Naval Warfare with SteamSir Howard Douglas (1776-1861) fought in the Napoleonic wars in Spain, taught at the Royal Military College, served as lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, lord high commissioner of the Ionian Islands, and as a Conservative M.P. for Liverpool. A military scholar, fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Royal Society and associate of the Institution of Naval Architects, he wrote widely on bridges, systems of defence and attack, and on Britain's North American provinces. Written in retirement, when Douglas became an unofficial advisor to a succession of prime ministers, this work addresses the use of steam to propel ships, with detailed analysis of design, steering, propeller and paddle engineering and considerations of speed and manoeuvrability. The book goes on to examine tactics, including breaking the line, fuel economy and fleet arrangement. Built upon by others, this important work, first published in 1858, remains of interest to military historians. |
Contents
Section 1 | iii |
Section 2 | v |
Section 3 | vii |
Section 4 | 19 |
Section 5 | 21 |
Section 6 | 98 |
Section 7 | 116 |
Section 8 | 119 |
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action Admiral advantage angle aperture attack axis axle Basilisk blades British broadside batteries centre columns consumption of fuel cylinder deck defence difficulty direction divisions double échelon echelon formation effect eflicient enemy enemy’s fleet enemy’s line engine equal evolutions feet field fig figure find fire first fixed flank fleet in line force formation formed French fleet frigates gunnery guns horse-power leeward length line abreast line ahead line of battle line of bearing manoeuvre military military tactics motion movement naval tactics naval warfare navy oblique oblique order order of battle order of sailing paddle paddle-boards paddle-wheels piston port position pressure propelling Rattler rear Royal rudder sailing fleet sailing ships screw corvette screw nearly ready screw-propeller screw-steamers screw-vessels ships in line sloop-of-war speed starboard steam fleets steam-ships steamers stern surface tack tion trials trunk velocity vertical vessel wheel wind windward yoke