Foreword
Preface

PART 1: BACKGROUND
1 The Wars with France
2 Early Naval History
3 The Naval Administration
4 Britain and the World

PART 2: TYPES OF SHIPS
1 The Principles of Ship Design
2 Ships-of-the-Line
3 Frigates
4 Unrated Ships and Vessels

PART 3: SHIPBUILDING
1 Ship Construction
2 Fitting of ships
3 Masts, Sails and Rigging
4 Armament

PART 4: OFFICERS
1 Officers’ Entry and Training
2 Commissioned Officers
3 Warrant Officers
4 Officers’ Living Conditions
5 Ship Administration

PART 5: NAVAL RECRUITMENT
1 The Problem of Naval Recruitment
2 The Press Gang
3 Other Methods of Recruiting

PART 6: SEAMEN AND LANDMEN
1 Seamen’s Conditions of Service
2 Seamen and Petty Officers
3 Landmen, Artificers and Servants
4 Mutiny and Desertion

PART 7: MARINES
1 Role and Organisation
2 Marines in Service
3 Marine Equipment and Uniform

PART 8: TECHNIQUES
1 Basic Seamanship
2 Ship Handling
3 Boat and Anchor Work
4 Gunnery and Fighting
5 Navigation
6 Disaster at Sea

PART 9: SHIPBOARD LIFE
1 The Organisation of the Crew
2 The Ship’s Day
3 The Necessities of Life
4 Rewards and Pleasures
5 Medicine and Health
6 Discipline

PART 10: DOCKYARDS AND BASES
1 The Work and Facilities of the Dockyards
2 The Dockyard Workforce
3 Home Anchorages and Naval Bases
4 Overseas Bases
5 The Victualling Organisation

PART 11: FLEETS
1 The Distribution of Fleets
2 Fleet Administration
3 Fleet Tactics
4 Signals

PART 12: THE SEAMAN’S WORLD
1 Winds and Currents
2 The Merchant Marine
3 Other Naval Services

PART 13: FOREIGN NAVIES
1 The French Navy
2 The Spanish Navy
3 The American Navy
4 Other Foreign Naval Forces

PART 14: TACTICS
1 Fighting Tactics
2 Blockade
3 Convoys and Cruisers
4 Amphibious Operations
5 Victory and Defeat

Afterword
Appendices
Sources
Index