Annual Report of the Secretary of the NavyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1888 |
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... fire rooms . Under this system of purchasing , where each Bureau acted independ- ently of the others in its purchases , and purchased in small quanti- ties and without competition , there had grown up around the Depart- ment ...
... fire rooms . Under this system of purchasing , where each Bureau acted independ- ently of the others in its purchases , and purchased in small quanti- ties and without competition , there had grown up around the Depart- ment ...
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... ⁄2 knots speed . The Piemonte has been bought from Sir William Armstrong & Co. by the Italian Government . * Rapid - fire guns . But with the increase of the number of cruisers it XVI REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY .
... ⁄2 knots speed . The Piemonte has been bought from Sir William Armstrong & Co. by the Italian Government . * Rapid - fire guns . But with the increase of the number of cruisers it XVI REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY .
Página xvii
... fire of rapid - fire and other guns , that renewed attention must be given to the armored fleet , and the prevailing opinion in England , France , Italy , Germany , and Russia is strongly in favor of additional armored ships to be built ...
... fire of rapid - fire and other guns , that renewed attention must be given to the armored fleet , and the prevailing opinion in England , France , Italy , Germany , and Russia is strongly in favor of additional armored ships to be built ...
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... fire gun ( generally known as the 36 pounder ) now fires a projectile of 45 pounds with a muzzle velocity of 2,073 foot - seconds and a penetration of over 9 inches in iron . This gun has fired ten well - aimed shots in 1 minute 40 ...
... fire gun ( generally known as the 36 pounder ) now fires a projectile of 45 pounds with a muzzle velocity of 2,073 foot - seconds and a penetration of over 9 inches in iron . This gun has fired ten well - aimed shots in 1 minute 40 ...
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... fire , and rapid fire guns ; the second , intended for ship's use , of about 11 tons displacement , 17 knots speed , and armed with one training torpedo tube . France is building four deep - sea torpedo boats , 137 to 147 feet long ...
... fire , and rapid fire guns ; the second , intended for ship's use , of about 11 tons displacement , 17 knots speed , and armed with one training torpedo tube . France is building four deep - sea torpedo boats , 137 to 147 feet long ...
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Página 47 - Estimated amount which will be required for each detailed object of expenditure. Total amount to be appropriated under each head of appropriation. Amount appropriated for the current fiscal year ending June 30, 1897. Detailed objects of expenditure, and explanations.
Página 70 - For expenses of recruiting for the naval service, rent of rendezvous and expenses of maintaining the same, advertising for men and boys? and all other expenses attending the recruiting for the naval service and for the transportation of enlisted men and boys at home and abroad, thirty thousand dollars.
Página 420 - ... a bond, with two or more sufficient sureties, to be approved by the commissioners, in the sum of one hundred dollars, payable to the state...
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Página ix - If slower than ironclads she could not keep the sea, and if slower than merchantmen she might as well stay in port.
Página 45 - ... regular session thereafter, the amount expended during the prior fiscal year, from the appropriations for the pay of the Navy, Bureaus of Navigation, Ordnance, Equipment and Recruiting, Yards and Docks, Medicine and Surgery, Provisions and Clothing, Construction and Repair, and Steam-Engineering...
Página viii - So successfully was this policy achieved that Secretary Whitney reported before leaving office that "at the present time the conditions are such that everything necessary to a first-class fighting ship can be produced and furnished to the Department in this country as soon as in the course of construction any element or feature is required; but this has never heretofore until the present time been true."90 "Ibid., 48 Cong., 2 sess., 11-14.
Página 70 - EQUIPMENT OF VESSELS: For coal for steamers' and ships' use, including expenses of transportation, storage, and handling; hemp, wire, and other materials for the manufacture of rope and cordage; iron for the manufacture of anchors, cables, galleys, and chains; canvas for the manufacture of sails, awnings...