A Naval Encyclopaedia

Download or read book A Naval Encyclopaedia written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Naval Encyclopaedia: Comprising a Dictionary of Nautical Words and Phrases; Biographical Notices, and Records of Naval Officers; Special Articles of Naval Art and Science, Written Expressly for This Work Rear-admiral George Henry Preble, besides the articles which appear over his signature, has contributed the definitions of naval titles, and has greatly assisted the work by his advice and encouragement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.