Stella & Rose's Books

Contents

• VOLUME 1
• Introduction: The Ship of the Line in History
• Chapter 1: Galleon and Great Ship 1588-1642
• Chapter 2: Frigates and the Line of Battle 1642-1660
• Chapter 3: Expansion and Enlargement 1660-1677
• Chapter 4: The First Great Shipbuilding Programme 1677-1688
• Chapter 5: The Wrong Turning 1688-1697
• Chapter 6: Stagnation sets in 1697-1714
• Chapter 7: The Age of Establishments 1714-1739
• Chapter 8: The Impact of War 1739-1755
• Chapter 9: The Breakthrough 1755-1763
• Chapter 10: Stability and Defeat 1763-1783
• Chapter 11: The French Influence 1783-1801
• Chapter 12: The Limits of Technology 1801-1815
• Chapter 13: Last of the Line 1815-1845
• Postscript: The Advent of Steam
• Ship Lists
• Appendix I: The Fleet in 1625
• Appendix II: Specification for the Assurance
• Appendix III: Estimates of costs for a Third Rate
• Appendix IV: The 'Thirty Ships' Programme of 1677
• Appendix V: Armament of the Fleet c1694
• Appendix VI: Dimensions of Yarmouth/Rebuilding Contracts
• Appendix VII: Letter from Sir Charles Wager
• Appendix VIII: 1745 Establishment
• Appendix IX: Letter concerning the French frigate L'Abenakise
• Appendix X: Details of the Bedford
• Appendix XI: Opinions of the Commerce de Marseilles
• Appendix XII: Carronade armaments 1808-1816
• Appendix XIII:A Report on the US Navy 1826
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index
• VOLUME 2
• Chapter 1: Hull Design
• Chapter 2: Hull Construction
• Chapter 3: Decoration
• Chapter 4: Masts and Yards
• Chapter 5: Sails and Rigging
• Chapter 6: Fittings
• Chapter 7: Accomodation
• Chapter 8: Armament
• Appendix I: Letters relating to the ship models
• Appendix II: Contract specification for the Yarmouth, 1695
• Appendix III: Carved works for the Defiance, 1666/Painting contract, 1696
• Appendix IV: A New England mast contract, 1692
• Appendix V: Rigging List, c1677/List of sails, 1790
• Appendix VI: Method of sheathing, 1728/List of boats, 1719
• Appendix VII: Cabins of the Victory, 1642/Establishment of cabins, 1757
• Appendix VIII: Lists of guns and gunner's stories 1661-1782
• Notes
• Index