![]() It highlights some of the key people involved in the designs as well. This is done by examining why decisions were made, from trials of equipment, to cost, to politics, to perceived lessons from the experiences recorded from the relatively few naval conflicts in the period. It doesn’t cover any specific design in great detail (some designs aren’t mentioned at all, whereas some designs that highlight key changes get significant amounts of attention) but rather looks at the design trends, from all-iron warships, to why sails were kept on ships for as long as they were, to the shift from iron to compound to hardened steel armour, and the development of naval artillery (among other things). It’s the second book in the author’s five-book series on the history of British Royal Navy warship design, and it’s an excellent piece of work. Written by a naval architect, Warrior to Dreadnought charts the development of British Royal Navy warship designs from the time of the first all-iron broadside ironclad (Warrior) in 1860 through to the design of the first big-gun battleship (Dreadnought) in 1905. ![]()
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