Mississippi River Fleet  7. United States Revenue Cutter Service  8. United States Coast Survey  Part 2: Confederate States Navy.  Introduction  9. Armored Vessels  10. Unarmored Vessels  11. Area Defense Forces  12. Privateers  13. Blockade Runners  14. Tenders  Appendix: List of Shipbuilders

O autorze

Paul Silverstone is an internationally recognized naval authority known for his many books and articles on warships. He is author of US Warships of WWII and editor of the naval notes column of Warship International, the quarterly journal of the international Naval Research Organization.