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British Ironclads 1860–75
HMS Warrior and the Royal Navy's 'Black Battlefleet'
British Ironclads 1860–75
HMS Warrior and the Royal Navy's 'Black Battlefleet'
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After the French warship La Gloire was launched in 1859, Britain, not to be outdone, launched her own ironclad the following year - HMS Warrior. When she entered service, she became the most powerful warship in the world.
Just like the Dreadnought half a century later, this ship changed the nature of naval warfare forever, and sparked a frantic arms race. The elegant but powerful Warrior embodied the technological advances of the early Victorian era, and the spirit of this new age of steam, iron and firepower.
Fully illustrated with detailed cutaway artwork, this book covers the British ironclad from its inception and emergence in 1860, to 1875, a watershed year, which saw the building of a new generation of recognisably modern turreted battleships.
Table of Contents
Design & Development
Tactical Requirements
Armour
Ordnance
Propulsion
Life on Board
Ironclads in Action
Specifications
Bibliography
Product details
| Published | 20 Sep 2018 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 48 |
| ISBN | 9781472826893 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of colour illustrations |
| Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
| Series | New Vanguard |
| Short code | NVG 262 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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