US Navy Battleships 1886–98 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook US Navy Battleships 1886–98 write by Brian Lane Herder. This book was released on 2019-06-27. US Navy Battleships 1886–98 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. After the American Civil War, the US Navy had been allowed to decay into complete insignificance, yet the commissioning of the modern Brazilian battleship Riachuelo and poor performance against the contemporary Spanish fleet, forced the US out of its isolationist posture towards battleships. The first true US battleships began with the experimental Maine and Texas, followed by the three-ship Indiana class, and the Iowa class, which incorporated lessons from the previous ships. These initial ships set the enduring US battleship standard of being heavily armed and armoured at the expense of speed. This fully illustrated study examines these first six US battleships, a story of political compromises, clean sheet designs, operational experience, and experimental improvements. These ships directly inspired the creation of an embryonic American military-industrial complex, enabled a permanent outward-looking shift in American foreign policy and laid the foundations of the modern US Navy.
US Navy Battleships 1886–98
US Navy Battleships 1886–98 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook US Navy Battleships 1886–98 write by Brian Lane Herder. This book was released on 2019-06-27. US Navy Battleships 1886–98 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. After the American Civil War, the US Navy had been allowed to decay into complete insignificance, yet the commissioning of the modern Brazilian battleship Riachuelo and poor performance against the contemporary Spanish fleet, forced the US out of its isolationist posture towards battleships. The first true US battleships began with the experimental Maine and Texas, followed by the three-ship Indiana class, and the Iowa class, which incorporated lessons from the previous ships. These initial ships set the enduring US battleship standard of being heavily armed and armoured at the expense of speed. This fully illustrated study examines these first six US battleships, a story of political compromises, clean sheet designs, operational experience, and experimental improvements. These ships directly inspired the creation of an embryonic American military-industrial complex, enabled a permanent outward-looking shift in American foreign policy and laid the foundations of the modern US Navy.
American Battleships 1886-1923
American Battleships 1886-1923 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Battleships 1886-1923 write by John C. Reilly. This book was released on 1980. American Battleships 1886-1923 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
US Navy Battleships 1895–1908
US Navy Battleships 1895–1908 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook US Navy Battleships 1895–1908 write by Brian Lane Herder. This book was released on 2020-09-17. US Navy Battleships 1895–1908 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The last predreadnought battleships of the US Navy were critical to the technological development of US battleships, and they were the first tool of international hard power wielded by the United States, a nation which would eventually become the world's dominant political and military power of the 20th century. These battleships were the stars of the 1907–09 Great White Fleet circumnavigation, in which the emerging power and reach of the US Navy was displayed around the world. They also took part in the bombardment and landings at Veracruz, some served as convoy escorts in World War I, and the last two were transferred to the Hellenic Navy and were sunk during World War II. This book examines the design, history, and technical qualities of the final six classes of US predreadnought battleships, all of which were involved in the circumnavigation of the Great White Fleet. These classes progressively closed the quality gap with European navies – the Connecticuts were the finest predreadnought battleships ever built – and this book also compares and contrasts US predreadnought battleships to their foreign contemporaries. Packed with illustrations and specially commissioned artwork, this is an essential guide to the development of US Navy Battleships at the turn of the twentieth century.
US Navy Armored Cruisers 1890–1933
US Navy Armored Cruisers 1890–1933 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook US Navy Armored Cruisers 1890–1933 write by Brian Lane Herder. This book was released on 2022-10-27. US Navy Armored Cruisers 1890–1933 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A new history of the large, fast, and long-ranged armored cruisers of the US Navy, and the roles that these warships played in the fleet as America developed into a great naval power. At the dawn of the “Steel Navy” era, the rapidly expanding US Navy's fleet of capital ships consisted not only of battleships but also armored cruisers, the forerunner of the battlecruiser. Armored cruisers sacrificed the battleship's superlative firepower and protection for superior speed and range but, as this study shows, their role was not always easy to define. Controversial because they were as large and expensive as battleships but not able to withstand a battleship in battle, contemporary strategists pointed out that, “naval wars are not won by running away from stronger ships.” Despite being produced at great expense, tactically they never really had a legitimate mission–traditional deployments were commerce raiding and protection, but despite this, author Brian Lane Herder illustrates how successful the use of armored cruisers was for the US Navy. After 1906, some replaced US battleships in the Pacific, functioning as oversized gunboats, most notably, the modified armored cruiser Pennsylvania which witnessed the first landing of an airplane on a ship. On November 5, 1915, North Carolina became the first cruiser to launch an aircraft from a catapult while underway. After the war, surviving US armored cruisers represented the US Navy on their Asiatic station until the final cruiser was scuttled in 1946. Using detailed, color artwork and photos, this fascinating book describes the development and deployment of these controversial but intriguing ships, providing examples of the key service they played in the US Navy in a variety of defensive and escorting roles.
