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Spanish Warships in the Age of Sail, 1700-1860 - Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (Hardcover)
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Spanish Warships in the Age of Sail, 1700-1860 - Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (Hardcover)
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This book is the latest contribution to a unique series in a common
format documenting in great detail the warships of the major naval
powers during the age of sail. To date, four volumes have covered
the British Navy, two have been devoted to the French Navy and one
each to the Dutch and Russian Navies. This volume on the Spanish
Navy, for much of its history the third largest in the world, fills
the final gap in the ranks of the major maritime powers. This book
is the first comprehensive listing of these ships in English and
covers the development of all the naval vessels owned or deployed
by Spain during the period of the Bourbon monarchy from 1700 to
1860 (including the period of French control during the Napoleonic
Wars), but it also sets the scene for that period by summarising
the origins of Spanish naval development under the preceding
Habsburg regime. As with previous volumes in the series, the main
chapters list all the naval vessels from 1700 onwards (including
those 16th century ships which survived into the new regime in
1700) by type, with the first chapters listing the ships of the
line (nav os in Spanish terminology) and frigates in descending
order of firepower, and subsequent chapters covering minor and
ancillary vessels. Where available, a brief service history of each
individual ship is given. A comprehensive introductory section
includes a group of background essays designed to provide the
reader with a deep understanding of how Spanish naval forces
operated, and the context within which they were organised. Certain
to become the standard English-language reference work, its
publication is of the utmost importance to every naval historian
and general reader interested in the navies of the sailing era.
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