US Navy protected cruisers 1883-1918
Herder, Brian Lane, 1981-2023
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After the American Civil War, the US Navy was allowed to decay into utter decrepitude, and was becoming a security liability. In 1883, Congress approved four new steel-constructed vessels called the 'ABCD' ships. The three protected cruisers Atlanta, Boston, and Chicago were the first steel warships built for the US Navy, whose 1880s-1890s technological and cultural transformation was so total it is now remembered as the 'New Navy'. This small fleet was joined by a succession of new and distinctive protected cruisers, culminating in the famous and powerful Olympia. These 11 protected cruisers formed the backbone of the early US steel navy, and were in the frontline of the US victory in the 1898 Spanish-American War. It was these warships that fought and won the decisive Battle of Manila Bay. This book explores the development, qualities, and service of these important warships.
Main title:
US Navy protected cruisers 1883-1918 / Brian Lane Herder ; illustrated by Paul Wright.
Author:
Herder, Brian Lane, 1981-, authorWright, Paul (Maritime studies lecturer), illustrator
Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2023.
Collation:
48 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm.
Series title:
New vanguard ; 320.
ISBN:
9781472857033 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
623.8253
Language:
English
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BRN:
2623573
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