Chatham Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Date: 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 1861761864 . Fade toone word of the title to spine of dw. ; 255x190mm; 160 pages . 2002. Chatham Publishing ISBN 1861761864 9781861761866 [GB]

Chatham , London, Date: 2002. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Trincomalee belonged to a large class of 38-gun Fifth Rates that have a strong claim to being the Royal Navy's standard frigate type for the whole of the Napoleonic Wars. Following the success of the Shannon against the Chesapeake in 1813, the class was chosen as the post-war mass-production design. Intended to replace large numbers of worn-out war-built frigates, this programme emphasised quality of construction for longevity, and included a number built of teak at Bombay in India. One of these was Trincomalee, launched in 1817. This book reflects the multiple significance of the ship - its place in the development of the frigate, the importance of the teak building programme in India, its role in the changing world of the nineteenth-century Royal Navy, and even its last contribution as a training vessel for young seamen. Because the teak hull was considered resistant to extremes of climate, most of the ship's active life was spent on American stations - the West Indies, Newfoundland, and later the north Pacific and Arctic - combining imperial policing duties with oceanography and exploration. The resilience of teak was further proved by a long period of harbour service, and even after a century of relative neglect the hull was found worthy of an immensely costly restoration. The work carried out on the ship must be one of the most thorough, historically accurate, and painstaking ...

ISBN10: 1861761864, ISBN13: 9781861761866, [publisher: Chatham Publishing] Hardcover Signed. Includes a letter inscribed by the author. With very good dust jacket. Very Good hardcover with light shelfwear - NICE! Standard-sized.
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ISBN10: 1861761864, ISBN13: 9781861761866, [publisher: Chatham Publishing, London] Hardcover First Edition This mint unmarked copy is bound in cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, tight, white, bright and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in mint condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. Trincomalee belonged to a large class of 38-gun Fifth Rates that have a strong claim to being the Royal Navy's standard frigate type for the whole of the Napoleonic Wars. Following the success of the Shannon against the Chesapeake in 1813, the class was chosen as the post-war mass-production design. Intended to replace large numbers of worn-out war-built frigates, this programme emphasised quality of construction for longevity, and included a number built of teak at Bombay in India. One of these was Trincomalee, launched in 1817. This book reflects the multiple significance of the ship - its place in the development of the frigate, the importance of the teak building programme in India, its role in the changing world of the nineteenth-century Royal Navy, and even its last contribution as a training vessel for young seamen. Because the teak hull was considered resistant to extremes of climate, most of the ship's active life was spent on American stations - the ...

London Chatham Publishing 2002 1st Edition Hardcover Very Good in Very Good jacket London: Chatham Publishing, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. Well illustrated study, in VG+, clean and bright order throughout. Signed by author to title page. Smart yellow boards only very lightly marked. VG unclipped d/j. 4to. 160pp.

ISBN10: 1861761864, ISBN13: 9781861761866, [publisher: Chatham Publishing] Hardcover Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 1.23
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