On Naval Warfare with SteamJ. Murray, 1858 - 155 Seiten |
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... action , or for counteracting the measures taken by his opponent , previously to , or during , all the battle movements of the fleet . It is generally supposed that the present naval su- premacy of Great Britain is mainly due to circum ...
... action , or for counteracting the measures taken by his opponent , previously to , or during , all the battle movements of the fleet . It is generally supposed that the present naval su- premacy of Great Britain is mainly due to circum ...
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... action is entirely under the control of the engi- neer , will bring about great changes in the relative conditions of British and foreign navies , affecting , in consequence , the maritime importance of the several European nations ...
... action is entirely under the control of the engi- neer , will bring about great changes in the relative conditions of British and foreign navies , affecting , in consequence , the maritime importance of the several European nations ...
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... action on the seas , which must produce an entire revolution in naval warfare , and must render necessary the imme- diate adoption of new measures in tactics , and new material resources ; these should be forthwith studied , and ...
... action on the seas , which must produce an entire revolution in naval warfare , and must render necessary the imme- diate adoption of new measures in tactics , and new material resources ; these should be forthwith studied , and ...
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... action of steam - machinery in its application to the paddle and the screw , together with an inquiry into the relative values of these agents , with respect to their powers of communicating motion , and to their con- veniences in the ...
... action of steam - machinery in its application to the paddle and the screw , together with an inquiry into the relative values of these agents , with respect to their powers of communicating motion , and to their con- veniences in the ...
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... action of the water on the anterior surface of a paddle , or on the anterior sur- face of a screw - blade , is also a cause of retardation in a ship's motion . If the pitch of a screw were 10 feet , one revolution of the screw would ...
... action of the water on the anterior surface of a paddle , or on the anterior sur- face of a screw - blade , is also a cause of retardation in a ship's motion . If the pitch of a screw were 10 feet , one revolution of the screw would ...
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action Admiral advantage angle armies attack axis Basilisk blades British broadside batteries centre columns consumption of fuel cylinder deck defence direction divisions double échelon enemy enemy's fleet enemy's line engine England equal Essays evolutions Fcap feet fire flank force formation formed French frigates gunnery guns HERMANN MELVILLE History horse-power Journal leeward length line abreast line ahead line of battle line of bearing Lord manœuvre Memoir military military tactics motion movement naval tactics naval warfare navy oblique oblique order order of battle paddle paddle iron paddle-boards paddle-wheels piston Plates Portrait position Post 8vo pressure principles propelling rear Royal rudder sailing ships screw corvette screw nearly ready screw-propeller screw-steamers screw-vessels Second Edition ships in line sloop-of-war speed starboard steam fleets steam-ships steamers stern surface tack Third Edition tion trials trunk velocity vertical vessel Vols Voyage wheel wind windward Woodcuts yoke
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