Famed
as a classic naval duel, a one-on-one clash between two sailing
frigates offered the victor immeasurable fame and glory. During the War
of 1812, the Royal Navy and United States Navy squared off in four such
duels, the most famous that between the USS Constitution and HMS
Guerrière. Ships and tactics between the two nations varied enormously,
with the American navy favouring a revolutionary design of frigate, with
twenty-four pounder guns and heavy structural timbers, while the
British, used to fighting the French and Spanish navies, relied on
smaller, eighteen-pounder frigates. Through first-hand accounts of these
four single-ship actions and fascinating comparisons of artillery, crew
ability and tactical achievements, this book offers an unparalleled
insight into the ruthless reality of frigate battles in the War of 1812.
Late
in the morning on 21 October 1805, warships from the British and
combined French and Spanish fleets clashed off Cape Trafalgar on the
Spanish coast. After a six month game of cat and mouse across the
Atlantic, 27 British ships of the line engaged the Allied force of 33
ships of the line. This was a duel of skill, tenacity and bravery as
captains and crews battled for mastery of the seas. This book is an
opportunity to relive the action at Trafalgar - read the accounts of
sailors who were there, and who experienced the sound of scraping
cutlasses and bombarding cannons at one of the most important naval
engagements of history. Understand how the guns were operated, learn
about the training of crews and study the design and development of the
incredible ships which dominated naval warfare of the period, as Gregory
Fremont-Barnes reveals the revolutionary tactics used by Nelson to
secure a victory that saved Britain from the threat of invasion and
ensured British naval dominance for over a century.
The
clash between the American Bonhomme Richard and the British HMS Serapis
during the American Revolutionary War is perhaps the most famous
single-ship duel in history. This epic battle between two very similar
ships – and crews – off the coast of Britain in September 1779 created
two naval heroes: in victory, John Paul Jones became a figure that all
future American naval officers would aspire to emulate, while Richard
Pearson, in defeat, became a hero to the British for a tenacious defence
that allowed the merchant vessels under his protection to escape.
Featuring specially commissioned full-color artwork, this is the story
of an epic maritime clash at the height of the Revolutionary War that
provided a founding legend for generations of US naval officers and
demonstrated the intrepidity and fighting prowess of the fledgling US
Navy
Жан
Бодрио первым начал серьезно и систематически изучать сохранившиеся
модели и исследовать архивы в каждом французском порту. Он ничего не
пропускал: ни теоретические труды, ни ценные документы чертежников того
времени, ни заметки неизвестных инженеров на полях тетрадей, ни сметы
мастеров-плотников, ни инвентарные записи складов. Boudriot в своих
работах и выводах опирался только на неопровержимые документы: архивные
чертежи, конструкции, походные и экипировочные сметы, письма и
манускрипты того времени. Основываясь на своем таланте чертежника и на
архитектурном образовании, Jean Boudriot уверяет, что только через
чертежи можно исследовать и понять морскую историю. Его скрупулезные
колдовские линии имеют легко узнаваемый стиль, погружая читателя в
атмосферу 17, 18 или 19 веков.
In
the book detailing the basics of building models of sailing ships,
various technologies and tools. The text is accompanied by a large
number of explanatory drawings. This book is filled with exceedingly
useful information. Its only drawback is that it recommends using what
are now outdated materials by current practice. The largest difference
is that Mr. Porter advocates using balsa wood where more currtnt books
advise basswood. But it is an easy leap to make to more modern practice.
His conversion charts are are very helpful.
The
rigging of period ship models is arguably the most complex and daunting
task for the modeler. An eighteenth-century man-of-war boasted mile
upon mile of rigging, over 1,000 blocks, and acres of canvas. To reduce
the rigging in scale and yet retain an accurate representation is a
formidable undertaking. This follow-up to Lennarth Petersson s highly
successful Rigging Period Ship Models does for fore-and-aft rig what his
earlier book did for square rig. Taking as examples a French
eighteenth-century lugger, an English cutter, and an American schooner,
Petersson demonstrated in beautifully drawn diagrams how each item of
both the standing and running rigging is fitted, led and belayed. A must
for all period modelers and all those with an interest in historic
sailing ships.
The
17th and 18th centuries witnessed the rise of fighting sailing navies,
which became instruments of worldwide strategic power. Spain, Holland,
France, and Britain were the leading protagonists; after the eclipse of
the first two, the struggle for domination at sea revolved chiefly into a
Franco-British conflict, culminating in Britain's maritime triumph in
the Napoleonic Wars. Lambert shows how Britain's naval dominance was
achieved, with detailed accounts of key conflicts that reveal both the
highest levels of strategy and the experience of the ordinary sailor.
The
turn of the 16th century saw the start of a revolution in sea
warfare--one long in the making but, once begun, remarkably swift. The
driving force: gunpowder. The principal agents: galleys (long, low boats
propelled principally by oars) and galleons (heavy, square rigged
sailing ships). Suddenly, Europe, formerly on a technological par with
India and China, dominated the waters. They crossed the Atlantic,
reached America, and became world powers. A beautifully written account
of the age conveys exactly how a country like Portugal could establish
outposts from South America to the Pacific, how Christian fleets wrested
control of the Mediterranean from the Ottoman Empire, and why the
"invincible" Spanish armada met with disaster in its attempt to invade
England. A vivid page-turner.
The recent publication by this Society, of Skip Models: How to
Build Them, written by Charles G. Davis, a naval architect of unusual
practical experience in the building of ships and also ship models, at
once resulted in a demand for additional information on this fascinating
subject. Not content with building a block model, a greater knowledge
of ships developed a desire for information on the framing of the
"built-up" model. Ship model builders in all parts of the country
required details on the deck furniture of various types of vessels at
different periods and also on the thousand and one things that the ship
builder and rigger must know in order to practice his craft.
