The Sailing Navy, 1775-1854

ISBN-13: 9780415978729 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 100 str.

Paul H. Silverstone

Opis

"The Sailing Navy, 1775-1854" is the first volume in the 5-volume "US Navy Warships "encyclopedia set. In a convenient tabular format, important details are listed for each ship, including the often overlooked, lesser-known, and smaller vessels. Each entry provides information on size, date, location of construction, commissioning date and length of service, and the ship's fate. Combat details include campaigns and actions fought, damages sustained, casualties, prizes taken, and ships sunk. Names used before or after naval service are provided.

Spis treści

Preface. Explanation of Data. List of Abbreviations. US Naval Ordnance 1773-1855 by William Jurens 1. The Continental Navy 2. State Navies 3. The United States Navy, 1797-1854 4. United States Revenue Cutter Service 5. Texas Navy Appendix: Royal Navy Losses In North American Waters. Bibliography. Index

O autorze

Paul H. 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.