Shipbuilding in Iron and Steel
A Practical Treatise

A detailed textbook, first published in 1869, on the design and construction of ironclad warships.

Edward James Reed (Author)

9781108026451, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 17 February 2011

590 pages, 271 b/w illus. 1 table
21.6 x 14 x 3.3 cm, 0.74 kg

Sir Edward James Reed (1830–1906) was an innovative naval architect who, after attending the Central School of Mathematics and Naval Architecture in Portsmouth, was appointed chief constructor of the Navy in 1863. This was a crucial time for the navy, as traditional wooden sailing ships began to be armoured or rebuilt in iron in response to more powerful weaponry. Reed pioneered the methodical use of scientific calculations to determine a ship's weight, strength and stability, and was responsible for a number of revolutionary designs. He later founded his own consultancy and designed ships for other countries including Germany, Chile and Brazil. This textbook, first published in 1869, contains a comprehensive overview of the design and construction of the various classes of iron ships of the time, and the new features they incorporated. It also includes descriptions of procedures in Royal Dockyards and various civilian shipyards.

Preface
1. Practical considerations on the strength of iron ships
2. Keels, keelsons, and garboard-strakes
3. Stems
4. Stern posts
5. Transverse and longitudinal systems of framing
6. Combined transverse and longitudinal system of framing - framing of 'Warrior', 'Northumberland', &c.
7. Bracket-plate system of framing - framing of 'Bellerophon', 'Hercules', &c.
8. Deck framing and pillaring
9. Deck stringers and plating
10. Outside plating
11. Bulkheads
12. Topsides
13. Rudders
14. Iron masts
15. Miscellaneous details
16. Steel plates for shipbuilding
17. Rivets and rivet-work
18. On testing iron and steel
19. Lloyd's and the Liverpool rules for iron shipbuilding
20. Systems of work
21. Armour plating
Appendix
Index.

Subject Areas: Military history [HBW]