Description
Support For The Fleet by Jonathan Coad is a non-fiction study of the architecture and engineering of Royal Navy shore bases from 1700 to 1914. Drawing on detailed archival research, the book examines dockyards, victualling and ordnance yards, naval hospitals, schools, and coaling stations in Britain and overseas. It traces how technological change, industrialisation, and political priorities shaped naval infrastructure from the sailing navy to the steam era. Coad highlights the contributions of engineers and designers including Samuel Bentham, Thomas Telford, James Watt, and the Royal Engineers. The work focuses on surviving structures and is illustrated with maps, plans, and photographs.
