The Evolution of Naval Armament

INDEX

• Active, the, 298
• Agamemnon, the, 288
• Ajax, the, 288
• Alarm, the, 44
• Alecto, the, 239
• Alexandra, the, 274
• Anderson, Robert, 167
• Anson, Lord, 43, 121, 151
• Archimedes, 95, 115, 234
• Archimedes, the, 238
• Argyle, the, 225
• Armada, the Spanish, 9, 77, 79
• Armstrong, Lord, 200
• Armstrong gun, the, 201, 255, 268
• Atwood, 40
• Audacious, the, 274
• Bacon, Lord, 34, 93, 96
• Bacon, Roger, 62
• Baker, Ezekiel, 119, 189
• Baker, James, 15
• Baker, Matthew, 15
• Balchen, Admiral, 147
• Barnaby, Sir N., 50, 283, 289
• Barrow, Sir J., 98, 229
• Battery, central, ships, 270
• Bawd, Peter, 72
• Beaufoy, Colonel, 40
• Beaufoy, Corporal, 190
• Belleisle, siege of, 83
• Bellerophon, the, 272
• Bentham, Sir S., 55, 136, 162
• Berghen-op-Zoom, siege of, 120
• Bernouilli, Daniel, 37, 216
• Bernouilli, John, 37, 115
• Berthold the Friar, 62
• Birkenhead, the, 257
• Blake, 42
• Blomefield, General, 85
• Board of Ordnance, 145
• Bold, Charles the, 87
• Bonaparte, 165
• Borda, the Chevalier, 37
• Bossut, Abbé, 38
• Bouguer, 37, 216
• Boulton, 108, 222
• Bourne, Robert, 143, 212
• Boyle, 96
• Boynton, 267
• Brackenbury, General, 62
• Bramah, 222, 234
• Bridgewater, the Duke of, 218
• Briggs, Sir J., 228
• Broke, Sir P., 154
• Brown Bess, rifle, 192
• Brown, Commander, 235
• Brunel, 228, 238, 277
• Brunswick, rifle, 190
• Buckhurst, Lord, 79
• Burrell, Andrew, 23
• Bushnell, 213
• Busk, Hans, 184, 244
• Byng, Admiral, 42
• Cabots, the, 5
• Caiman, the, 293
• Caledonia, the, 49, 226
• Captain, the, 280
• Caus, Solomon, 95–98
• Cawley, 103
• Cerberus, the, 282
• Chads, Captain, 249
• Chapman, 39, 149
• Charles I, King, 23
• Charles II, King, 29, 96
• Charles V, Emperor, 88
• Charlotte Dundas, the, 219
• Charterhouse, garden, 119
• Chatfield, 59
• Chesapeake, the, 156
• Chinese gunboats, 291
• Clerk of Eldin, 219
• Clermont, the, 223
• Cloyne, Bishop of, 116
• Cockle, Maurice, 65
• Collingwood, the, 292
• Colomb, Admiral, 264, 287
• Colossus, the, 288
• Columbus, 5
• Comet, the, 225, 229
• Commerce de Marseille, the, 46
• Compass, discovery of, 3
• Condorcet, 38
• Congo, the, 238
• Congress, the, 263
• Congreve, General, 85
• Congreve, Sir W., 85, 91, 147, 158
• Conqueror, the, 288
• Consort, Prince, 277
• Constantinople, siege of, 66
• Corbett, Sir Julian, 1, 6, 7, 8, 9
• Couronne, the, 254
• Cowper Coles, Captain, 276
• Creuze, Augustin, 59, 256
• Cruiser, type, 298
• Cumberland, Earl of, 20
• Curaçoa, the, 230
• Dahlgren, 139, 234, 261
• Dandolo, the, 285
• Dauntless, the, 242
• Deane, Sir A., 28
• Delvigne, 187, 194
• Demologos, the, 225
• Denny, Messrs., 226
• Derrick, 28, 31
• Desaguliers, Dr., 101
• Desblancs, 217
• Devastation, the, 281
• Dirck, 98
• Doncaster, the, 229
• Douglas, Sir C., 151
• Douglas, Sir H., 86, 173, 228, 257, 261
• Dreadnought, the, 283
• Duckworth, Sir J., 67
• Duilio, the, 285
• Duke, the, 130, 152
• Dundas, Lord, 218
• Dunkirk privateers, 23
• Dupuy de Lôme, 253
• Dutch ships, characteristics of, 27
• Dwarf, the, 243
• Elliot, Admiral, 246
• Enfield rifle, 197
• Enterprise, the, 273
• Ericsson, 236
• Essex, the, 137
• Euler, 37, 216
• Excellent, the, 158
• Ferdinand Max, the, 263
• Fincham, 1, 48, 53, 233
• Finsbury Field, 82
• Fitch, 220
• Forbin, Count, 40
• Formidable, the, 134, 153
• Fortifications, land, 204
• Fournier, Abbé, 144
• Frederick the Great, 90
• Fremantle, Hon. T. F., 184
• Frigate, origin of, 23
• Froissart, 64
• Froude, 286
• Fuller, 27, 171
• Fulton, 221
• Furring of ships, 17
• Galatea, the, 229
• Galileo, 95, 116
• Galleasse, 4, 211
• Galleon, 4, 7
• Galley, 2, 71, 210
• Gama, Vasco di, 5
• Garoy, Blasco de, 212
• Gautier, 216
• Genoese, the, 4
• Gibbon, 66, 69
• Gibraltar, siege of, 250
• Girdling of ships, 29
• Glatton, the, 135, 282
• Gloire, the, 205, 253
• Gordon, Thomas, 48
• Grace à Dieu, the, 76
• Great Britain, the, 238
• Great Eastern, the, 258
• Greek fire, 61
• Greener, 193
• Gribeauval, 90
• Gunpowder, 3, 70, 76, 99
• Gustavus Adolphus, 90
• Haddock, Sir R., 29
• Halley, 117
• Hampton Roads, battle of, 262
• Hannay, 57
• Hardy, Sir T. M., 159, 230
• Harvey torpedo, 291
• Harwich, the, 31
• Hastings, Captain, 174
• Hastings, Sir T., 248
• Hautefeuille, J. de, 99
• Hawke, Admiral, 43, 122, 151
• Hawkins, Sir J., 8
• Hawkins, Sir R., 9, 80
• Hay, Lord John, 232
• Hébé, the, 134
• Henri II, King, 75, 89
• Henry VIII, King, 6, 72
• Henry, Prince, 19
• Hercules, the, 273
• Hero of Alexandria, 94
• Hibernia, the, 48
• Hime, Colonel, 61, 77
• Hogue, battle of La, 32
• Honourable Artillery Co., 82
• Horse artillery, 91
• Hoste, 37
• Hotspur, the, 282, 287
• Howard, Lord, 9, 77
• Hugo, Victor, 147
• Hulls, Jonathan, 215
• Hutton, 122, 129, 132
• Huyghens, 37, 96, 99
• Impérieuse, the, 295
• Inconstant, the, 298
• India, East, Company, 45, 135
• Inflexible, the, 285
• Inman, Dr., 57
• Invincible, the, 44
• Iron Duke, the, 274
• Italia, the, 289
• Jacob, General, 196
• Jal, 5
• James I, King, 15
• James II, King, 33
• James, the historian, 49, 132
• Joinville, Prince de, 240
• Jouffroi, 217
• Juan, Don G., 37
• Kaltoff, Caspar, 97
• Kempenfelt, Captain, 123
• Keppel, Lord, 48
• Key, Admiral Cooper, 268
• Keyham, 254
• Kinburn, 251
• Knowles, Sir C., 45, 46
• Krupp, 208
• Kuper, Admiral, 206
• Lady Nancy, the, 276
• Laird, Messrs., 252, 280
• Laputa, 34
• Laughton, Sir J. K., 1, 9, 77, 153
• Lepanto, battle of, 72, 78
• Lepanto, the, 289
• Lefroy, General, 67
• Leibnitz, 214
• Leipsic lexicon, 244
• Lissa, battle of, 263
• Livingstone, 222
• Louis XI, King, 87
• Magenta, the, 272
• Malthus, 82
• Manby, Aaron, 255
• Manwayring, Sir H., 13, 143
• Marestier, 224
• Mars, the, 121
• Marshall gun carriage, 158
• Marsilly gun carriage, 158
• Mary Rose, the, 74
• Massé, Colonel, 86
• Maudsley, Messrs., 285
• Maure, the, 41
• McLaurin, Colin, 39
• Medea, the, 230
• Melville, General, 127
• Melville, Lord, 228
• Mercier, Captain, 163
• Merrimac, the, 262
• Metacentre, discovery of, 37
• Middleton, Sir C., 46, 123
• Miller, Patrick, 127, 217
• Minié, rifle, 195
• Minotaur, the, 265
• Monarch, the, 279
• Monitor, the, 262
• Monkey, the, 229
• Monro, Colonel, 173
• Mons Meg, 65
• Moore, Sir Jonas, 98, 143
• Moorfields, 82
• Moorsom, Captain, 261, 266
• Morland, Sir S., 29, 99
• Muller, 84, 88
• Murray, Mungo, 39
• Nancy Dawson, the, 58
• Napier, Sir C., 230, 233, 241, 255, 266
• Napoleon III, 75, 87, 199, 250
• Navarino, battle of, 156
• Nelson, 45, 154, 269
• Nemesis, the, 255
• Newcomen, 102–106
• Newton, 35, 96, 117, 214
• Nicolas, Sir H., 3, 63
• Noble, Captain, 207
• Noel, Commander, 264, 289
• Normans as shipbuilders, 5
• Norton, Captain, 193, 199
• Norton, Robert, 76, 78, 142
• Nye, Nathaniel, 98
• Oak, English, 27
• Odin, the, 233
• Oppenheim, 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 73, 75, 77, 81
• Orient, the, 164
• Otway, Commander, 110, 231
• Pacificateur, the, 172, 248
• Paixhans, 166, 227
• Pakington, Sir J., 258
• Pallas, the, 279
• Palliser, Major, 205
• Papin, 102, 213
• Pardies, 36
• Pascal, 95
• Peake, Sir H., 56
• Pechell, Captain, 157
• Peel, 257
• Pembroke, the, 41
• Penelope, the, 233
• Penn, Messrs., 253
• Pennington, Sir J., 23
• Pepys, 27, 33, 81, 96, 130
• Perrin, 15
• Pett, Peter, 23
• Pett, Phineas, 15, 18
• Petty, Sir W., 35
• Phœbe, the, 138
• Phœnix, the, 26, 175
• Pickard, 108, 217
• Pitt, 49
• Plat, Sir H., 186
• Point-blank defined, 114
• Porta, della, 95
• Potter, Humphrey, 105
• Prevesa, battle of, 72
• Prince Albert, the, 278
• Prince Royal, the, 19
• Princessa, the, 43
• Proof of guns, 81
• Punchinello, 130
• Rainbow, the, 134
• Raleigh, Sir W., 16, 24, 79
• Raleigh, the, 298
• Ram tactics, 263, 290
• Ramelli, 212
• Rattler, the, 239
• Ré d’Italia, the, 263
• Reed, Sir E., 59, 274, 279
• Richelieu, 24, 212
• Riders in ships, 11
• Rob Roy, the, 226
• Robins, Benjamin, 112–124, 129, 187
• Robison, 106
• Rodney, 134, 153
• Rolf Krake, the, 277
• Romme, 38
• Roncière, de la, 212
• Ross, Sir J., 227
• Royal George, the, 43, 83
• Royal Katherine, the, 35
• Royal Society, foundation of, 96
• Royal Sovereign, the, 278
• Royal William, the, 28
• Ruby, the, 249
• Rumsey, 220
• Rupert, the, 288
• Rupert, Prince, 214
• Russell, Scott, 252, 257, 264
• Samuda, Messrs., 278
• Sartorius, Admiral, 261
• Savannah, the, 226
• Savery, 100, 215
• Schalk, 83
• Scharnhorst, 88
• Schmidt, 184
• Scloppetaria, 184
• Scott, Commander, 200
• Scourge of Malice, the, 20
• Seppings, Sir R., 46, 51
• Sewell, 39
• Shah, the, 298
• Shannon, the, 154, 299
• Sheathing, introduction of, 18
• Sheerness, 254
• Shish, 29, 35
• Shovell, Admiral, 81
• Shrapnel, Lieutenant, 91, 163
• Sidon, the, 233
• Simmons, Captain, 164, 176
• Simoon, the, 249
• Sinope, battle of, 162, 249
• Slingsby, Sir R., 145
• Smith, Pettit, 236
• Snodgrass, 47
• Solferino, the, 272
• Sovereign of the Seas, the, 24
• Spitalfields, 81, 130
• Sprightly, the, 229
• Stanhope, Lord, 221, 228
• Stevinus, 95
• Stockton, Captain, 237
• Stromboli, the, 276
• Sultan, the, 273
• Surveyors, abilities of, 55
• Sussex, iron mines, 69, 78
• Sutherland, T., 35
• Sveaborg, bombardment of, 252
• Symington, 218
• Symonds, Admiral, 57
• Tactics, 2, 8, 30, 33, 77, 131, 153, 210, 263
• Tartaglia, 89, 116
• Taylor, 218
• Tegetthof, Admiral, 263
• Temeraire, the, 275
• Tennant, Sir E., 200
• Terrible, the, 233
• Thames, the, 225
• “Thieves, Forty,” the, 56
• Thouvenin, Colonel, 195
• Thunderer, the, 283
• Torelli, 212
• Torpedo, evolution of, 291
• Torricelli, 95
• Touchard, Admiral, 264
• Trades Increase, the, 21
• Trafalgar, battle of, 45, 49, 53, 269
• Treuille de Beaulieu, 199
• Trim, definition of, 13
• Trinity House, 24
• Trollope, Captain, 135
• Tromp, 31
• Trunnions, evolution of, 86
• Truss frames, 52
• Tunnage, 5, 49, 56
• Turgot, 38
• Turret, the evolution of, 271, 275
• Types, differentiation of, 296
• Upnor Castle, 81
• Vanguard, the, 274
• Vauban, Marshal, 160
• Ventilation, study of, 44
• Victory, the, 45, 53, 147
• Villani, 64
• Vincennes, 194, 250
• Volage, the, 298
• Walker, Captain, 193
• Wallis, 35, 96
• Walter, 120
• Waltham Abbey, 85
• Warrior, the, 205, 260
• Warspite, the, 295
• Watt, 93, 105–110, 217
• Waymouth, Captain, 17
• Wellington, 240
• Whelps, the, 23
• Whitehead, 292
• Whitworth, Sir J., 197
• Willett, 43, 48
• Woodcraft, 212
• Woolwich, 82
• Worcester, Marquis of, 93, 97, 213
• Wynter, Sir R., 145
• Zöllner, 184