Ashore and afloat : the British navy and the Halifax naval yard before 1820

Ashore and afloat : the British navy and the Halifax naval yard before 1820

British navy and the Halifax naval yard before 1820

Ottawa University of Ottawa Press, 2004

xvii, 366 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm

359.7 G995 2004

(OCoLC)54500699

Includes bibliographical references (p. [348]-353) and index
Contents: pt. 1. Naval Yard complex. Building the Yard, 1758-1783 -- Development and expansion, 1783-1819 -- Hospital complex and admiral's house -- pt. 2. Work force. Officers and their clerks -- Artificers and labourers -- The work of the Yard -- pt. 3. Economic impact. Suppliers and tradesmen -- Mast contractors and wood merchants -- Paying bills and raising cash -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Halifax Yard establishments, 1763-1815 -- Appendix 2. Halifax Yard workforce, 1761-1820 -- Appendix 3. Naval Yard officers, 1756-1819 -- Appendix 4. Yard returns sent the Navy Board, 1780s -- Appendix 5. Orders for the night watch, 1785
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