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Acerra, Martine, Merino, Jose & Meyer, Jean, eds. Les Marines de guerre europeennes, XVII-XVIIIe siecles. Paris: Paris-Sorbonne UP, 1985, 436 pp. Essays, come cited; colloquium, Paris-Sorbonne, Sept 1984: naval architecture; British shipbuilding & maintenance during French wars; French naval vessels as privateers; development of naval tactics; blockade of Brest; French naval strategy; naval patronage; Louisbourg; French nautical science & Baltic naval operations in the 18th century; extraordinary group of essayists: N.A.M. Rodger, Roger Knight, James Pritchard, A.N. Ryan, Brian Lavery, D.J. Lyon, J.S. Bromley, Jose Merino, Patrick Villiers & Jan Glete.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-French; architecture; association; Baltic; blockade; commerce; historian; shipbuilding;
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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-French, France , association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, Baltic, sea, trade, naval stores , commerce, trade, business, blockade, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, historian, history, historical, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect
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Acerra, Martine. Rochefort et la construction navale francaise, 1661-1815. 4 vols. Paris: Libraire de l'Inde, 1993, 930 pp. Synthesis, French naval administration, shipbuilding, technology.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; Anglo-French; architecture; shipbuilding; technology;
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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-French, France , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Acworth, Bernard. Britain in Danger: An Examination of Our Navy. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1937, xiv, 288 pp. Retired Captain, RN; analysis & critique of naval construction & propulsion policies.
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architecture; critique of Royal Navy; interwar; propulsion ; Royal Navy; shipbuilding;
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architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, Royal Navy, Britain, England, propulsion , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, interwar
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Acworth, Bernard. The Economic Significance of Coal: A Symposium on the Utilization of Coal. London, 1933, 10 pp. Pamphlet; critical of current naval policies.
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age of steam; architecture; critique of Royal Navy; interwar; propulsion ; Royal Navy;
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architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , age of steam, propulsion , critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, Royal Navy, Britain, England, interwar
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Adams, Marion W. & Black, Jeanette D. A List of the Published Writings of Lawrence C. Wroth to December 31, 1950. Frederick Goff, 1951, pp. 485-504. From Essays Honoring Lawrence C. Worth; covered 1905-1950.
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20th C. (1900-1999); architecture; historian; personality; ship;
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20th century, twentieth, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , historian, history, historical, personality, prominent leader, noted person , ship, boat, vessel
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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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Albion, Robert Greenhalgh. Forests and Sea Power: The Timber Problem of the Royal Navy, 1652-1862. Harvard Economic Studies Series, # 29 & Classics of Naval Literature Series. Cambridge: Harvard UP; Hamden: Archon; Annapolis: NIP, 1926, 1965, 2000, 2004, xxvii, 485 pp. Intro: Timothy J. Bean; classic concerning logistical problems & sea power; supply a continuing problem for RN; influenced commercial, colonial & foreign policies, e.g., access to Baltic; thesis now superseded.
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Admiralty; age of sail; architecture; Baltic; Colonial America; commerce; diplomacy; logistics; sea power; ship; shipbuilding; trade;
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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, logistics, supply, supplies, sea power, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, ship, boat, vessel, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, commerce, trade, business, Baltic, sea, trade, naval stores , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations
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Alcraft, Rob. Shipping Disasters. World's Worst Series. Chicago: Heinemann, 2000, 32 pp. Juvenile literature; 3 disasters: Titanic, Derbyshire & Estonia.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); architecture; juvenile literature; liner; ship; wreck;
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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, juvenile literature, children's, junior, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , ship, boat, vessel, liner, passenger liner, steamship , architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect
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Aldcroft, Derek Howard, ed. The Development of British Industry and Foreign Competition, 1875-1914. Studies in Industrial Enterprise. Toronto: Toronto UP, 1968, 384 pp. Essays,, some cited; e.g., mercantile marine at the time: largest & most powerful in the world, one-third of world tonnage & one-half of steam fleet; by 1914, 85% built since 1895; in this period, Germany chief competitor.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); Anglo-German; architecture; commerce; enterprise; merchant marine; shipbuilding; technology;
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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , commerce, trade, business, merchant marine, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic
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Alderman, Geoffrey. "Joseph Chamberlain's Attempted Reform of the British Mercantile Marine." J Trans His, new ser, 1 (February 1972): 169-84. Associated with efforts of Samuel Plimsoll.
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19th C. (1800-1899); architecture; condition; merchant marine; voyage;
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19th century, nineteenth, merchant marine, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , voyage
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Allaway, Jim. Leander Class Frigates: Milestones from the Career of the Royal Navy's Most Successful Post-War Frigate Design: From the Pages of Navy News. Norwich: HMSO, 1995, vi, 72 pp. Folio, over 100 illustrations.
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anti-submarine warfare; architecture; Cold War; frigate; Royal Navy;
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architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , anti-submarine warfare, submarine, ASW, sonar , frigate, anti-submarine warfare vessel , cold war, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Allen, Frederick J. & Kelly, Roy Willmarth. The Shipbuilding Industy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1918, 300 pp. Intro: Charles M. Schwab.
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19th century, nineteenth, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders
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Allen, Matthew. "Rear Admiral Reginald Custance: Director of Naval Ingtelligence, 1899-1902." MM, 78 (February 1992): 61-75. DNI, leader of "syndicate of discontent," opponents of later Fisher reforms.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Admiralty; architecture; battleship; critique of Royal Navy; First Sea Lord; Fisher, John; intelligence; personality; Royal Navy; strategy; tactics;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, Fisher, John, First Sea Lord, reformer , First Sea Lord, professional head of Admiralty , battleship, battlecruiser, dreadnought, capital ship , architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , personality, prominent leader, noted person , Royal Navy, Britain, England, strategy, strategic, tactics, intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT
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Allin, Lawrence Carroll. "An Antediluvian Monstrosity: The Battleship Revisited." See W. Cogar, NHS-7, pp. 284-92.
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20th C. (1900-1999); architecture; battleship; critique of Royal Navy; gunnery; propulsion ; weapons;
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20th century, twentieth, battleship, battlecruiser, dreadnought, capital ship , gunnery, gun, weapon , architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , propulsion , weapon, arms trade , critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy
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Allington, Peter & Greenhill, Basil. The First Atlantic Liners: Seamanship in the Age of Paddle Wheel, Sail and Screw. London: Conway; Washington: Brassey, 1997, 167 pp. Folio; problems of handling early steamships at sea; based on original logbooks.
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19th C. (1800-1899); age of steam; architecture; liner; navigation; propulsion ; seamanship;
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19th century, nineteenth, age of steam, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , propulsion , liner, passenger liner, steamship , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence
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An Apology for English Ship-Builders: Showing that It Is Not Necessary the Country Should Look to the Navy for Naval Architects. London: Effingham Wilson, 1833, 48 pp. Response to First Lord about Surveyor of Navy, June 1832.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; architecture; critique of Royal Navy; First Lord; Royal Navy; shipbuilding;
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19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty , Royal Navy, Britain, England, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders
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Anderdon, Roger Charles. "Comparative Naval Architecture, 1670-1720." MM, 7 (1921): 38-45.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Admiralty; architecture; shipbuilding;
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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders
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Anderson, Roger Charles, ed. A Treatise on Rigging. Society for Nautical Researh Occasional Publication Series, # 2. London: SNR, 1921, 18 pp. From MSS, 1625, at Petworth House.
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age of sail; architecture; association; seamanship; shipbuilding;
Keywords:
age of sail, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium
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Anderson, Roger Charles. Catalogue of Ship-Models: Scale Models. London: HMSO, 1952, 133 pp. For NMM.
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Admiralty; architecture; association; model; museum; ship; shipbuilding;
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association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, model, ship model, model building , ship, boat, vessel, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, museum, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty
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Anderson, Roger Charles. "Italian Naval Architecture about 1445." MM, 11 (April 1925): 135-63. Mediterranean built.
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15th C. (1400-1499); Anglo-Italian; architecture; Mediterranean Sea; shipbuilding; venice arsenal;
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15th century, fifteenth, Anglo-Italian, Italy , architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, venice arsenal
| 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 |