The Ships of Trafalgar - The British, French And Spanish Fleets, 21 October 1805
Year: 2005 Language: english Author: Goodwin P. Genre: History Publisher: Naval Institute Press ISBN: 1591148243 Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 280 Description: The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, remains one of the defining actions in naval history. The monumental nature of the clash, the death of Nelson and the national outpouring of grief and triumph in the aftermath have inspired a wealth of literature on the battle, and many narratives have retold this famous action. However, until now no work has attempted to provide an in-depth history of each of the British, French and Spanish vessels that took part in the engagement. Dividing the fleets into the relevant classes by their rating, this keystone work then proceeds to provide a history of each individual vessel, including specifications tables, lists of commanders, casualty details, sailing qualities, refit histories and much more. Using a wide array of primary sources, including copious research into original ships' plans, logbooks and dockyard records, Peter Goodwin conveys a wealth of fresh insight into precisely what it meant in quantitative and qualitative terms to have 73 warships clashing off the coast of south-west Spain in October 1805. Additional info: About the Author Peter Goodwin has been Keeper and Curator of HMS Victory for over thirteen years.
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The Ships of Trafalgar - The British, French And Spanish Fleets, 21 October 1805
Language: english
Author: Goodwin P.
Genre: History
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1591148243
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 280
Description: The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, remains one of the defining actions in naval history. The monumental nature of the clash, the death of Nelson and the national outpouring of grief and triumph in the aftermath have inspired a wealth of literature on the battle, and many narratives have retold this famous action. However, until now no work has attempted to provide an in-depth history of each of the British, French and Spanish vessels that took part in the engagement. Dividing the fleets into the relevant classes by their rating, this keystone work then proceeds to provide a history of each individual vessel, including specifications tables, lists of commanders, casualty details, sailing qualities, refit histories and much more.
Using a wide array of primary sources, including copious research into original ships' plans, logbooks and dockyard records, Peter Goodwin conveys a wealth of fresh insight into precisely what it meant in quantitative and qualitative terms to have 73 warships clashing off the coast of south-west Spain in October 1805.
Additional info: About the Author
Peter Goodwin has been Keeper and Curator of HMS Victory for over thirteen years.
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