This book is the first comprehensive listing in English of the over 1400 warships that were added to the official French navy fleet list between 1 January 1859

In 1859 the French navy was at a high point, having fought alongside the British in the Crimean War and developed a formidable fleet of fast wooden-hulled steam

The 2024 edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring original research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships. For

In 1786 the French Navy had just emerged from its most successful war of the eighteenth century, having frequently outfought or outmanoeuvred the Royal Navy in

“The first comprehensive listing of these ships in English. . . . Profusely illustrated [and] impressively informative.” —Midwest Book Review The origins