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Building the Wooden Fighting Ship (Hardcover)
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Building the Wooden Fighting Ship (Hardcover)
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_Building the Wooden Fighting Ship_ is a fascinating account of the
building of an historic ship, as well as a vivid and often
surprising account of life and labour in the eighteenth century. In
an age before industrialisation, the warship was the most complex
object built by man and employed the most advanced technology of
its time. Naval vessels of the period were, not surprisingly, so
expensive to construct that meticulous records were kept, from the
purchasing of timbers to the last details of their furnishings and
armament, including even the individual names of some of the
shipwrights and craftsmen. By carefully studying these records, the
authors have reconstructed, in extraordinary detail, the building
of HMS Thunderer -a two-decked, 74-gun ship-of-the-line. In words
and specially drawn illustrations, contemporary prints and
paintings, the authors show every stage of the building of this
ship, from the purchase and cutting of timbers right through to the
launch in 1760\. There are descriptions of Woolwich dockyard where
she was built and details of all the skills and trades involved in
her construction. First published in 1984, this book is a beautiful
and highly informative work on a significant aspect of the Royal
Navy and will appeal to enthusiasts, modellers, historians and
anyone with an interest in traditional crafts.
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