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David Steel was a highly respected naval publisher at the turn of the nineteenth century. This influential work, first published in 1794, was the first English manual of best naval practice and provides valuable information about British naval techniques during the Napoleonic wars. Volume 3 describes methods of rigging.

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1. Alphabetical explanation of the terms used in rigging; 2. Preparatory rigging; 3. Progressive method of rigging ships; 4. Description of operations and particulars generally performed while fitting the ship in harbour, or when at sea; 5. Rigging brigs and smaller vessels; 6. Rigging vessels with one mast; 7. Proportions for the lengths of the standing and running rigging of all ships; 8. Table of the dimensions of the standing and running rigging; 9. Quantities and dimension of the rigging of brigs, cutters, sloops, ketches, merchant-shipping.

The Elements and Practice of Rigging Seamanship and Naval Tactics

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 1/20/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781108026536
      978-1108026536
      ISBN-10 1108026532

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      David Steel was a highly respected naval publisher at the turn of the nineteenth century. This influential work, first published in 1794, was the first English manual of best naval practice and provides valuable information about British naval techniques during the Napoleonic wars. Volume 3 describes methods of rigging.

      Table of Contents
      1. Alphabetical explanation of the terms used in rigging; 2. Preparatory rigging; 3. Progressive method of rigging ships; 4. Description of operations and particulars generally performed while fitting the ship in harbour, or when at sea; 5. Rigging brigs and smaller vessels; 6. Rigging vessels with one mast; 7. Proportions for the lengths of the standing and running rigging of all ships; 8. Table of the dimensions of the standing and running rigging; 9. Quantities and dimension of the rigging of brigs, cutters, sloops, ketches, merchant-shipping.

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