num_pages: 0
description: Between 1840 and 1905, sail was replaced by steam, wooden hull construction with iron and then steel, and the shell-firing gun encouraged the adoption of armor plate. For this first time, this volume - the fourth in an ambitious series - offers a proper understanding of this neglected, misunderstood but fascinating period in shipbuilding.
language: English
title: Steam, Steel & Shellfire: The Steam Warship, 1815-1905
titlecomplete: Steam, Steel & Shellfire: The Steam Warship, 1815-1905
genres: Naval History
ratings_count: 16
series: Conway's History of the Ship
publisher: Book Sales