Ironclads in Action: A Sketch of Naval Warfare from 1855 to 1895, with Some Account of the Development of the Battleship in England, Volume 2

Herbert Wrigley Wilson

Little, Brown, 1896 - History, Modern

Contents

• Courbet at Foochow: 5
• Peixoto acquires a fleet: 6
• Descent of the River Min Aug 2528th 1884 1112: 13
• Rice contraband: 15
• Balmacedist torpedovessels leave for Caldera: 22
• Action between the torpedo vessels and the Acongagua: 29
• The Aquidaban discovered: 35
• She is torpedoed by the Gustavo Sampaio: 44
• PAGE: 49
• CHAPTER XIX: 51
• The state of the Chinese Navy: 56
• The Chinese despatch transports to the Yalu River: 61
• Ting with the fleet convoys them: 83
• The ships of the Japanese: 86
• The battle opens September 17th 1894: 88
• The Chen Yuen and Ting Yuen: 91
• Alleged misbehaviour of the Tsi Yuen: 100
• Does naval warfare grow bloodier: 108
• Size and speed in the two fleets: 110
• Other Chinese ships: 112
• The ram and the torpedo not used: 116
• CHAPTER XXII: 126
• Torpedo attack of Feb 5th 1895: 132
• A special class of ships to fight in the line necessary: 138
• Weak ships in line a disadvantage: 144
• The ram in battle: 150
• Groups: 156
• The value of the ram: 160
• Percentage of hits in battle: 166
• The encounter at close quarters: 172
• Losses of ships: 176
• Summary: 182
• Story of the survivors: 187
• the Grosser Kurfürst sinks: 194
• A dangerous manœuvre ordered: 197
• Finding of the courtmartial: 206
• Growth of displacement: 212
• The Royal Sovereign class: 214
• The Gloire and the Warrior: 219
• The Alexandra and Téméraire: 223
• The écheloned turretship: 229
• The Nile and Trafalgar: 233
• The Centurion and Barfleur: 236
• English and foreign types of battleships compared: 242
• The Development of the French Navy 18551895 260274: 260
• Report of the French Committee in 1870 upon: 275
• Illustrations: 289
• 291314: 311
• Names: 317
• Chinese Merchant Marine and Docks: 325
• The Naniwa engages the Tsi Yuen July 25th 1894: 331
• The position of the Kowshing: 340
• Admiral Ting puts to: 368

Bibliographic information

• Title: Ironclads in Action: A Sketch of Naval Warfare from 1855 to 1895, with Some Account of the Development of the Battleship in England, Volume 2; Ironclads in Action: A Sketch of Naval Warfare from 1855 to 1895, with Some Account of the Development of the Battleship in England, Herbert Wrigley Wilson
• Author: Herbert Wrigley Wilson
• Publisher: Little, Brown, 1896
• Original from: Indiana University
• Digitized: Mar 19, 2009