The Development of Navies During the Last Half-Century (1892) by: Sydney Marow Eardley-Wilmot

by Sydney Marow Eardley-Wilmot

Rear Admiral Sir Sydney Marow Eardley-Wilmot (3 October 1847 - 27 February 1929) was a Royal Navy officer who took an active part in the Suakin Expedition and who lost a hand as the result of an explosion at the Vernon torpedo school. He had a specialism in naval gunnery and was Superintendent of Ordnance Stores at the Admiralty during the period of the Anglo-German naval arms race when the Dreadnought Fleet was developed. He advocated for the construction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1985041758
• ISBN13: 9781985041752
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 10.0"