The sail & steam Navy list : all the ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889
The first comprehensive listing of all Royal Navy ships - purpose-built, taken from the enemy, purchased or hired - in the period of transition from sail to steam propulsion. Organised by era, ship type and class it gives details of design and construction history as well as technical information.
registers (lists)
352 pages : illustrations, plans ; 30 cm
9781861760326, 1861760329
52620555
Introduction: The administrative, political and international background / by Andrew Lambert
Survey of technical developments
Vessels in service or launched at 22 June 1815
pt. 1. 1815 to 1863 (the eras of Seppings, Symonds, Walker & Watts): Sailing ships added to the Royal Navy after 22 June 1815
Paddle steamers (wooden)
Paddle steamers (iron)
Screw steamers (wooden) to 1863
Screw steamers (iron)
pt. 2. 1863 to 1889 (the eras of Reed, Barnaby & White): Ironclads
Cruising vessels (iron- and steel-hulled), frigates, corvettes and smaller cruisers from 1863
Cruising vessels and auxiliaries (wooden- and composite-hulled)
Torpedo craft
Postscript: The fleet list of 1 January 1889
The 1889 Naval Defense Act
Appendices: a. Warships built in the UK for export, c1840-1889
b. Harbour craft (from 1864)
c. Coastguard vessels