Annual Report of the Secretary of the NavyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1888 |
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... material and the fortification of naval bases , but also to the improvement and proper training of their reserves of men . The naval maneuvers of England and France were this year chiefly devoted to testing their capacity for rapid ...
... material and the fortification of naval bases , but also to the improvement and proper training of their reserves of men . The naval maneuvers of England and France were this year chiefly devoted to testing their capacity for rapid ...
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... material . Several new forms of mounts for secondary battery guns have been devised by Lieut . F. F. Fletcher , and have given good results . Fairly good results have been obtained with several marine guns sub- mitted for trial . A new ...
... material . Several new forms of mounts for secondary battery guns have been devised by Lieut . F. F. Fletcher , and have given good results . Fairly good results have been obtained with several marine guns sub- mitted for trial . A new ...
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... material has proceeded successfully . A course of gunnery instruction will soon be initiated at the torpedo station , and it is hoped , in view of the increased need of seamen gunners , to increase the number of men under instruction ...
... material has proceeded successfully . A course of gunnery instruction will soon be initiated at the torpedo station , and it is hoped , in view of the increased need of seamen gunners , to increase the number of men under instruction ...
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... material ; the extension of the retire- ment and citizenship laws passed for the Army and Marine Corps to the enlisted men of the Navy ; and that power be given to naval officers to administer the oath of allegiance to recruits as is ...
... material ; the extension of the retire- ment and citizenship laws passed for the Army and Marine Corps to the enlisted men of the Navy ; and that power be given to naval officers to administer the oath of allegiance to recruits as is ...
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... material , the bronze made by the Deoxidized Metal Company . The specimens tested with good results were made by order of the Bureau with exactly the same composition as " navy - bronze , " but the company claim even better re sults ...
... material , the bronze made by the Deoxidized Metal Company . The specimens tested with good results were made by order of the Bureau with exactly the same composition as " navy - bronze , " but the company claim even better re sults ...
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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...
Página 175 - Bureau since March, 1865, the date of my last official report. The operations of the Bureau during this period— of about seven and twothirds months — are briefly presented by the following summary : 1. Number of records of general courte-martial...
Página 241 - Be it known that I, James Forncrook, of Watertown, in the county of Jefferson and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful improvements in sectional honey -frames, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same...
Página 86 - ... car fare and ferriage in visiting merchant vessels, freight and express charges, telegrams, and other necessary expenses incurred in collecting the latest information for pilot charts, and for other purposes for which the offices were established, $16,000.
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...