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Sir Edward James Reed (1830-1906) was an innovative naval architect
who, after attending the Central School of Mathematics and Naval
Architecture in Portsmouth, was appointed chief constructor of the
Navy in 1863. This was a crucial time for the navy, as traditional
wooden sailing ships began to be armoured or rebuilt in iron in
response to more powerful weaponry. Reed pioneered the methodical
use of scientific calculations to determine a ship's weight,
strength and stability, and was responsible for a number of
revolutionary designs. He later founded his own consultancy and
designed ships for other countries including Germany, Chile and
Brazil. This illustrated handbook, first published in 1869,
contains a comprehensive overview of the various classes of
iron-clad ships of the time - the new features they incorporated,
their capabilities, performance, and their cost. It also deals with
converting existing wooden battleships into iron-clads.
Sir Edward James Reed (1830 1906) was an innovative naval architect
who, after attending the Central School of Mathematics and Naval
Architecture in Portsmouth, was appointed chief constructor of the
Navy in 1863. This was a crucial time for the navy, as traditional
wooden sailing ships began to be armoured or rebuilt in iron in
response to more powerful weaponry. Reed pioneered the methodical
use of scientific calculations to determine a ship's weight,
strength and stability, and was responsible for a number of
revolutionary designs. He later founded his own consultancy and
designed ships for other countries including Germany, Chile and
Brazil. This textbook, first published in 1869, contains a
comprehensive overview of the design and construction of the
various classes of iron ships of the time, and the new features
they incorporated. It also includes descriptions of procedures in
Royal Dockyards and various civilian shipyards.
Sir Edward James Reed (1830 1906) was appointed chief constructor
of the Navy in 1863, and later founded his own ship design
consultancy. He pioneered the methodical use of scientific
calculations to determine a ship's weight, strength and stability,
and was responsible for a number of revolutionary designs at a
crucial period, when ships began to be armoured or rebuilt in iron
in response to more powerful weaponry. This book, first published
in 1885, sets out his approach to the problem of ensuring stability
in iron-built ships. Reed discusses scientific theories of
flotation, buoyancy and stability and applies them to contemporary
ship design and shipbuilding techniques. Reed also describes the
experiments of French naval architects in this area, providing the
first English translations of their research. It is an important
record of the Victorian naval and scientific understanding of
iron-built ship stability, corrective design and building methods.
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