The Naval Chronicle: Volume 16, July–December 1806
Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects

Volume 16 of the Naval Chronicle (1806) includes biographies, naval news, and technical reports on shipbuilding and signalling.

James Stanier Clarke (Edited by), John McArthur (Edited by)

9781108018555, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 September 2010

568 pages, 14 b/w illus. 1 map
21.6 x 14 x 3.2 cm, 0.71 kg

The Naval Chronicle, published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818, is a key source for British maritime and military history. This reissue is the first complete printed reproduction of what was the most influential maritime publication of its day. The subjects covered range from accounts of battles and lists of ships to notices of promotions and marriages, courts martial and deaths, and biographies, poetry and letters. Each volume also contains engravings and charts relating to naval engagements and important harbours around the world. Volume 16 (1806) includes news of the unsuccessful British attack on Buenos Aires and a long biography of its leader, the influential but controversial Sir Home Popham. It also contains technical reports on shipbuilding and signalling, a list of almost 100 ships being built in British dockyards, coastal defence plans, and the codicil to Nelson's will regarding Lady Hamilton.

Preface
Biographical memoirs
Naval anecdotes, commercial hints, recollections etc.
Correspondence
Naval poetry
Naval history of the present year, 1806
Shipwrecks
Report of the Commissioners of Naval Inquiry
Philosophical papers
Naval literature
Index.

Subject Areas: Military history [HBW]