A History of Sea Power
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Even in Elizabeth's day the heaviest cannon had a range of three miles.
These advances in ship design and armament were accom- panied by some changes in naval administration. In 1 546 the Navy Board was created, which continued to handle matters of what may be termed civil administration until its functions were taken over by the Board of Admiralty in the reorgani- zation of 1832. The chief members of the Navy Board, the 1 Drake and the Tudor Navy, Vol. I, p. 384.
ENGLAND AND THE ARMADA 151 Tre...asurer, Comptroller, Surveyor of Ships, Surveyor of Ord- nance, and Clerk of Ships, were in Elizabethan times usually experienced in sea affairs. To John Hawkins, Treasurer from 1578 to 1595, belongs chief credit for the excellent condition of ships in his day. The Lord High Admiral, a member of the nobility, exercised at least nominal command of the fleet in peace and war. For vice admiral under him a man of prac- tical experience was ordinarily chosen. On shipboard, the only "gentleman" officers were the captains; the rest — mas- ters, master's mates, pilots, carpenters, boatswains, coxswains, and gunners — were, to quote a contemporary description, "me- chanick men that had been bred up from swabbers." But owing to the small proportion of soldiers on board, the Eng- lish ships were not like those of Spain, which were organized like a camp, with the soldier element supreme and the sailors ''slaves to the rest." The Political Situation The steps taken to build up the navy in the decade or more preceding the Armada were well justified by the political and religious strife in western Europe and the dangers which on all sides threatened the English realm.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Even in Elizabeth's day the heaviest cannon had a range of three miles.
These advances in ship design and armament were accom- panied by some changes in naval administration. In 1 546 the Navy Board was created, which continued to handle matters of what may be termed civil administration until its functions were taken over by the Board of Admiralty in the reorgani- zation of 1832. The chief members of the Navy Board, the 1 Drake and the Tudor Navy, Vol. I, p. 384.
ENGLAND AND THE ARMADA 151 Tre...asurer, Comptroller, Surveyor of Ships, Surveyor of Ord- nance, and Clerk of Ships, were in Elizabethan times usually experienced in sea affairs. To John Hawkins, Treasurer from 1578 to 1595, belongs chief credit for the excellent condition of ships in his day. The Lord High Admiral, a member of the nobility, exercised at least nominal command of the fleet in peace and war. For vice admiral under him a man of prac- tical experience was ordinarily chosen. On shipboard, the only "gentleman" officers were the captains; the rest — mas- ters, master's mates, pilots, carpenters, boatswains, coxswains, and gunners — were, to quote a contemporary description, "me- chanick men that had been bred up from swabbers." But owing to the small proportion of soldiers on board, the Eng- lish ships were not like those of Spain, which were organized like a camp, with the soldier element supreme and the sailors ''slaves to the rest." The Political Situation The steps taken to build up the navy in the decade or more preceding the Armada were well justified by the political and religious strife in western Europe and the dangers which on all sides threatened the English realm.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Stevens, William Oliver, 1878- [from Old Catalog] to read onlineMoreLess
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