The British Navy
Its Strength, Resources, and Administration

This comprehensive survey of the British Navy at a time of technological development was published between 1882 and 1883.

Thomas Brassey (Author)

9781108024662, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 16 December 2010

446 pages, 113 b/w illus.
22.9 x 2.5 x 15.2 cm, 0.65 kg

Sir Thomas Brassey (1836–1918), later Earl Brassey, was a politician with a particular interest in maritime affairs. He was a keen sailor, and his wife's accounts of their many voyages (also reissued in this series) were bestsellers. He subsequently became a Lord of the Admiralty and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, and Brassey's Naval Annual was for many years the authoritative survey of worldwide navies. This five-volume survey of the state of the British Navy was published between 1882 and 1883. Brassey was much involved with questions of the modernisation and reform of the Navy, at a time when international relations were marked by a maritime arms race. The books provide much technical detail about the different types of ship and weapons available to the Navy. Volume 2 examines armour, guns and torpedoes, and the comparative strength of naval powers.

Preface to the second volume
Part II. Essays and Papers on Naval Subjects: 1. Armour and armour experiments
2. Guns and gunnery
3. Torpedoes and torpedo boats
4. Comparative strength and resources of naval powers
5. Unarmoured ships
6. Harbour defence and coast service vessels
7. Historical sketch of naval expenditure since Trafalgar
Appendix
Index.

Subject Areas: Military history [HBW]