Often celebrated as one of the most handsome, fast and versatile rigs to grace sailing vessels, the origins of the term 'schooner' have remained uncertain. The majority of studies have placed the main emphasis on the rig as it was applied to merchant vessels since around 1850. The book puts forward a new explanation, based on primary source material, of the origins of the schooner tracing the term and its practical application back to England in 1697. The evolution of the rig is then traced through Europe and the US in the course of the 18th and early 19th centuries. The author isolates and examines four specific types, each is illustrated by the concentration on, and explanation of, a particular vessel complete with full specifications, illustrations, model photographs and detailed line drawings. The vessels covered are the Baltimore Clipper Berbice, the coast guard vessel Elgen, the gunboat Axel Thorsen and the merchants schooners The Schooner for Port Jackson and the Enterprize. The volume then details the construction and fitting, the masting and rigging as well as the armament and furniture of both merchant and naval schooners. Each of these sections is fully illustrated with detailed plates together with plans. Four tabulated appendices detail contemporary timber, mast and spar dimensions together with measurements for rigging, anchors, oars and boats.

The Global Schooner : Origins, Development, Design and Construction 1695-1845

Science & Math

Karl Heinz Marquardt

Technology

Brasseys Publications

'Old Ironsides', as the USS Constitution is affectionately known, acquired her nickname during the dramatic confrontation with HMS Guerriere in 1812, during which the enemy's shot failed to penetrate her strong oak hull. By this time she was already fifteen years old. As one of the six original frigates ordered by George Washington on March 27th, 1794, she and her sisters represent the birth of the US Navy and she occupies a special place in its history. In 1954 President Eisenhower signed into law the repair and restoration of Constitution as a museum vessel, and she has remained one of the major visitor attractions of the Boston National Historic Park since its inception twenty years later. In this brand new addition to the well-established and highly popular 'Anatomy' series, the author has compared draughts from the twentieth-century restorations with original plans from 1796 and drawings from her major refit in the 1840's, to produce, for the first time, and accurate set of plans for the frigate as she would have appeared during the Anglo-American War.This volume Features:A full description of one of the United States' most famous historic preserved ships in her 1812-1815 appearanceMore than 250 perspective and 3-view drawings, with in-depth descriptive keys, of every detail of the ship - general arrangements, hull construction, fittings, masts, and yards, rigging, and sails, and armamentPictorial section showing full-view and on-board photographsOne large-scale plan on the reverse of the fold-out jacket A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs, and drawings.

The 44-Gun Frigate USS Constitution 'Old Ironsides' (Anatomy of The Ship)

History

Military

Osprey_Publishing

The Constitution was one of the first frigates built by the fledgling U.S. Navy, ordered in 1794 as a counter to the Barbary corsairs in the Mediterranean. Heavily built but fast, she was rated as a 44-gun ship but mounted thirty 24-pounder cannons. Her most famous encounter came in 1812 when she successfully fought against the HMS Guerriere, earning the nickname "Old Ironsides" when the British round shot could not penetrate her walls. Built in Boston where she has been berthed for over seventy years, she is considered to be the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world. The internationally-acclaimed draftsman and author Karl-Heinz Marquardt worked closely with the team at the Constitution to ensure that the book is accurate and up-to-date. Dozens of photographs and some 100 perspective and 3-view drawings are included along with fully descriptive keys and a large-scale foldout plan on the reverse side of the jacket.

The 44-Gun Frigate USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides" (Anatomy of the Ship)

Conway Maritime Press

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