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Admiralty of the United Kingdom. The Admiralty List Books. A month by month track of every ship in commission, its commanding officer, lieutenants, complement, station; up to 1813.
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Admiralty; age of sail; naval guide; officer; Royal Navy; ship; ship of the line;
Keywords:
Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, officer, quarterdeck, leader , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate
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Albion, Robert Greenhalgh. Five Centuries of Famous Ships: From the Santa Maria to the Glomar Explorer. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1978, ix, 435 pp. Foreword: Benjamin Labaree; coverage of over 150 ships.
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age of sail; age of steam; architecture; merchant marine; ship; ship of the line; shipbuilding;
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age of sail, age of steam, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , ship, boat, vessel, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, merchant marine
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Anderson, Roger Charles. "The Royal Sovereign of 1637." 3 parts. MM, 3 (April, June, July 1913): 109-12, 168-70, 208-11.
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17th C. (1600-1699); Admiralty; age of sail; architecture; Royal Navy; ship of the line; shipbuilding;
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17th century, seventeenth, age of sail, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders
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Archibald, Edward H.H. The Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy, AD 897-1984. Annapolis: NIP; Poole: Blandford, 1984, 416 pp. Illus: Ray Woodward; completely revised edition.
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Admiralty; age of sail; age of steam; battleship; general history; gunnery; Royal Navy; ship; ship of the line; weapons;
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age of sail, age of steam, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, general history, general survey, survey, Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel, weapon, arms trade , gunnery, gun, weapon , ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate , battleship, battlecruiser, dreadnought, capital ship
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Archibald, Edward H.H. The Wooden Fighting Ships in the Royal Navy, AD 897-1860. London: Blandford; New York: Arco, 1968, 1970, 174 pp. Illus: Ray Woodward; much useful detail, naval architecture.
Categories:
Admiralty; age of sail; architecture; gunnery; ship; ship of the line; weapons;
Keywords:
Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , gunnery, gun, weapon , ship, boat, vessel, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate , weapon, arms trade
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Ashley, Mike, ed. The Mammoth Book of Men O'War: Stories of the Glory Days of Sail. New York: Carroll & Graf; London: Robinson, 1999, xvi, 496 pp. Foreword: Alexander Kent; anthology of 18 stories.
Categories:
age of sail; condition; memoir; naval lore; ship of the line;
Keywords:
age of sail, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate
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Baxter, Colin Frank. "The Duke of Somerset and the Creation of the British Ironclad Navy." MM, 63 (August 1977): 279-84. Challenge: replace wooden ships-of-the-line; demands: economize, more security, technological questions
Categories:
19th C. (1800-1899); age of steam; architecture; Royal Navy; ship of the line; shipbuilding; technology;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, age of steam, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Birbeck, Thomas Towning. The Foudroyant. Chepstow: Rural District Council, 1966, 116 pp. Famous warship.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); age of sail; ship; ship of the line;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, age of sail, ship, boat, vessel, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate
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Blake, Nicholas. Steering to Glory: A Day in the Life of a Ship of the Line. London: Chatham, 2005, 304 pp. 60 illustrations; narrative of a model 24-hour day, e.g., in summer of 1805 when from Mediterranean made 6686 mile roundtrip to & from West Indies.
Categories:
19th C. (1800-1899); age of sail; ship of the line; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate , War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, age of sail
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Boudriot, Jean. Le Vaisseau De 74 Canons. 4 vols. Grenoble: Quatre Seigneurs. French '74; superlative production.
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18th C. (1700-1799); ship of the line; shipbuilding; technology;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Boudriot, Jean. The Seventy-Four Gun Ship: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Naval Architecture. 4 vols. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot; Annapolis: NIP, 1974-1978, 1986-1988, 1062 pp.Trans: David H. Roberts; exquisite detail; drawings & paintings.
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18th C. (1700-1799); scurvy; ship; ship of the line; shipbuilding;
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18th century, eighteenth, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate , ship, boat, vessel, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency
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Bowman, Jonathan. Victory at Any Price. Barnham Broom: Private, 2009, 244 pp. 250 illustrations; HMS Victory restoration; all copper & wood removed, 10 tons & 14 tons, respectively.
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age of sail, HMS Victory, ship of the line, flagship of Nelson, current floating museum, Save The Victory Fund , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate
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Bradford, Ernle Dunsgate Selby. The Great Ship. London: Hamilton, 1986, xi, 176 pp.
Categories:
16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); battleship; ship; ship of the line;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, ship, boat, vessel, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate , battleship, battlecruiser, dreadnought, capital ship
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Bradford, Ernle Dunsgate Selby. The Story of the Mary Rose. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1987, 207 pp. For Mary Rose Trust; sank 19 July 1545, Spithead.
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16th century, sixteenth, ship, boat, vessel, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate , Anglo-French, France
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Browne, Douglas C. The Floating Bulwark: The Story of the Fighting Ship, 1514-1942. New York: St. Martin, 1963, 274 pp. Older technical guide.
Categories:
16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); battleship; ship of the line; technology;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate , battleship, battlecruiser, dreadnought, capital ship
| Abbreviations | |
| AHR | American Historical Review |
| Alb | Albion |
| alt | alternate |
| Am Nep | American Neptune |
| AQ & DJ | Army Quarterly and Defence Journal |
| ASLIB | Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses) |
| BIHR | Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research |
| Can His Rev | Canadian Historical Review |
| Can J His | Canadian Journal of History |
| comp | Compiled by |
| DAI | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| EcHR | Economic History Review |
| ed | editor or edited by |
| EnHR | English Historical Review |
| HisAHR | Hispanic American Historical Review |
| HJ | Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal) |
| His Res | Historical Research |
| His Tod | History Today |
| Intell & Nat Sec | Intelligence and National Security |
| IJ Mar His | International Journal of Maritime History |
| IJ Nau Arch | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
| IHR | International History Review |
| intro | introduction |
| J Am His | Journal of American History |
| J Asian His | Journal of Asian History |
| JBS | Journal of British Studies |
| J Cont His | Journal of Contemporary History |
| J Econ His | Journal of Economic History |
| JI & CH | Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History |
| J Mar Res | Journal for Maritime Research |
| J Mil His | Journal of Military History |
| J Mod His | Journal of Modern History |
| JRUSI | Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute |
| J Soc His | Journal of Social History |
| JSAHR | Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research |
| J Stra Stu | Journal of Strategic Studies |
| J Trans His | Journal of Transport History |
| J Wor His | Journal of World History |
| MM | Mariner's Mirror |
| Mil Aff | Military Affairs |
| NHS | Naval History Symposium (USNA) |
| NMM | National Maritime Museum |
| Nav Rev | Naval Review |
| NWCR | Naval War College Review (US) |
| Nel Dis | Nelson Dispatch |
| NIP | Naval Institute Press |
| Nor Mar | Northern Mariner |
| Pac His Rev | Pacific Historical Review |
| P & P | Past and Present |
| Traf Chron | Trafalgar Chronicle |
| trans | translated by |
| UP | University Press |
| USNIP | Proceedings of the Naval Institute |
| Vic Stu | Victorian Studies |
| War & Soc | War and Society |
| War in His | War in History |
| W&MQ | William and Mary Quarterly |
| WSS | World Ship Society |