Ashore and afloat : the British Navy and the Halifax Naval Yard before 1820 / Julian Gwyn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gwyn, Julian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Royal Navy.

Navy-yards and naval stations.

History.

Halifax Dockyard (Halifax, N.S.).

Great Britain. Royal Navy--History--18th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Royal Navy--History--19th century.

Halifax (N.S.)--History, Military.

Halifax (N.S.).

Navy-yards and naval stations--Nova Scotia--Halifax--History.

Nova Scotia--Halifax.

Physical Description:

xvii, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, plans ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, [2004]

Contents:

Part 1 Naval Yard Complex

1 Building the Yard, 1758-1783 3

2 Development and Expansion, 1783-1819 27

3 Hospital Complex and Admiral's House 43

Part 2 Work Force

4 Officers and Their Clerks 65

5 Artificers and Labourers 101

6 The Work of the Yard 123

Part 3 Economic Impact

7 Suppliers and Tradesmen 151

8 Mast Contractors and Wood Merchants 169

9 Paying Bills and Raising Cash 201

Appendix 1 Halifax Yard Establishments, 1763-1815 229

Appendix 2 Halifax Yard Workforce, 1761-1820 231

Appendix 3 Naval Yard Officers, 1756-1819 233

Appendix 4 Yard Returns Sent the Navy Board, 1780s 234

Appendix 5 Orders for the Night Watch, 1785 236.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [348]-353) and index.

ISBN:

0776630318

0776605739

OCLC:

54500699