CONTENTS

page
[Introduction]v
period of oar and close fighting
chapter
I.[Salamis, B.C. 480]1
II.[Actium, B.C. 31]25
III.[Svold Island, A.D. 1000]40
IV.[Sluys, 1340]55
V.[Lepanto, 1571]67
period of sail and gun
VI.[The Armada, 1588]105
VII.[Off the Gunfleet, 1666]142
VIII.[The Saints' Passage, 1782]158
IX.[Trafalgar, 1805]173
period of steam, armour, and rifled artillery
X.[Hampton Roads, 1862]206
XI.[Lissa, 1866]231
XII.[The Yalu, 1894]252
XIII.[Santiago, 1898]277
XIV.[Tsu-shima, 1905]297
[Index]345

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[The Battle of Trafalgar]
From an engraving by W. Miller from the painting by C. Stanfield, R.A.		Frontispiece
facing page
[Roman Warships]
After the paintings found at Pompeii.		32
[A Viking Fleet]
From a drawing by Paul Hardy. By permission of Cassell and Co.		48
[A Mediterranean Galley of the Sixteenth Century]
From an engraving by J. P. le Bas, Mediterranean Craft of the Sixteenth Century.		67
[A Mediterranean Carrack or Frigate of the Sixteenth Century]
From an engraving by Tomkins, Mediterranean Craft of the Sixteenth Century.		67
[Galleys of the Knights of Malta in Action with Turkish Galleys]
From an engraving at the British Museum.		80
[The "Great Armada" entering the Channel]
From the drawing of W. H. Overend. By permission of the Illustrated London News.		112
[The "Sovereign of the Seas," launched 1637]
A typical warship of the middle of the seventeenth century. After the painting by Vandervelde.		144
[Guns and Carronades in use in the British Navy in the latter part of the Eighteenth Century]
From drawings at the British Museum.		158
[A Three-decker of Nelson's Time]
From an engraving at the British Museum.		173
[H.M.S. "Warrior"—the First British Ironclad]
From a photograph by Symonds and Co.		212
[The Battle of Hampton Roads. The "Merrimac" and "Monitor" engaged at close quarters]
From Cassier's Magazine, by permission of the Editor.		224
[The Russian Battleship "Orel"]
From a photograph taken after the battle of Tsu-shima, showing effects of Japanese shell fire.		330

LIST OF PLANS

facing page
[Lepanto. Course of Allied Fleet from Ithaca Channel to scene of battle]90
[Lepanto (1). Allies forming line of battle. Turks advancing to attack]92
[Lepanto (2). Beginning of the battle. (Noon, October 7th, 1571)]94
[Lepanto (3). The mêlée. (About 12.30 p.m.)]96
[Lepanto (4). Ulugh Ali's counter-attack. (About 2.30 p.m.)]102
[Lepanto (5). Flight of Ulugh Ali—Allied Fleet forming up with captured prizes at close of battle. (About 4 p.m.)]104
[Voyage of the Armada, 1588]120
[Trafalgar]192
[Hampton Roads (1st day). "Merrimac" comes out, sinks "Cumberland" and burns "Congress"]216
[Hampton Roads (2nd day). Duel between "Monitor" and "Merrimac"]216
[The "Merrimac" and "Monitor" drawn to the same scale]222
[Lissa. Battle formation of the Austrian Fleet]241
[Battle of Lissa. The Austrian attack at the beginning of the battle]244
[Battle of the Yalu (1). The Japanese attack]264
[Battle of the Yalu (2). End of the fight]264
[Battle of Santiago. Showing places where the Spanish ships were destroyed]290
[Battle of Tsu-Shima. Sketch-map to show the extent of the waters in which the first part of the fight took place]321
[Battle of Tsu-Shima. General map]322
[Battle of Tsu-Shima. Diagrams of movements during the fighting of May 27th]326