Send a Gunboat : The Victorian Navy and Supremacy at Sea, 1854-1904

Preface to the Original Edition 6(1) Preface 6(1) John Major Publisher's Note to the New Edition 6(1) Foreword 7(5) Andrew Lambert Part 1 SEND A GUNBOAT 12(130) Introduction 14(4) Crimean Debut 18(18) The Gunboat Heyday 36(4) The Second China War 40(12) Pirates and Rebels 52(6) American Crises 58(9) The Second Generation 67(15) Malaysian Confrontations 82(9) Pathfinders of Empire 91(9) Suez 100(6) The Beginning of the End 106(8) The Scramble for Africa 114(4) The Fisher Axe 118(7) The Last of the Gunboats 125(7) Conclusion 132(10) Afterword 135(2) Dr Eric Grove Notes 137(5) Part 2 THE GENEALOGY OF THE GUNBOAT NAVY 142(62) Appendices Appendix A Ships lost otherwise than in action 1854-89 189(1) Appendix B Gunvessels and gunboats afloat on 1 April 1867 190(1) Gunboats and gunvessels afloat on 1 April 1876 Sloops afloat on 1 April 1876 Ships afloat on 1 January 1889 Appendix C Applications made for ships of war to be sent to foreign stations, 1857-61 191(6) Appendix D HMS Gannet: survival and restoration 197(7) Bibliography 204(2) Index of ships 206(1) General index 207