Samuel Bentham, Inspector General of Naval Works, 1796-1807 : letters and papers / edited by Roger Morriss.

Author/creator Bentham, Samuel author.
Other author Morriss, Roger, editor.
Other author Navy Records Society (Great Britain), sponsor.
Format Book
PublicationWoodbridge, Suffolk : published by Boydell & Brewer for the Navy Records Society, 2025.
Copyright Date©2025
Descriptionxli, 468 pages + plans ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Bentham, Samuel, 1757-1831.
Great Britain. Royal Navy--History. --18th century. --Sources.
Great Britain. Royal Navy--History. --19th century. --Sources.
Naval architects--Great Britain. --18th century. --Correspondence.
Naval architects--Great Britain. --19th century. --Correspondence.
Naval architecture--Great Britain. --18th century. --Sources.
Naval architecture--Great Britain. --19th century. --Sources.
Architectes navals--Grande-Bretagne. --19e siècle. --Correspondance.
Architectes navals--Grande-Bretagne. --18e siècle. --Correspondance.
Architecture navale--Grande-Bretagne. --18e siècle. --Sources.
Architecture navale--Grande-Bretagne. --19e siècle. --Sources.

SeriesPublications of the Navy Records Society ; vol. 172
Publications of the Navy Records Society ; v. 172. ^A52795
Contents Preface -- General introduction -- Part I. Proposals for Portsmouth Dockyard -- Part II. Establishment of the Office of the Inspector General of Naval Works -- Part III. Chemistry in the Office of Inspector General -- Part IV. The experimental vessels -- Part V. Administrative reform -- Part VI. Non-recoil in naval gunnery -- Part VII. Reactions against the Inspector General -- Part VIII. Bentham's statements of service.
Abstract "Enlightened reformer or dangerous maverick? This book examines the controversies created by Samuel Bentham, who fought to enhance the performance of the British navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages [449]-453) and index.
ISBN9781916931206 hardcover
ISBN1916931200 hardcover