Building the steam navy
Subtitle: dockyards, technology, and the creation of the Victorian battle fleet, 1830-1906
By: David Evans.
Publisher: Conway Maritime; Distributed in North America by Naval Institute Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; Annapolis, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 19th century.; Shipyards -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Shipbuilding industry -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Warships -- Great Britain -- Design and construction -- History -- 19th century.; Shipbuilding -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Shipbuilding industry -- Military aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-207) and index.
Table of contents: title: The birth of the steam navy; title: Building foundations; title: Retrenchment in the name of reform; title: Woolwich and the first steam factory; title: Iron construction; title: Gaining the technological edge; title: Equipping and running the steam factories; title: Greene, scamp and the integrated factory; title: HMS Volcano and the development of mobile logistics; title: Integrating the factories; title: Mechanisation supreme; title: The first iron warships; title: HMS Achilles; title: Coaling the Navy; title: The great extensions.