Project Gutenberg 2024-01-29 Public domain in the USA. 268 Fletcher, R. A. Fletcher, Richard A. Dixon, Charles 1872 1934 12004659 Warships and their story $aLondon :$bCassell and company, ltd., $c1911. Alan, Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Warships and their Story" by R. A. Fletcher is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the evolution of warships from their primitive origins to the advanced naval vessels of the modern era. It investigates the structural and technological advancements in shipbuilding and focuses on significant developments across different civilizations and time periods, particularly emphasizing the British Navy. The opening portion introduces the idea that the history of naval warfare dates back thousands of years, with early instances of warfare at sea being recorded in ancient cultures. The author discusses the early vessels used in war, such as Egyptian ships and those of the Vikings, detailing both their design and the manner in which they were employed in battle. In addition, the text hints at the transition from traditional rowed ships to those propelled by wind and eventually to steam power, setting the stage for an extensive examination of warships in subsequent chapters. The introduction lays a foundation for understanding the pivotal role of warships in the development of empires and the nature of naval combat throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/warshipstheirsto0000flet 20230618100739fletcher 1911 gb Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Shipbuilding Warships V Text Category: History - British Category: History - Warfare 936040 2025-06-29T03:34:13.456089 text/html 863373 2024-01-29T15:05:05 text/html 29671848 2025-06-29T03:34:30.112031 application/epub+zip 29674580 2025-06-29T03:34:17.469047 application/epub+zip 427337 2025-06-29T03:34:15.245103 application/epub+zip 30011259 2025-06-29T03:34:38.246949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29928130 2025-06-29T03:34:27.641025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 735034 2025-06-29T03:34:10.381075 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 715144 2024-01-29T15:05:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16258 2025-06-29T03:34:38.422927 application/rdf+xml 16046 2025-06-29T03:34:15.561044 image/jpeg 2975 2025-06-29T03:34:15.406036 image/jpeg 30184671 2025-06-29T03:34:14.058038 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia