Science, Utility and Maritime Power

Samuel Bentham in Russia, 1779-91

Roger Morriss, Dr. Tim Benbow, Professor Greg Kennedy , Dr. Jon Robb-Webb

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Routledge
18 February 2015

Biography: historical, political & military; Biography: science, technology & engineering; Naval forces & warfare; Ship design & naval architecture

Series: Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Series

During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Samuel Bentham influenced both the technology and the administrative ideas employed in the management of the British navy. His influence stemmed from his passion for science, from his desire to achieve improvements based on a belief in the principle of Utility, and from experience gained over eleven years in Russia, a large part in the service of Catherine the Great and Prince Potemkin. Having travelled extensively throughout the north and south of Russia, Poland and Siberia, he managed Potemkin’s industries at Krichev, built fast river galleys, armed the Russian flotilla of small craft at Kherson and served with the flotilla that defeated the Turks in the Black Sea. His main ambition was to open river communication in Siberia and develop trade into the Pacific. However he returned to England and in 1796 became Inspector General of Naval Works, a post in which he fought for innovations in the technology and management of the British royal dockyards. Regarded then by the Navy Board as a dangerous maverick, this book reveals the experiences, creativity and thinking that made him a major figure in British naval development.

By: Roger Morriss
Series edited by: Dr. Tim Benbow, Professor Greg Kennedy, Dr. Jon Robb-Webb
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781472412676
ISBN 10: 1472412672
Series: Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Series
Pages: 292
Publication Date: 18 February 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Introduction. Part I Science: North-West Europe: reconnaissance; Russia and Poland: the maritime resources; Siberia: minerals, trade and river transport. Part II Utility: Proposals for state service; State employment, private interests; Experiments, industry and commerce. Part III Maritime Power: The construction of experimental vessels; Naval armament and war in the Liman; River navigation and shipbuilding in Siberia. Conclusion: Samuel Bentham in Russia; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Dr Roger Morriss is a senior lecturer in history at the University of Exeter. He is interested in most aspects of European maritime history and teaches British maritime and naval history. His research interests are focussed on British naval administration in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, particularly naval logistics. He has published several books, including The Foundations of British Maritime Ascendency 1755-1815 (2010), Naval Power and British Culture, 1760-1850 (2004) and The Channel Fleet and the Blockade of Brest 1793-1801 (2001), and is the current General Editor of the Navy Records Society, a position he has held since 2000.

Reviews for Science, Utility and Maritime Power: Samuel Bentham in Russia, 1779-91

'This is a very important book for students of Anglo-Russian naval, commercial and technical relations in the age of Catherine the Great, one that will repay readers who are ready to push the evidence in different directions.' Strife Journal