Brassey's Naval Annual, Volumen3Praeger Publishers, 1889 |
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... construction is the great incident of the past year . A forward movement on the part of the Naval Administration of the British Empire had become necessary in view of the active efforts of other Powers . The year 1888 has been darkened ...
... construction is the great incident of the past year . A forward movement on the part of the Naval Administration of the British Empire had become necessary in view of the active efforts of other Powers . The year 1888 has been darkened ...
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... construction - The rate of progress relatively to France- Defence of trade routes - Lines of British trade - Ships suitable for distant service - Mercantile auxiliaries - Map of the world showing trade routes and coaling stations ...
... construction - The rate of progress relatively to France- Defence of trade routes - Lines of British trade - Ships suitable for distant service - Mercantile auxiliaries - Map of the world showing trade routes and coaling stations ...
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... construction of new vessels , England and France from 1863-64 to 1888-89 ; aggregate cost of construction of effective ships ; comparison of expenditure on shipbuilding , British and French navies , 1889 464-465 466-469 469-470 471-476 ...
... construction of new vessels , England and France from 1863-64 to 1888-89 ; aggregate cost of construction of effective ships ; comparison of expenditure on shipbuilding , British and French navies , 1889 464-465 466-469 469-470 471-476 ...
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... Construction - Extraordinary expenditure 667-672 Russian Navy estimates 1889 , 1888 , and 1887 - List of Russian war- vessels abroad 1st January , 1889 - Programme for 1889 - Officers and men afloat .. 673-675 XII . REPORT ( WITH SOME ...
... Construction - Extraordinary expenditure 667-672 Russian Navy estimates 1889 , 1888 , and 1887 - List of Russian war- vessels abroad 1st January , 1889 - Programme for 1889 - Officers and men afloat .. 673-675 XII . REPORT ( WITH SOME ...
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Ships launched , on the stocks , and CHAPTER V. I. SHIPBUILDING RECENT CONSTRUCTIONS . It will be convenient to commence the present section with a summary view of the naval construction now in progress at home and abroad . For this ...
Ships launched , on the stocks , and CHAPTER V. I. SHIPBUILDING RECENT CONSTRUCTIONS . It will be convenient to commence the present section with a summary view of the naval construction now in progress at home and abroad . For this ...
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Página xviii - You are aware that I have for years been sensible of the alteration produced in maritime warfare and operations by the application of steam to the propelling of ships at sea.
Página 120 - ... shown, into the discharge pipe to the main reservoir. At the same time it draws air into the bottom of the cylinder through the valves (10) and (12). The details of the piston packing and air valves are similar to those in use on the Westinghouse pumps. The Main Reservoir. By referring to the plate at the end of this paper it will be seen that the pump delivers its air directly into the main reservoir.
Página 82 - ... the requisite reserve of buoyancy by other means than armour-plating. Were this accomplished, the area of the armour might be diminished, and its thickness increased in a corresponding degree. The ship would then comprise a very strongly plated central citadel, surrounded and supported by an unarmoured raft constructed on a cellular system, or containing some buoyant substance such as cork, which, without offering any material resistance to the passage of projectiles, would not be deprived of...
Página 91 - I am correct in saying that that idea has been that our establishment should be on such a scale that it should at least be equal to the naval strength of any two other countries.
Página 612 - By CHARLES BUSHELL. Fully Illustrated. Being the best and only complete book on the Rigging of Ships. " This is a valuable little book, adapted to suit every class of...
Página xxv - There is no reason to doubt the complete sincerity of this explanation ; but, on the other hand, there is little reason to suppose that the majority as a whole was penetrated by the same sincerity.
Página 366 - Paris in 1856,* complication with Neutral States would inevitably ensue, and her whole commercial position and the immense carrying trade by which it is sustained would be jeopardized at the outset were war forced upon her when her Navy was weak.
Página 366 - Naval defeat would mean England's loss of India and her colonies. "No time should be lost in placing her Navy beyond comparison with that of any two powers. As there is nothing in our opinion to justify the belief that the days of ironclad battleships are over, we recommend a resumption and a steady continuance of ironclad building."2 The danger of invasion, they stated, would be better met by increased naval expenditure than by costly shore defences. This Report was decisive, and resulted in the...
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Página 580 - If slower than ironclads she could not keep the sea, and if slower than merchantmen she might as well stay in port.