Author: HAWKEY, ARTHUR
Title: Black Night Off Finisterre the Tragic Tale of an Early British Ironclad
Description: Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1557501882. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of one tiny edge nick to the top spine end. "An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. The first ironclad battleship, Gloire, was launched by the French Navy in November 1859. The British Admiralty had been considering armored warships since 1856 and prepared a draft design for an armored corvette in 1857; in early 1859 the Royal Navy started building two iron-hulled armored frigates, and by 1861 had made the decision to move to an all-armored battle fleet. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: 1557501882 Ships & Sailing Arthur Hawkey Ironclads British Naval History Ships & Sailing
See more books from our catalog: Ships & Sailing
Title: Black Night Off Finisterre the Tragic Tale of an Early British Ironclad
Description: Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1557501882. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of one tiny edge nick to the top spine end. "An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. The first ironclad battleship, Gloire, was launched by the French Navy in November 1859. The British Admiralty had been considering armored warships since 1856 and prepared a draft design for an armored corvette in 1857; in early 1859 the Royal Navy started building two iron-hulled armored frigates, and by 1861 had made the decision to move to an all-armored battle fleet. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: 1557501882 Ships & Sailing Arthur Hawkey Ironclads British Naval History Ships & Sailing
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 40107
- Book number: 40107
See more books from our catalog: Ships & Sailing