""The Fleet of the Future: Iron or Wood?"" is a book written by John Scott Russell in 1861. The book discusses the ongoing debate about whether future naval fleets should be made of iron or wood. At the time of writing, iron ships were a relatively new development, and there...
The Fleet of the Future: Iron or Wood? is a non-fiction book written by John Scott Russell, published in 1861. The book explores the debate between using iron or wood in the construction of naval ships. Russell, a Scottish naval architect, discusses the advantages and disadvantages...