Year: 2021 Language: english Author: James Dodds & James Moore Genre: History Publisher: Greenhill Books Format: EPUB Quality: eBook Pages count: 242 Description: In April 1740 Princessa, a Spanish man-of-war, was captured, after a six-hour chase, by three English ships, Kent, Orford and Lenox, each of 70 guns. Although Princessa also carried 70 guns, she was much larger than any of her pursuers, being nearly 20 feet longer overall and 500 tons heavier. Her guns were heavier than those of the English ships, and she carried them higher above the waterline. She was a fine example of the general superiority of foreign over English ships of comparable armament and the British Admiralty decided to use her as a model for future ships. So, with the collaboration of several master shipwrights and in accordance with the Establishments of 1719, Royal George was laid down to her lines at Woolwich in 1746. Despite her 70 guns, Princessa was considered too large to be the basis of a third or second rate; Royal George was to be a first rate, with 100 guns. Subsequently, two intermediate sized ships were constructed on similar lines: Princess Amelia, with 80 guns on three decks, was laid down in 1751, and Blenheim, with 90 guns, was laid down in 1756, both at Woolwich. They were designed by Sir Thomas Slade, who became Surveyor to the Navy from 1755 to 1771. It was Slade who was to be responsible for future developments in the design of the English man-of-war. At the time ships were rated according to the number of guns they carried, from the largest b"B" first rates bB" with 100 guns to the smallest b"B" sixth rates b"B" with only 20 guns. A system of rates had been laid down by the Navy as early as 1650, and although the standardization was in terms of armament, there were attempts to rationalize design in the interests of economy and efficiency. It was Admiral Lord Anson, now regarded as the father of the Navy, who brought a measure of order and discipline to the British fleet that was eventually to make it supreme in Europe. He recommended that no vessel smaller than a 64-gun ship should fight in line of battle, This, he believed, was the smallest class of vessel that could fight effectively in the line.
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Building the Wooden Fighting Ship
Language: english
Author: James Dodds & James Moore
Genre: History
Publisher: Greenhill Books
Format: EPUB
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 242
Description: In April 1740 Princessa, a Spanish man-of-war, was captured, after a six-hour chase, by three English ships, Kent, Orford and Lenox, each of 70 guns. Although Princessa also carried 70 guns, she was much larger than any of her pursuers, being nearly 20 feet longer overall and 500 tons heavier. Her guns were heavier than those of the English ships, and she carried them higher above the waterline. She was a fine example of the general superiority of foreign over English ships of comparable armament and the British Admiralty decided to use her as a model for future ships. So, with the collaboration of several master shipwrights and in accordance with the Establishments of 1719, Royal George was laid down to her lines at Woolwich in 1746. Despite her 70 guns, Princessa was considered too large to be the basis of a third or second rate; Royal George was to be a first rate, with 100 guns. Subsequently, two intermediate sized ships were constructed on similar lines: Princess Amelia, with 80 guns on three decks, was laid down in 1751, and Blenheim, with 90 guns, was laid down in 1756, both at Woolwich. They were designed by Sir Thomas Slade, who became Surveyor to the Navy from 1755 to 1771. It was Slade who was to be responsible for future developments in the design of the English man-of-war.
At the time ships were rated according to the number of guns they carried, from the largest b"B" first rates bB" with 100 guns to the smallest b"B" sixth rates b"B" with only 20 guns. A system of rates had been laid down by the Navy as early as 1650, and although the standardization was in terms of armament, there were attempts to rationalize design in the interests of economy and efficiency. It was Admiral Lord Anson, now regarded as the father of the Navy, who brought a measure of order and discipline to the British fleet that was eventually to make it supreme in Europe. He recommended that no vessel smaller than a 64-gun ship should fight in line of battle, This, he believed, was the smallest class of vessel that could fight effectively in the line.
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