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Online-Ressource (354 pages)
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ISBN:
9781473853126
Content:
Gradually evolving from the masted steam frigates of the mid-nineteenth century, the first modern cruiser is not easy to define, but for the sake of this book the starting point is taken to be Iris and Mercury of 1875. They were the RN's first steel-built warships; were designed primarily to be steamed rather than sailed; and formed the basis of a line of succeeding cruiser classes. The story ends with the last armoured cruisers, which were succeeded by the first battlecruisers (originally called armoured cruisers), and with the last Third Class Cruisers (Topaze class), all conceived before 19
Note:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Illustrator's Notes; Introduction; Chapter 1: Steam, Sail And Wooden Hulls; Chapter 2: Iron Hulls; Chapter 3: The First Armoured Cruisers; Chapter 4: Fast Steel Cruisers; Chapter 5: The Torpedo And Small Cruisers; Chapter 6: Big Cruisers To Protect Commerce; Chapter 7: The Fast Wing Of The Battle Fleet; Appendix: Vickers Designs; Chapter 8: Epilogue: Fisher's Revolution; Bibliography; Notes; Data List; List of Ships; Abbreviations; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781848320994
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe British Cruisers of the Victorian Era
Language:
English
Keywords:
Großbritannien
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Kreuzer
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Geschichte 1837-1901
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