Book contents
- Frontmatter
- INTRODUCTION
- OUTLINE OF THE PLAN OF THE BOOK
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE FIRST VOLUME
- LIST OF AUTHORITIES FOR DESCRIPTIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
- PART I ARMOURED AND UNARMOURED SHIPS
- HISTORICAL SKETCH
- CHAPTER I OUR NAVAL REQUIREMENTS IN WAR
- CHAPTER II CLASSIFICATION OF SHIPS OF WAR
- CHAPTER III EARLIEST IRONCLADS
- CHAPTER IV PROGRESS OF ARMOURED SHIPBUILDING IN FRANCE, 1861–73
- CHAPTER V EARLY ARMOURED CONSTRUCTION IN ENGLAND
- CHAPTER VI CONVERTED SHIPS
- CHAPTER VII SIR E. J. REED'S SYSTEM; SHIPS BUILT FROM HIS DESIGNS
- CHAPTER VIII IRONCLADS BUILT FOR THE AUSTRIAN, GERMAN, ITALIAN, TURKISH, RUSSIAN, AND SPANISH NAVIES, 1862–73
- CHAPTER IX MONITORS AND EARLIER ARMOURED VESSELS FOR COAST SERVICE
- CHAPTER X COAST-SERVICE VESSELS OF MORE RECENT TYPE, AND EARLIER MASTLESS ITRONCLADS
- CHAPTER XI ARMOURED CRUISERS
- CHAPTER XII BOW-BATTERY SHIPS
- CHAPTER XIII CENTRAL BATTERY SHIPS
- CHAPTER XIV MASTED TURRET-SHIPS
- CHAPTER XV MASTLESS TURRET-SHIPS
- CHAPTER XVI MASTLESS BARBETTESHIPS
- CHAPTER XVII UNARMOURED CRUISERS AND SPECIAL VESSELS OF THE CHIEF NAVAL POWERS
- INDEX
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CHAPTER III - EARLIEST IRONCLADS
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2012
- Frontmatter
- INTRODUCTION
- OUTLINE OF THE PLAN OF THE BOOK
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE FIRST VOLUME
- LIST OF AUTHORITIES FOR DESCRIPTIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
- PART I ARMOURED AND UNARMOURED SHIPS
- HISTORICAL SKETCH
- CHAPTER I OUR NAVAL REQUIREMENTS IN WAR
- CHAPTER II CLASSIFICATION OF SHIPS OF WAR
- CHAPTER III EARLIEST IRONCLADS
- CHAPTER IV PROGRESS OF ARMOURED SHIPBUILDING IN FRANCE, 1861–73
- CHAPTER V EARLY ARMOURED CONSTRUCTION IN ENGLAND
- CHAPTER VI CONVERTED SHIPS
- CHAPTER VII SIR E. J. REED'S SYSTEM; SHIPS BUILT FROM HIS DESIGNS
- CHAPTER VIII IRONCLADS BUILT FOR THE AUSTRIAN, GERMAN, ITALIAN, TURKISH, RUSSIAN, AND SPANISH NAVIES, 1862–73
- CHAPTER IX MONITORS AND EARLIER ARMOURED VESSELS FOR COAST SERVICE
- CHAPTER X COAST-SERVICE VESSELS OF MORE RECENT TYPE, AND EARLIER MASTLESS ITRONCLADS
- CHAPTER XI ARMOURED CRUISERS
- CHAPTER XII BOW-BATTERY SHIPS
- CHAPTER XIII CENTRAL BATTERY SHIPS
- CHAPTER XIV MASTED TURRET-SHIPS
- CHAPTER XV MASTLESS TURRET-SHIPS
- CHAPTER XVI MASTLESS BARBETTESHIPS
- CHAPTER XVII UNARMOURED CRUISERS AND SPECIAL VESSELS OF THE CHIEF NAVAL POWERS
- INDEX
- Plate section
- Plate section
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- Chapter
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- The British NavyIts Strength, Resources, and Administration, pp. 43 - 47Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1882