283 Seiten,
Sprache: Englisch,
CONTENTS
PREFACE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... I
PART I THE HULL
CHAPTER I CoNsTRUCTION OF SHIPS OF THE PERIOD ... ... ... ... 7
- CHAPTER II FRAMING OF THE MODEL ... ... ... ... ... ... 29
CHAPTER III PLANKING AND COPPERING ... ... ... • • • ' • • • • • • 49
CHAPTER I V THE DECKS AND OTHER DETAILS ... ... ... ... ... 6o
CHAPTER V THE HEAD AND THE STERN ... ... • • • • • • • • • 74
CHAPTER VI THE UPPER DECK ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 87
CHAPTER VII THE GUNS AND DECK DETAILS ... ... ... • • • • • • 104
CHAPTER VIII THE QUARTER DECK ... ... ... ... ... ... I I 7
CHAPTER IX OTHER HULL DETAILS ... ... ... ... ... ... I26
CHAPTER X ASSEMBLY ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14.4.
PART II THE RIGGING
CHAPTER XI MASTS AND SPARS ... ... ... ... ... ... ... I56
CHAPTER XII MASTS AND SPARS (CONTINUED) ... ... ... ... ... I83
CHAPTER XIII THE RIGGING ... ... ... • • • • • • • • • • • • 204
CHAPTER XIV STANDING RIGGING ... ... ... . .. ... . . . ... 219
CHAPTEP. XV RUNNING RIGGING ... . ... ... ... ... ... • • • 234
CHAPTER XVI RUNNING RIGGING (CON'I'INUE•D) ... ... ... ... ... 25 I
INDEX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 273
Nelson's history has been written from
every possible angle, but this is not so
with his ships. Such information as there
is about the ships is buried in contempor-
ary books an Naval Architecture; only
the expert can sift it and present it in a
usable form. In doing this, Dr. Long-
ridge's work becomes a veritable treasure trove for the naval historian and ship modeller. H.M.S. Victory is the supreme example of the ships of the period, and fortunately she is still in existence. The original draughts of 1765 have been preserved, as have also the drawings used in the restoration of the ship in 1922. The author was thus able to compile from authentic sources and bis model of the
gutes Exemplar, altersgemäß gebräunt, Gesamtzustand gut
- Verlag:
- Model and Allied Publications Limited, Hemel Hempstead, Herts 1972
- Artikelnummer:
- B00071775
- Gewicht:
- 1900 gr
- Lagerplatz:
- D26