Fleets of ships, moved both by sail and steam, should) en échelon not liable to be enfiladed in approach- ing an enemy Fouling of a screw by floating materials .. action method of diminishing the risk of, previous to Fuel, consumption of, less with the screw than with the , economy of, gained by working steam ex- -, consumption of, proportional to the number of -, economy of, by allowing greater space for Fulton executes the 'Clermont' paddle-steamer in G. Galloway, invention of, for feathering paddle-boards Gearing, inconvenience of, for steering screw-steamers Gun-ports, dimensions of Guns may be trained to fire at 37° 30' before the beam H. Horse-power, estimated value in pounds weight -, discrepancy between, and gunnery force in British Line abreast, advance in, is difficult for sailing ships -, a fleet in, may obtain a powerful defence from , a fleet in, may be more advantageously attacked Line of battle, reversing the extremities of, a difficult difficulty of penetrating a, from the leeward pulsion centre may be strengthened by a double échelon on the .. may be formed by steamers as easily as by an may be strengthened by ships en échelon on the Line of bearing defined should make an angle of 45° with the keels of double, ships may be formed in, in order to double, the wings of, with steamers, may make 97 with each other occasionally less than 90° 118 sailing ships in, should be close-hauled with ships en échelon, should be the general order) 132 167 M. Marine steam-engines more powerful than formerly Masts, necessity of still firing at the Mêlées may occasionally occur in naval actions Millar of Dalswinton employed paddle-wheels moved by Order of battle, the enemy assumed to be close-hauled) P. PAGE. ARTICLE. Paddle-board, the upper edge of the lowest, should be on` water lengths and breadths of strains on, caused by the oblique action of the) defects in the common manner of fixing improvements on, by Mr. Field, and in America Paddle-wheels, steam-vessels with, first constructed in 1802 diameters of and the screw are the means of propelling ships Paddles, feathering, Mr. Galloway's invention Paul Hoste, work on Naval Tactics by Parallel order of battle renounced in modern tactics Piston, the reciprocating motion of the, produces re- Pitch of a screw defined increasing, described Preventive tiller Principles, general, can alone be laid down for attack Prometheus and Rattler, experimental trials by the R. Raking or enfilading fire, can only take place when ships Rattler and Alecto, experimental trials by the battle when near the enemy Rodney breaks the French line in 1782 Royal Albert, accident to the S. a screw Reserve, a second line of ships should be considered as a Resistance of water against paddle-boards Reversing ships is difficult and dangerous in line of use of a, when the fleet is attacked at the rear.. 114 142 29, 30 20, 21 124 157 Savannah, steamer, first crossed the Atlantic in 1819 manner of hoisting, and replacing a .. Shake of a screw, causes of the.. Ships, small, in advance of a line, the importance of is occasionally negative Speed, advantage of superior, in the battle of February, 1797 of steamers in the same fleet should be uniform may move to an attack in two divisions Steam, importance of, in reaping the fruits of victory Steam-power cannot be conveniently combined with cannot be combined with wind-power in the Steamers (wheel and screw), objects to be attended to in with Steam-vessels employed on the Thames in 1815 Stevens, of New York, first took a steamboat to sea, Stockton, Captain, U.S. Navy, constructed an iron Symington built two steam-vessels in 1802 T. Taylor first employed steam-power to move small wheels 22 Trochoidal curves are described by the edges of paddle- .. 22, 23 Trunk, through which to hoist or lower the screw of a -, space occupied by the, on each deck 699 79 Victoria and Albert, paddles of the, are on the feathering) 3 69 79 W. Watt, patent for the improved steam-engine taken out by Wheel, locomotive powers of the, greater than those of Windward position, advantage of the, for sailing ships Y. Yokes employed for steering screw-steamers .. 54-67 60-97 LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET, AND CHARING-CROSS. |