War-ships: A Text-book on the Construction, Protection, Stability, Turning, Etc., of War Vessels

adopted angle armour arranged battle-ship beam BOILERS bottom bulkhead bunkers buoyancy carried caused centre CHAPTER CHEMISTRY closed coal College compartment connected considerable construction continuous Crown 8vo cruiser curve desired determine Diagrams displacement door double draught edge effect ELEMENTARY engine Examples fitted flat floating force forward framing gear given giving guns head Illustrations important increase inner keel knots length less longitudinal lower main deck means metacentric middle Navy necessary obtained outer period placed plating position possible PRACTICAL Professor protection recent resistance rivets Royal rudder seen ship shown shows side space speed square stability steam steel steering strength structure surface taken thick tons transverse trim turning upper deck valve ventilation vertical vessel watertight wave weight