The sloop of war: 1650-1763

by McLaughlan, Ian

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Title Statements

Full title :The sloop of war : 1650-1763 / Ian McLaughlan.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Seaforth Publishing
Place of Publication:Barnsley
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

The Physical Object

Description:288 pages : : illustrations ; : 31 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781848321878, 1848321872
oclc:ocn878852653
LC Classification:VM144
Dewey Decimal:623.82250941

The rigging of sloops -- The fishing boat legacy -- The sea-wars between England, Holland, France and Spain, 1651-1678 -- The small warships of the commonwealth and the restoration navies, 1651-1688 -- The wars against France, 1688-1714 -- Ketches, brigantines, advice boats and sloops, 1689-1702 -- Early small sixth rates and the development of fore-and-aft rig and oared propulsion -- The bomb vessel and fireship, 1683-1712 -- The first sloops of war, 1704-1719 -- The Barque Longue and early corvette, 1671-1714 -- The Hanoverian succession and the wars for trade and empire, 1714-1763 -- The 'peacetime' sloops, 1714-1728 -- Towards a specification, 1728-1740 -- A multi-role calss, 1728-1749 -- French corvette and privateer construction, 1734-1763 -- The last of the snow- and ketch-rigged cruising and bomb sloops, 1749-1761 -- Ship rig and long quarterdeck, 1741-1763 -- Conclusion.

Subjects

Armed Forces -- Equipment and supplies Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire navale Great Britain Great Britain -- History, Naval Great Britain., Royal Navy Grossbritannien History Marine Naval history Schaluppe Sloops Sloops -- Histoire. -- Grande-Bretagne Sloops -- History. -- Great Britain