An Encyclopedia of Naval History

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For example, the pursuit and capture of enemy merchant vessels required the kind of ship that early became known as a cruiser. However, the combined Anglo-Dutch navies gained superiority at sea over France in the 1690s and could use their navies to support allies in the Mediterranean and for military actions on the Iberian peninsula in the early 1700s. In addition to the MLA, Chicago, and APA styles, your school, university, publication, or institution may have its own requirements for citations. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months.

But did they pretend to naval power beyond such dictates, or occasionally commandeering the resources of English merchants trading with Scandinavian, Flemish, or, later, Gascon ports?As a result past issues of Jane's are an irreplaceable source of contemporaneous perspectives on the world's navies. All pages were then subjected to a "preflight" image manipulation that increased page size from the scanned size of approximately 7. In the first half of the eighteenth centuries galleys were abolished or cut down to insignificant numbers, and by the end of the century they had disappeared in the Mediterranean.

After her last refit in 2023, the present ship has been repainted anew, modernized and made more appealing, ready for even more extensive service, hopefully staying in the current state for the next five years of service.Their duties include conducting unconventional warfare, counterguerrilla warfare, and secret operations in both ocean and coastal waters. Topics such as shipboard life, major waterways, prominent seaports, and the role of logistics in determining the outcome of the war are also covered.