Our Iron-Clad Ships

by Reed, Edward James

• ISBN13: 9781108026444
• ISBN10: 1108026443
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-19
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

Sir Edward James Reed (18301906) 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Varieties of iron-clads

Armour of the iron-clads

Armament of the iron-clads

Structure of the iron-clads

Steaming of the iron-clads

Sailing of the iron-clads

Rolling of the iron-clads

Dimensions of the iron-clads

Forms and proportions of iron-clads

Cost of the iron-clads

Turret-ships

Iron-clad rams

Conversion of line-of-battle ships into iron-clads

Appendix

Index

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