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The Frigate Diana (Anatomy of the Ship)

By David White

Book information

Year
2004
ISBN
0851779670, 9780851779676
LCC
VA458.D53 W47 2003
Open Library ID
OL3354392M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
46 MB (48519727 bytes)
Pages
120\120
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The eighteenth century equivalent of the cruiser, the frigate was used for a wide variety of roles from fleet reconnaissance to patrolling sea lanes. Built in 1793, Diana was a typical British frigate of the period, whose long and active career spanned virtually all of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. In 1815 she was sold to the Dutch navy, which she continued to serve until destroyed by an accidental fire in 1839. First published in 1987, this popular volume includes a new large-scale plan of the ship on the reverse of the extended fold-out jacket and over 100 perspective and three-dimensional drawings accompanied by in-depth descriptive keys and photos. Both accurate and impressively detailed, this volume is an essential reference for age of sail enthusiasts and modelers alike. 24 photographs. 300 line drawings.101/2 x 91/2 inches.

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