Steam, Steel and Shellfire: The Steam Warship, 1815-1905 (History of the Ship S.)

Readable and well illustrated. This makes for a nice introduction to the rapid technological developments of the period. It has a very broad scope so is not as detailed as R.A. Burt's work or Beeler's but makes for a good summary.

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