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The Steel Navy: 1898

The Steel Navy: 1898

Dameron, William R.

Paperback

General Fiction

ISBN10: 1530948649
ISBN13: 9781530948642
Publisher: Createspace
Published: May 20 2016
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
At the end of the Civil War, America stopped spending money on her navy. By 1881, when the US Navy kept only 26 operational ships, America was beginning to realize how backward their navy had become. At sea, America was at best a third class power. Chile had a larger and more modern navy, although their ships were built under contract in England. American political leaders began to take action, and began to build steel-hulled, modern warships during the 1880's and 1890's. By 1898, America's navy was becoming one of the world's best in quality, if not in quantity. The United States Naval Academy had been maintained at a high level through the entire period. In the war with Spain, the world learned that America was much more formidable at sea than most Europeans believed. Her ships were modern, her officers skilled and daring, and her ordinary seamen were highly trained. This is a novel about the development of the warships of the steel navy and the officers who manned them.

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