Russian Warships in the Age of Sail 1696-1860 : Design, Construction, Careers and Fates

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sozaev, Ėduard.

Contributor:

Tredrea, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russia. Voennyĭ flot--History--18th century.

Russia.

Russia. Voennyĭ flot--History--19th century.

Russia--History, Naval--19th century.

Russia--History, Naval--18th century.

Warships--Russia--History--18th century.

Warships--Russia--History--19th century.

Warships--History--18th century--Russia.

Warships.

Warships--History--19th century--Russia.

Local Subjects:

Russia--History, Naval--19th century.

Russia--History, Naval--18th century.

Russia. Voennyĭ flot--History--18th century.

Russia. Voennyĭ flot--History--19th century.

Warships--Russia--History--18th century.

Warships--Russia--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (457 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Havertown : Seaforth Publishing, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Peter the Great created a navy from nothing, but it challenged and soon surpassed Sweden as the Baltic naval power, while in the Black Sea it became an essential tool in driving back the Ottoman Turks from the heartland of Europe. In battle it was surprisingly successful, and at times in the eighteenth century was the third largest navy in the world - yet its history, and especially its ships, are virtually unrecorded in the West. This major new reference work handsomely fills this gap, with a complete and comprehensive list of the fleet, with technical detail and career highlights for every ship, down to small craft. However, because the subject is so little recorded in English, the book also provides substantial background material on the organisation and administration of the navy, its weapons, personnel and shipbuilding facilities, as well as an outline of Russia's naval campaigns down to the clash with Britain and France known as the Crimean War. Illustrated with plans, paintings and prints rarely seen outside Russia, it is authoritative, reliable and comprehensive, the culmination of a long collaboration between a Russian naval historian and an American ship enthusiast. EDUARD SOZAEV is an established Russian naval historian with a number of books to his credit. JOHN TREDREA, his translator, editor and long-term collaborator, is an American ship enthusiast with a life-long interest in the Russian navy.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chronology of Major Events in Russian Naval History 1696-1860; Fleet Action Orders of Battle; Data Format; Ship Types and Classifications; Russian Naval Administration; Russian Shipyards and Naval Bases; Russian Naval Ordnance 1700-1860; The Naval Establishments: Force Levels and Ship Armament; Russian Naval History 1695-1860; Section I: The Seagoing Navy; The Baltic Fleet; The Sea of Azov Fleet 1696-1711; The Black Sea Fleet; The Caspian Flotilla; Sea of Okhotsk Ships; Section II: The Inshore Navy

Russian Rowing Warships and Amphibious Support ShipsSection III: Russian Naval Auxiliaries; Russian Naval Auxiliaries; Section IV: The Russian Steam Navyto 1862; The Russian Steam Navy; Appendices; Select Bibliography; Index of Ship Names; Picture Credits

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781473853225

1473853222

9781473853249

1473853249

OCLC:

904209750