Author: HAWKEY, ARTHUR.
Title: Black Night Off Finisterre. The Tragic Tale of and Early British Ironclad.
Description: 8vo; 192; 12 pages of b/w plates, 4 appendicies, sources, index; original cloth, dustjacket, a fine copy. Annapolis, Maryland, Naval Institute Press, (n.d). An account of the loss of HMS Captain and the decade-long public controversy in parliament and the press which preceded and led to the building of the ship in unprecedented circumstances. She was the first sea-going turret warship built to provide all-round fire power. She was the first in a line of innovative designs heralding the great development of warships that reached its peak before World War Two.
Keywords: British naval history HMS Captain
Title: Black Night Off Finisterre. The Tragic Tale of and Early British Ironclad.
Description: 8vo; 192; 12 pages of b/w plates, 4 appendicies, sources, index; original cloth, dustjacket, a fine copy. Annapolis, Maryland, Naval Institute Press, (n.d). An account of the loss of HMS Captain and the decade-long public controversy in parliament and the press which preceded and led to the building of the ship in unprecedented circumstances. She was the first sea-going turret warship built to provide all-round fire power. She was the first in a line of innovative designs heralding the great development of warships that reached its peak before World War Two.
Keywords: British naval history HMS Captain
Price: AUD 30.00 = appr. US$ 20.76 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 104176
- Book number: 104176