The British Battle Fleet: Its Inception and Growth Throughout the Centuries to the Present Day, Volume 1Tri-Service Press, 1990 - History |
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British Battle-Fleet: Its Inception and Growth Throughout the Centuries to ... Fred T. Jane No preview available - 2019 |
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action Admiral Admiralty Anson appeared Armada armament armour attack attempt battery battle Bellerophon blockade boats bombardment BREASTWORK MONITORS Brest British fleet British Navy broadside built bulkheads Cadiz Captain captured carried coast Coles command considerable consisted convoy craft crew Crimean War deck defeat defence designed destroyed dockyard Dreadnought Dutch enemy England English fleet English ships expedition fighting fire fire-ships force France French fleet French ships frigates Gibraltar Greek fire guns harbour Henry Henry VII Huascar idea invasion iron ironclad King knots later loss masts matter Minorca mutiny Napoleon naval power Nelson number of ships officers Oleron operations personnel Phineas Pett portholes ports projectiles realised reign result rigging Royal Royal Navy Russian sail seamen ship's shore shot side Sir E. J. Reed Spain Spaniards Spanish speed Spithead Mutiny squadron steam surrendered to-day tons took place torpedo Toulon Trafalgar turret turret-ship Vanguard victory Villaret-Joyeuse Villeneuve warships