British Ironclads 1860–75: HMS Warrior and the Royal Navy's 'Black Battlefleet'

The story of the greatest technological revolution in naval history - the birth of the steam-powered, iron-hulled warship, and the Royal Navy's battle to remain the most powerful in the world.

After the French warship La Gloire was launched in 1859, Britain, not to be outdone, launched her own ironclad the following year - HMS Warrior. When she entered service, she became the most powerful warship in the world.

Just like the Dreadnought half a century later, this ship changed the nature of naval warfare forever, and sparked a frantic arms race. The elegant but powerful Warrior embodied the technological advances of the early Victorian era, and the spirit of this new age of steam, iron and firepower.

Fully illustrated with detailed cutaway artwork, this book covers the British ironclad from its inception and emergence in 1860, to 1875, a watershed year, which saw the building of a new generation of recognisably modern turreted battleships.

• | Author: Angus Konstam, Paul Wright
• | Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• | Publication Date: Sep 20, 2018
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781472826893
• | ISBN-10: 1472826892