The Nation and the Navy: A History of Naval Life and PolicyCresset Press, 1954 - 287 sider |
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Side 36
... hundred and sixty- six ships were lost . Typical of the hundreds of complaints with which the government were bombarded is one from Plymouth in 1625 to the effect that during the past year one thousand of its mariners had been captured ...
... hundred and sixty- six ships were lost . Typical of the hundreds of complaints with which the government were bombarded is one from Plymouth in 1625 to the effect that during the past year one thousand of its mariners had been captured ...
Side 68
... hundred and sixty in 1660 , one hundred and seventy - four in 1688 and two hundred and sixty - eight in 1702 , of which one hundred and thirty were line - of - battle - ships . 19 3 The part which the Navy now played in the life of the ...
... hundred and sixty in 1660 , one hundred and seventy - four in 1688 and two hundred and sixty - eight in 1702 , of which one hundred and thirty were line - of - battle - ships . 19 3 The part which the Navy now played in the life of the ...
Side 78
... hundred and eight to one hundred and seventy - four warships in a short time . Though statistics are unreliable at this date , there was certainly a remarkable increase in coastal shipping and the fisheries towards the end of the ...
... hundred and eight to one hundred and seventy - four warships in a short time . Though statistics are unreliable at this date , there was certainly a remarkable increase in coastal shipping and the fisheries towards the end of the ...
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THE DUTCH WARS | 36 |
THE STUART NAVY | 53 |
THE WARS OF WILLIAM AND ANNE | 74 |
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