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.
Steam, Steel and Shellfire: The Steam Warship, 1815-1905
- Details
- By: Robert Gardiner & Andrew Lambert (editors)
- ME Naval Non-Fiction - General
- Title: Steam, Steel and Shellfire: The Steam Warship, 1815-1905
- Series: Conway's History of the Ship
- First Published by: Conway Maritime Press Ltd
- First Published Format: HC
- First Published Date: 1992
- ISBN-10: 0851776086
- ISBN-13: 978-0851776088