British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714

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Автор: Rif Winfield

Название: British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates

Издательство: Seaforth Publishing

Год: 2009

Формат: EPUB

Страниц: 384

Размер: 35 Mb

Язык: English

The seventeenth century saw the transformation of Britain from a minor state on the fringes of Europe into a global economic power, whose interests were protected and promoted by the largest navy in the world. The character of this navy was forged by a bloody civil war, three fiercely disputed conflicts with the Dutch, and the first of many wars with the French. In the process the ships themselves were transformed from the surviving galleons that had defeated the Spanish Armada, through huge prestige vessels like Prince Royal and Sovereign of the Seas and the lightly built frigates of the Commonwealth era into warships that were recognisably ships of the line.