Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Preface; Notes on dates; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. The Background of Naval Administration: 1. The ship and the line; 2. Material and supply; 3. Shipyards and dockyards; 4. Officers and men; 5. Victualling; 6. Estimates and accounts; 7. The Lord Admiral's department at the end of 1688; Part II. The War in Progress: 8. The Pepysian legacy and the mobilization of 1688; 9. The Board of Admiralty and the first year of the war, January 1689–April 1690; 10. Beachy Head and the disgrace of Torrington; 11. The middle years, 1691–4; 12. The fleet in the Mediterranean, July 1694–October 1695; 13. The Admiralty Office, 1690–7; 14. The last phase and demobilization, 1695–8; Appendices; Bibliography.

Promotional Information

First published in 1953, this volume traces the role played by the English navy during the years 1689–97.