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THE GUNS OF THE FRIGATE UNICORN. (1980)
~EN USISBN: 9780907276005 bzw. 0907276008, vermutlich in Englisch, SCOTLAND.DUNDEE.THE UNICORN PRESERVATION SOCIETY,1980. gebraucht, guter Zustand.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, Versandkosten nach: DEU.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
UK,small 8vo card wraps,rev'd &redesigned,2nd edn,1st edn thus.FINE+. No owner inscrptn and absence of published price.Bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered, maroon card covers with black line illustration,capitalised, black-lettered title and publisher,and other black-lettered author+illustrator names' to front cover,bright non-rusted staples to spine,rear cover with Unicorn's ship's crest black line illustration and other black-lettered publishing details.Insides of covers with author's Acknowledgements and Further Reading bibliography to front+rear covers respectively.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - unread,other than my own collation. UK,small 8vo card wraps,rev'd &redesigned,2nd edn,1st thus,1-18pp [paginated] includes 18 sections - all with the exception of one,the Gun's Crew - with b/w line diagram or b/w line illustration etc., by Mary K. Stewart (the author's wife); plus [unpaginated] a title page with a contents list/table to its reverse. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 40+ year-old age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral card wraps book]. It really is an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of wear and tear. Launched in 1824,HMS Unicorn is the most original old ship in the world,the oldest ship left in Scotland,as well as one of the six oldest ships in the world.Originally laid down as a 46-gun Leda-class frigate at Chatham Royal Dockyard during the reign of George IV.Although ordered in 1817, the ship's progress book shows that construction did not begin until February 1822.Unicorn's keel was laid down on Slipway No. 4 in Chatham Dockyard,Kent, and the ship was launched into the River Medway on 30th March 1824. Requiring around 1,000 oak trees to build at an expense of over £26,500,HMS Unicorn was designed to be an agile and powerful vessel,with a complement of 300 men required to crew her.The ship's unique design combines two great eras of shipbuilding – the traditional wooden craftsmanship of the 18thC. and the emerging iron technology of the 19thC. Built for war, HMS Unicorn spent her early life in reserve or 'ordinary',where it was anchored on the River Medway, forming part of Britain's formidable naval force which helped to maintain the 'Pax Britannica' or 'British Peace' of the 19thC. During ther time 'in ordinary' the Royal Navy added the ship's distinctive and protective roof,resulting in HMS Unicorn remaining the most original of all the world's historic ships. Surveyor of the Navy from 1813 to 1832,Sir Robert Seppings was a great innovator in ship design and the key architect behind HMS Unicorn.He embraced the new technologies of the Industrial Revolution and increased the use of iron in the construction of Royal Navy vessels. Due to the work of Seppings and the advancements of the Industrial Revolution,Unicorn carries several innovative features on board.The ship contains early examples of ironwork including diagonal bracing straps through the hull and iron knees which support the decks. This ironwork strengthened the ship and produced a more rigid structure. Unicorn's unique elliptical stern – an innovation of Seppings – is the only example left in the world and provided a greater arc of fire to the rear of the ship.For his achievements in naval architecture,Seppings was awarded the Royal Society's Copley Medal – the oldest scientific award in the world. Between 1857 and 1862,the ship was loaned to the War Department as a powder hulk.Anchored at Woolwich on the River Thames,Unicorn stored huge quantities of gunpowder for the Royal Arsenal and was cared for by shipkeeper James Middleton – who lived on board the powder hulk with his wife and children. In April 1862, HMS Unicorn was moved to Sheerness Dockyard and laid up "in ordinary" once again.By the 1860s, with the rise of ironclad ships and steam propulsion, HMS Unicorn's potential as a fighting frigate had drawn to an end,but this was not the conclusion of the ship's story. In November 1873,the Royal Navy's "wooden wall" was brought over 400 miles north to the industrial city of Dundee to begin her new life as a training ship for the Royal Naval Reserves.Leaving Sheerness on the 5th November 1873, HMS Unicorn was towed up the east coast of the UK by HM Paddle Sloop Salamander. When the ship arrived in Dundee in 1873,she was a training ship for the Royal Naval Reserves – a role she carried out until the 1960s. She was placed in her new berth against the south-western wall of the Earl Grey Dock. She remained in this spot for 89 years,only being moved in 1962 for the construction of the Tay Road Bridge. HMS Unicorn has been a prominent site of Dundee's waterfront ever since and is now one of the city's oldest landmarks. In the preparation of the building of the Tay Road Bridge in 1962,the city's Earl Grey Dock was to be filled in.As a result,HMS Unicorn's 89-year berth was to be lost and the Admiralty considered breaking up the ship.To avoid the destruction of one of the few survivors of Britain's sailing navy,a previous captain,Jack Anderson,went to the First Lord of the Admiralty,Lord Carrington,and argued for the preservation of the ship. The decision was made to move the ship to a new berth in Dundee's Victoria Dock and shortly afterwards,the Unicorn Preservation Society (UPS) was formed.On the 26th September 1968, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh accepted the ship from the Ministry of Defence on behalf of the UPS. Since 1968,the Unicorn Preservation Society has worked to preserve HMS Unicorn for the benefit of current and future generations.The UPS is currently working on plans to move the ship into the East Graving Dock in Dundee, securing HMS Unicorn's long-term preservation in a purpose-built dock that will house the historic ship.[UPS.] Please contact seller, [because of the lighter weight of this item,] for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indictated otherwise. ** **N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
UK,small 8vo card wraps,rev'd &redesigned,2nd edn,1st edn thus.FINE+. No owner inscrptn and absence of published price.Bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered, maroon card covers with black line illustration,capitalised, black-lettered title and publisher,and other black-lettered author+illustrator names' to front cover,bright non-rusted staples to spine,rear cover with Unicorn's ship's crest black line illustration and other black-lettered publishing details.Insides of covers with author's Acknowledgements and Further Reading bibliography to front+rear covers respectively.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - unread,other than my own collation. UK,small 8vo card wraps,rev'd &redesigned,2nd edn,1st thus,1-18pp [paginated] includes 18 sections - all with the exception of one,the Gun's Crew - with b/w line diagram or b/w line illustration etc., by Mary K. Stewart (the author's wife); plus [unpaginated] a title page with a contents list/table to its reverse. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 40+ year-old age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral card wraps book]. It really is an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of wear and tear. Launched in 1824,HMS Unicorn is the most original old ship in the world,the oldest ship left in Scotland,as well as one of the six oldest ships in the world.Originally laid down as a 46-gun Leda-class frigate at Chatham Royal Dockyard during the reign of George IV.Although ordered in 1817, the ship's progress book shows that construction did not begin until February 1822.Unicorn's keel was laid down on Slipway No. 4 in Chatham Dockyard,Kent, and the ship was launched into the River Medway on 30th March 1824. Requiring around 1,000 oak trees to build at an expense of over £26,500,HMS Unicorn was designed to be an agile and powerful vessel,with a complement of 300 men required to crew her.The ship's unique design combines two great eras of shipbuilding – the traditional wooden craftsmanship of the 18thC. and the emerging iron technology of the 19thC. Built for war, HMS Unicorn spent her early life in reserve or 'ordinary',where it was anchored on the River Medway, forming part of Britain's formidable naval force which helped to maintain the 'Pax Britannica' or 'British Peace' of the 19thC. During ther time 'in ordinary' the Royal Navy added the ship's distinctive and protective roof,resulting in HMS Unicorn remaining the most original of all the world's historic ships. Surveyor of the Navy from 1813 to 1832,Sir Robert Seppings was a great innovator in ship design and the key architect behind HMS Unicorn.He embraced the new technologies of the Industrial Revolution and increased the use of iron in the construction of Royal Navy vessels. Due to the work of Seppings and the advancements of the Industrial Revolution,Unicorn carries several innovative features on board.The ship contains early examples of ironwork including diagonal bracing straps through the hull and iron knees which support the decks. This ironwork strengthened the ship and produced a more rigid structure. Unicorn's unique elliptical stern – an innovation of Seppings – is the only example left in the world and provided a greater arc of fire to the rear of the ship.For his achievements in naval architecture,Seppings was awarded the Royal Society's Copley Medal – the oldest scientific award in the world. Between 1857 and 1862,the ship was loaned to the War Department as a powder hulk.Anchored at Woolwich on the River Thames,Unicorn stored huge quantities of gunpowder for the Royal Arsenal and was cared for by shipkeeper James Middleton – who lived on board the powder hulk with his wife and children. In April 1862, HMS Unicorn was moved to Sheerness Dockyard and laid up "in ordinary" once again.By the 1860s, with the rise of ironclad ships and steam propulsion, HMS Unicorn's potential as a fighting frigate had drawn to an end,but this was not the conclusion of the ship's story. In November 1873,the Royal Navy's "wooden wall" was brought over 400 miles north to the industrial city of Dundee to begin her new life as a training ship for the Royal Naval Reserves.Leaving Sheerness on the 5th November 1873, HMS Unicorn was towed up the east coast of the UK by HM Paddle Sloop Salamander. When the ship arrived in Dundee in 1873,she was a training ship for the Royal Naval Reserves – a role she carried out until the 1960s. She was placed in her new berth against the south-western wall of the Earl Grey Dock. She remained in this spot for 89 years,only being moved in 1962 for the construction of the Tay Road Bridge. HMS Unicorn has been a prominent site of Dundee's waterfront ever since and is now one of the city's oldest landmarks. In the preparation of the building of the Tay Road Bridge in 1962,the city's Earl Grey Dock was to be filled in.As a result,HMS Unicorn's 89-year berth was to be lost and the Admiralty considered breaking up the ship.To avoid the destruction of one of the few survivors of Britain's sailing navy,a previous captain,Jack Anderson,went to the First Lord of the Admiralty,Lord Carrington,and argued for the preservation of the ship. The decision was made to move the ship to a new berth in Dundee's Victoria Dock and shortly afterwards,the Unicorn Preservation Society (UPS) was formed.On the 26th September 1968, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh accepted the ship from the Ministry of Defence on behalf of the UPS. Since 1968,the Unicorn Preservation Society has worked to preserve HMS Unicorn for the benefit of current and future generations.The UPS is currently working on plans to move the ship into the East Graving Dock in Dundee, securing HMS Unicorn's long-term preservation in a purpose-built dock that will house the historic ship.[UPS.] Please contact seller, [because of the lighter weight of this item,] for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indictated otherwise. ** **N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **.
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ISBN (andere Schreibweisen): 0-907276-00-8, 978-0-907276-00-5
ISBN (andere Schreibweisen): 0-907276-00-8, 978-0-907276-00-5
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