Science, utility and British naval technology, 1793-1815 Samuel Bentham and the royal dockyards / Roger Morriss.
| Other author | Morriss, Roger. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Samuel Bentham and the royal dockyards |
| Series | Routledge studies in modern British history |
| Abstract | "During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the technology employed by the British navy changed not just the material resources of the British navy but the culture and performance of the royal dockyards. This book examines the role of the Inspector General of Naval Works, an Admiralty office occupied by Samuel Bentham between 1796 and 1807, which initiated a range of changes in dockyard technology by the construction of experimental vessels, the introduction of non-recoil armament, the reconstruction of Portsmouth yard, and the introduction of steam-powered engines to pump water, drive mass-production machinery and reprocess copper sheathing. While primarily about the technology, this book also examines the complementary changes in the industrial culture of the dockyards. For it was that change in culture which permitted the dockyards at the end of the Wars to maintain a fleet of unprecedented size and engage in warfare both with the United States of America and with Napoleonic Europe"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Science, utility and British naval technology, 1793-1815 London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2021 9780367472290 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020020248 |
| ISBN | 9781003034247 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1003034241 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0367472295 (hardback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |