Peter Goodwin, "The Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742 (Anatomy of the Ship)"
Peter Goodwin, "The Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742 (Anatomy of the Ship)"
Publisher: Conway Maritime Press | ISBN: 1844860051 | edition 2005 | PDF | 128 pages | 53,48 mb
Publisher: Conway Maritime Press | ISBN: 1844860051 | edition 2005 | PDF | 128 pages | 53,48 mb
Built as a floating siege engine able to withstand the recoil of shell-firing mortars, the "Granado was one of twelve bomb vessels supplementing the depleted British fleet at the outbreak of the War of Jenkins' Ear in 1739. This book begins with a brief description of the development of bomb vessels, from the early "galiote a "bombe built in 1682 to the World War II monitors used for coastal bombardment, and continues with an in-depth description of the Granado, a summary of the ship's career, and more than 250 detailed illustrations. The book also provides insights into fictional hero Jack Aubrey's first command, the "Sophie, a 14-gun brig-sloop with a quarterdeck and stern windows. First published in 1989, this reprint includes a new fold-out large-scale plan on the reverse of the book jacket.
Peter Goodwin, "The Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742 (Anatomy of the Ship)"
