Open AccessCe que cache l'eau : la darse de l'arsenal espagnol de Ferrol dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle
Author(s) -
Manuel-Reyes García Hurtado
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the northern mariner/northern mariner
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2561-5467
pISSN - 1183-112X
DOI - 10.25071/2561-5467.203
Subject(s) - political science , dock , humanities , business , economy , engineering , art , economics , marine engineering
In the eighteenth century, with strong policy support for shipbuilding, arsenals appeared throughout Spain. This essay focuses on the Ferrol arsenal, the largest in Europe, and on its dock for it was in this maritime space that the fleet had to seek protection, thereby making it essential to provide the arsenal with specific accessibility and security considerations. To that end, technicians applied developments in hydraulic engineering but, while the construction of the arsenal was deemed a technological success, it also launched a debate, from an operational perspective, on how to make the best use of the dock.