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ISBN10: 1399031023, ISBN13: 9781399031028, [publisher: Pen and Sword Books Ltd] Hardcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. [Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2023]
Hardback. New. This significant new reference book provides a complete list of the ships of the Royal Navy which were lost at sea in the age of sail. ISBN 1399031023 9781399031028 [GB]
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ISBN10: 1399031023, ISBN13: 9781399031028, [publisher: Pen and Sword Books Ltd] Hardcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. [Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2023]
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ISBN10: 1399031023, ISBN13: 9781399031028, [publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Okt 2023] Hardcover Neuware - This significant new reference book provides a complete list of the ships of the Royal Navy which were lost at sea in the age of sail. Arranged in chronological order, it includes outline details of each vessel lost and the circumstances of her loss. 1649 is the start date, which coincides with the execution of Charles I and that time when the Royal Navy entered a new phase as an instrument of state: the launch of the steam-powered and iron-hulled Warrior in 1860 effectively marks the end of the great era of the wooden-hulled sailing warship.Life at sea in the age of sail was a hazardous pursuit, and there were many reasons for a ship being lost. A correspondent to the Nautical Magazine in 1841 detailed some fifty reasons and causes, from being short of crew, abandonment without sufficient cause, the poor condition of a ship, incorrectness of charts, poor dead-reckoning as well as less obvious reasons such as 'the presence of captains' wives and other women.' Navigational error, particularly before the chronometer allowed for the accurate calculation of longitude, was a common reason, while poor weather in the form of fog or gales was an obvious peril. So many ships suffered the melancholy fate of lonely disappearance - overwhelmed by storm and sea, and witnessed by none. Collisions and fire feature regularly as does, of course, loss to the ene ...
ISBN10: 1399031023, ISBN13: 9781399031028, [publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Okt 2023] Hardcover Neuware - This significant new reference book provides a complete list of the ships of the Royal Navy which were lost at sea in the age of sail. Arranged in chronological order, it includes outline details of each vessel lost and the circumstances of her loss. 1649 is the start date, which coincides with the execution of Charles I and that time when the Royal Navy entered a new phase as an instrument of state: the launch of the steam-powered and iron-hulled Warrior in 1860 effectively marks the end of the great era of the wooden-hulled sailing warship.Life at sea in the age of sail was a hazardous pursuit, and there were many reasons for a ship being lost. A correspondent to the Nautical Magazine in 1841 detailed some fifty reasons and causes, from being short of crew, abandonment without sufficient cause, the poor condition of a ship, incorrectness of charts, poor dead-reckoning as well as less obvious reasons such as 'the presence of captains' wives and other women.' Navigational error, particularly before the chronometer allowed for the accurate calculation of longitude, was a common reason, while poor weather in the form of fog or gales was an obvious peril. So many ships suffered the melancholy fate of lonely disappearance - overwhelmed by storm and sea, and witnessed by none. Collisions and fire feature regularly as does, of course, loss to the ene ...
ISBN10: 1399031023, ISBN13: 9781399031028, [publisher: Seaforth Publishing] Hardcover Book is in NEW condition. 2.03 [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2023]
ISBN10: 1399031023, ISBN13: 9781399031028, [publisher: Seaforth Publishing] Hardcover Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 2.03 [Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2023]
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