Naval Engineering - A Brief History of Turrets

Today we take a look at a the highlights of the development of turrets from the 1860's through the 1940's. Sources: International Journal of Naval History, October 2002, Volume 1 Number 2 - When the Monitors Came to Europe Warships International, Volume 42, Issue 3 - The Eads Steam-Powered Revolving Turret https://archive.org/details/ourironcladship01reedgoog https://www.amazon.co.uk/Naval-Firepower-Battleship-Gunnery-Dreadnought-ebook/dp/B00KTI0T0E/ https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780713709056/Naval-Gun-Hogg-Ian-Batchelor-0713709057/plp https://www.amazon.co.uk/Naval-Guns-Years-Coastal-Artillery/dp/1861762011/ https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Naval_Guns_and_Mounting_and_Working_Heav/XMQqP4KqxyUC?hl=en&gbpv=1 https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/library/online-reading-room/technology/evolutionofnavalweapons/The%20Evolution%20of%20Naval%20Weapons.pdf Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au