Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy - A Bicentennial History

The Royal Dockyard at Pembroke Dock produced over 250 warships for the Royal Navy, including five royal yachts, between its founding in 1814 and its closure after the First World War. Prior to this, no ocean-going ships had ever been built on the south shores of Milford Haven, where the most complex piece of machinery used was the horse-drawn plough. Yet within twenty years Pembrokeshire men were building major British warships and they did so for the next hundred years. This long century, from the Napoleonic Wars until after the First World War, covered all the major changes in warship design and construction, from wood to iron and then steel, and from sail to steam, and paddle wheel to screw propulsion. In this authoritative and splendidly illustrated work, naval historian Lawrie Phillips, who was born and bred just outside the dockyard walls, tells the story of this royal yard, its ships and the Pembroke men who built them.

About the author

Lieutenant Commander Lawrie Phillips was the head of Royal Navy PR for many years and on retiring from the service has dedicated himself to researching and chronicling the history of the Royal Navy and of Pembroke Dockyard. He is the author of "The Royal Navy Day by Day."

Summary

The Royal Dockyard at Pembroke Dock produced over 250 warships for the Royal Navy, including five royal yachts, between its founding in 1814 and its closure after the First World War.

Product details

• Authors: Lawrie Phillips, Lieutenant Commander Lawrie Phillips, Lieutenant-Commander Lawrie Phillips, Lt Cdr L. Phillips, Lawrie Phillips Lieutenant Commander
• Publisher: The History Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.02.2014
• EAN: 9780750952149
• ISBN: 978-0-7509-5214-9
• Dimensions: 242 mm x 165 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 1016 g
• Illustrations: 16 Plates, color; 32 Plates, black and white; 60 Illustrations, color; 150 Illustrations, black and white
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous