The 100-Gun Ship Victory (Anatomy of The Ship) - Softcover

McKay, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844862232 ISBN 13: 9781844862238

Verlag: Conway, 2014

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Reseña del editor:

Forever associated with Nelson's last battle, HMS Victory is one of the most famous ships of all time, and is now preserved as a major part of the Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth. The ship's survival is particularly appropriate since Victory is not only an example of the ultimate sailing warship - the three-decker First Rate - but was also the most popular and successful 100-gun ship of the period. Forty years old even by the time of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, she had been the flagship of half a dozen famous admirals, and was to continue in active service until 1812.

This superb book includes a full description of the ship and her influence in the development of the First Rate ship of the line, a photographic pictorial reference section, and more than 300 perspective and three-view drawings with in-depth descriptive keys. General arrangements, hull construction, fittings, decoration, masts and yards, rigging and armament as presently restored are all covered in considerable detail.

Biografía del autor:

John McKay is an architectural draughtsman by profession, and this training undoubtedly helped with the production of a series of techical drawings for three volumes in Conway's Anatomy of the Ship series; on the Victory, the frigate Pandora and the armed transport Bounty. John lives near Vancouver, Canada.

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• Verlag: Conway
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1844862232
• ISBN 13: 9781844862238
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 120