 Near the centre is a valve, under the control "f the officer of the deck, and as he turns it the water is thrown with great force, either forward or aft; thus propelling the vessel ahead or astern at his will. So soon as we got on board we proceeded out...  Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy - Página 3por United States. Navy Dept - 1868Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1868 - 746 páginas
...and twelve inches in diameter, open at both ends. Near the centre is a valve, under the control of the officer of the deck, and as he turns it the water...So soon as we got on board we proceeded out of the harbour, and, to my amazement, she went ahead at a speed of seven or eight miles per hour, against... | |
 | James Eglinton Montgomery - 1869 - 576 páginas
...each side, nearly amidships and about the water-line. Near the centre is a valve, under the control of the officer of the deck, and as he turns it the water...she went ahead at a speed of seven or eight miles an hour, against a fresh breeze and quite a sea. . . . On our return from Spithead to the wharf, she... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1869 - 538 páginas
...inches in diameter, i>IH4i at both ends. Near the centre is a valve, under the control of the otHcer of the deck, and as he turns it the water is thrown...she went ahead at a speed of seven or eight miles per hour, against a fresh breeze and quite a sea. The machinery, when once pijt in motion, had no interruption... | |
 | 1869 - 1168 páginas
...long and 12 inches in diameter, open at both ends. Near the centre is a valve, under the control of the officer of the deck, and as he turns it the water...as we got on board we proceeded out of the harbor, arid to my amazement she went ahead at a speed of «even or eight miles l»er hour, against a fresh... | |
 | Loyall Farragut - 1879 - 632 páginas
...aft, thus propelling the vessel ahead or askew, at his will. " As soon as we got on board she sailed out of the harbor, and, to my amazement, she went ahead at a speed of seven or eight miles an hour, against a fresh breeze and quite a sea. The machinery, when once put in motion, had no interruption... | |
 | Loyall Farragut - 1879 - 632 páginas
...and twelve inches in diameter, open at both ends. Near the center is a valve, under the control of the officer of the deck, and as he turns it the water is thrown either forward or aft, thus propelling the vessel ahead or askew, at his will. " As soon as we got... | |
 | 1868 - 674 páginas
...occasion of a short trip which he made in this vessel, on the invitation of the Admiralty, says: — "So soon as we got on board we proceeded out of the...she went ahead at a speed of seven or eight miles per hour, against a fresh breeze and quite a ' sea.' " If the gallant Admiral had reflected on the... | |
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