Shaping the Royal Navy : technology, authority and naval architecture, c.1830-1906 /

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The 19th-century Royal Navy was transformed from a fleet of sailing wooden walls into a steam powered machine. Britain's warships were her first line of defence, and their transformation dominated political, engineering and scientific discussions. They were the products of engineering ingenuity...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Leggett, Don (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > 19th century.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy
1800-1899
Warships > History > 19th century.
Naval art and science > History > 19th century.
Navires de guerre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science
Warfare and Defence.
Naval art and science
Warships
Art et science navals > histoire > 19e siècle.
1830 Whig government.
Captain.
Pax Britannica.
Royal Navy.
Royal Sovereign.
Warrior.
naval architecture.
naval thinking.
sailor-designer identity.
ship design.
steam powered machine.
wooden walls.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Authority, judgement and the sailor-designer
  • 2. Steam and the management of naval architecture
  • 3. Iron experiments and guaranteeing naval power
  • 4. The Captain catastrophe and the politics of authority
  • 5. A scientific problem of the highest order
  • 6. The politics of management and design
  • 7. Re-engineering naval power
  • Conclusion
  • Select bibliography
  • Index

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