Maritime History: What's New 2001

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Chronological
2001-12-28 Maritime History:
Passages of California Ships from New-York from US Nautical Magazine, Vol. 5 (1856).
How Passages have been shortened from M.F. Maury: The Physical Geography of the Sea, 1855.
2001-12-27 Seamanship:
Sjöbohm: Försök til et Kort Utkast om Sjö-Manoeuvern, 1791. [In Swedish]
2001-12-18 Shipbuilding:
Clipper Ships Built in the United States.
2001-11-14 Tonnage:
Rules by Mr. Parkyns, Late of His Majesty's Yard, Chatham from Steel's The Shipwright's Vade-Mecum, 1805.
Tonnage of Ships of War from Derrick's Memoirs of the Rise and Progress of the Royal Navy, 1806.
Tonnage from Fincham Outline of Ship-Building, 1852.
2001-11-12 Shipbuilding from Fincham's Outline of Ship-Building in Four Parts (1852):
- Upon the Fastenings of the Planking.
- Metal Fastenings.
- The Beams.
- On Copper.
2001-11-09 Tonnage:
Of Finding the Tonnage or Burthen of Ships &c. from Steel's The Shipwright's Vade-Mecum, 1805.
[Tonnage Measurement] (1627) from Oppenheim's A History of the Administration of the Royal Navy, 1896.
2001-11-07 Naval History:
Carl Gustaf Wrangels "journal" under expeditionen med stora flottan, hösten 1644 from Tidskrift i Sjöväsendet Årg. 63 (1900). [In Swedish]
Slaget i Öresund 1658 from Tidskrift i Sjöväsendet Årg. 63 (1900). [In Swedish]
2001-11-02 Tonnage:
Bibliography
Concerning Measuring of Ships from The Sea-Man's Vade Mecum, 1707.
(The Shipwrights Hall Rule) from Sutherland: The Ship-Builders Assistant, 1711.
Extract of the King's Order Respecting the Measuring of Ships, 1778.
Measurement of Tonnage from George Moorsom: A Brief Review and Analysis of the Laws for the Admeasurement fo Tonnage, etc., 1852.
RULE for ascertaining the TONNAGE and BURTHEN of SHIPS from Steel's Shipmaster's Assistant, 1817.
On tonnage I from Peake's The Elementary Principles of Naval Architecture, 1867.
On tonnage II from Peake's The Elementary Principles of Naval Architecture, 1867.
2001-11-02 Rigging:
Thomas Miller: The Complete Modellist, 1667.
Malcolm Cowan: Observations on the Dangers to which his Majesty's Ships and Vessels are unnecessarily exposed, from the present mode of making Sails in his Majesty's Navy; and on the unnecessary Expense attending them, 1809.
2001-10-29 Naval History from the papers of Generalamiralen Excellensen Grefve R. Cederströms:
Instruktion för Skeppscheferna å Stora Flottan 1790. [In Swedish]
Utdrag af Instruction för Lätta Esqvadern (1790). [In Swedish]
Attacken på Roggersvik (1790). [In Swedish]
Hertig Carls order för attacken vid Reval och vid Bataljerna i Cronstadsviken 1790. [In Swedish]
Svenska flottans tillämnade attack på den engelska uti Öresund 1801. [In Swedish]
2001-10-26 Seamanship:
J. Franc: Handleiding tot de Scheeps-besturing, 1825. [In Dutch]
2001-10-23 Provisions:
Engelska Flottans nya Spis-ordning from Tidskrift i Sjöväsendet, 1851. [In Swedish]
Cakes eller Skepps-skorpor from Tidskrift i Sjöväsendet, 1851. [In Swedish]
2001-10-22 Shipbuilding:
From Sutherland's Prices of the Shipbuilding Adjusted being the second part of Britain's Glory: or, Shipbuilding Unvail'd, 1717:
- Of Pitch and Tar.
- Of Painting Ship-Work.
2001-10-19 Shipbuilding:
Francis Laire: Observations of the Materials used in the Fastenings of Ships. From Papers on Naval Architecture, 1831.
From Peacock & Buchan's Established Compositions for Iron, Wood, Coppered or Zinced Vessels, Yachts, Barges, Boats, Buoys, Beacons, Piles, &c., 1874:
- On the Preservation of the Bottom of Iron Ships.
- Prices of the Compositions.
From Witsen's Aeloude en hedendaegsche scheeps-bouw en bestier, 1671:
- Certer van een gemeene Fluit. [In Dutch]
- Een Fluit-schip . [In Dutch]
- Certer van een Advijs-jagt.
- Van Branders. [In Dutch]
2001-10-17 Etymology:
Verklaring van scheeps Spreeck-woorden, en verscheiden eigen benamingen from Nicolaes Witsen's Aeloude en hedendaegsche scheeps-bouw en bestier, 1671. [In Dutch]
2001-02-18 Gunnery:
To make Ladles to Load your Guns with. From John Seller: The Sea-Gunner, 1691.
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Bibliography
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Biography
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Maritime History
2001-12-28:
Passages of California Ships from New-York from US Nautical Magazine, Vol. 5 (1856).
How Passages have been shortened from M.F. Maury: The Physical Geography of the Sea, 1855.
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Medicine

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Naval History
2001-11-07:
Carl Gustaf Wrangels "journal" under expeditionen med stora flottan, hösten 1644 from Tidskrift i Sjöväsendet Årg. 63 (1900). [In Swedish]
Slaget i Öresund 1658 from Tidskrift i Sjöväsendet Årg. 63 (1900). [In Swedish]
2001-10-29:
Instruktion för Skeppscheferna å Stora Flottan 1790. [In Swedish]
Utdrag af Instruction för Lätta Esqvadern (1790). [In Swedish]
Attacken på Roggersvik (1790). [In Swedish]
Hertig Carls order för attacken vid Reval och vid Bataljerna i Cronstadsviken 1790. [In Swedish]
Svenska flottans tillämnade attack på den engelska uti Öresund 1801. [In Swedish]
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Gunnery
2001-02-18:
To make Ladles to Load your Guns with. From John Seller: The Sea-Gunner, 1691.
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Ships
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Shipmodels
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Shipbuilding
2001-12-18:
Clipper Ships Built in the United States.
2001-11-12 From Fincham's Outline of Ship-Building in Four Parts (1852):
Upon the Fastenings of the Planking.
Metal Fastenings.
The Beams.
On Copper.
2001-10-22:
From Sutherland's Prices of the Shipbuilding Adjusted being the second part of Britain's Glory: or, Shipbuilding Unvail'd, 1717:
- Of Pitch and Tar.
- Of Painting Ship-Work.
2001-10-19:
Francis Laire: Observations of the Materials used in the Fastenings of Ships. From Papers on Naval Architecture, 1831.
From Peacock & Buchan's Established Compositions for Iron, Wood, Coppered or Zinced Vessels, Yachts, Barges, Boats, Buoys, Beacons, Piles, &c., 1874:
- On the Preservation of the Bottom of Iron Ships.
- Prices of the Compositions.
From Witsen's Aeloude en hedendaegsche scheeps-bouw en bestier, 1671:
- Certer van een gemeene Fluit. [In Dutch]
- Een Fluit-schip . [In Dutch]
- Certer van een Advijs-jagt. [In Dutch]
- Van Branders. [In Dutch]
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Rigging

2001-11-02:
Thomas Miller: The Complete Modellist, 1667.
Malcolm Cowan: Observations on the Dangers to which his Majesty's Ships and Vessels are unnecessarily exposed, from the present mode of making Sails in his Majesty's Navy; and on the unnecessary Expense attending them, 1809.
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Seamanship
2001-12-27:
Sjöbohm: Försök til et Kort Utkast om Sjö-Manoeuvern, 1791. [In Swedish]
2001-10-26:
J. Franc:Handleiding tot de Scheeps-besturing, 1825. [In Dutch]
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Etymology
2001-10-17:
Verklaring van scheeps Spreeck-woorden, en verscheiden eigen benamingen from Nicolaes Witsen's Aeloude en hedendaegsche scheeps-bouw en bestier, 1671. [In Dutch]
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Personnel
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Provisions
2001-10-23:
Engelska Flottans nya Spis-ordning from Tidskrift i Sjöväsendet, 1851. [In Swedish]
Cakes eller Skepps-skorpor from Tidskrift i Sjöväsendet, 1851. [In Swedish]
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Tonnage
2001-11-14:
Rules by Mr. Parkyns, Late of His Majesty's Yard, Chatham from Steel's The Shipwright's Vade-Mecum, 1805.
Tonnage of Ships of War from Derrick's Memoirs of the Rise and Progress of the Royal Navy, 1806.
Tonnage from Fincham Outline of Ship-Building, 1852.
2001-11-09:
Of Finding the Tonnage or Burthen of Ships &c. from Steel's The Shipwright's Vade-Mecum, 1805.
[Tonnage Measurement] (1627) from Oppenheim's A History of the Administration of the Royal Navy, 1896.
2001-11-02:
Bibliography
Concerning Measuring of Ships from The Sea-Man's Vade Mecum, 1707.
(The Shipwrights Hall Rule) from Sutherland: The Ship-Builders Assistant, 1711.
Extract of the King's Order Respecting the Measuring of Ships, 1778.
Measurement of Tonnage from George Moorsom: A Brief Review and Analysis of the Laws for the Admeasurement fo Tonnage, etc., 1852.
Steel: RULE for ascertaining the TONNAGE and BURTHEN of SHIPS, 1817.
Peake: On tonnage I, The Elementary Principles of Naval Architecture, 1867.
Peake: On tonnage II, The Elementary Principles of Naval Architecture, 1867.
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