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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 4 explains standard sailing manoeuvres.

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1. Seamanship: The practice of working ships; 2. River-moorings; 3. Of the ballast and ladings; 4. On bending sails; 5. Of getting under sails; 6. Of anchoring; 7. On mooring; 8. Of getting up or weighing anchor; 9. On tacking; 10. On veering; Of lying-to; 11. Of sounding; 12. On ships driving; 13. On setting and taking-in sails in blowing weather; 14. Of a ship overset on her side; 15. On chasing; 16. Of boarding; 17. Capt. Pakenham's inventions; 18. Explanation of the terms used in seamanship; 19. The theory of working ships; 20. A system of naval tactics.

The Elements and Practice of Rigging Seamanship and Naval Tactics

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 1/20/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108026543, 978-1108026543
      ISBN10: 1108026540

      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 4 explains standard sailing manoeuvres.

      Table of Contents
      1. Seamanship: The practice of working ships; 2. River-moorings; 3. Of the ballast and ladings; 4. On bending sails; 5. Of getting under sails; 6. Of anchoring; 7. On mooring; 8. Of getting up or weighing anchor; 9. On tacking; 10. On veering; Of lying-to; 11. Of sounding; 12. On ships driving; 13. On setting and taking-in sails in blowing weather; 14. Of a ship overset on her side; 15. On chasing; 16. Of boarding; 17. Capt. Pakenham's inventions; 18. Explanation of the terms used in seamanship; 19. The theory of working ships; 20. A system of naval tactics.

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