The 50-Gun Ship (Shipshape)

By the end of the sailing era the 50-gun ship was regarded as a hybrid -- too small to stand in the line of battle, but without the speed and handling of a frigate. As a consequence, it was often dismissed as a naval architectural dinosaur, a view that has gone unchallenged in modern naval history until the publication of this book. Rif Winfield's study reveals the crucial role played by the 50-gun ship in the British development of both the battleship and the frigate, and explains the enduring role that ensured the survival of the type into the nineteenth century.Rif Winfield is the author of 'The 50-Gun Ship (Shipshape)' with ISBN 9781840673654 and ISBN 1840673656.