The Bomb Vessel Granado 1742
Peter Goodwin
Anatomy of the Ship Series. Built as a floating siege engine able to withstand the recoil of shell-firing mortars, the Granado was one of twelve bomb vessels supplementing the depleted British fleet at the outbreak of the War of Jenkins' Ear in 1739. This book begins with a brief description of the development of bomb vessels, from the early galiote a bombe built in 1682 to the World War II monitors used for coastal bombardment, and continues with an in-depth description of the Granado, a summary of the ship's career, and more than 250 detailed illustrations. The book also provides insights into fictional hero Jack Aubrey's first command, the Sophie, a 14-gun brig-sloop with a quarterdeck and stern windows. First published in 1989, this reprint includes a new fold-out large-scale plan on the reverse of the book jacket. 11 photographs. 263 line drawings.
年:
1999
出版社:
Conway Maritime Press
语言:
english
页:
128
ISBN 10:
0851775225
ISBN 13:
9780851775227
系列:
Anatomy of the Ship
文件:
PDF, 53.48 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 1999