On Naval Warfare with SteamJ. Murray, 1858 - 155 Seiten |
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... battle ships of the greatest magnitude . This new power will necessarily modify , and , to a great extent , over- turn , the present tactics of war on the ocean . Hitherto the execution of naval evolutions has de- pended on ...
... battle ships of the greatest magnitude . This new power will necessarily modify , and , to a great extent , over- turn , the present tactics of war on the ocean . Hitherto the execution of naval evolutions has de- pended on ...
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... battle , and by modifications , or entire changes , in their tactical evolutions . The greatest change in these re- spects took place at the epoch of the first employment of gunpowder in warfare ; but every improvement in arms has ...
... battle , and by modifications , or entire changes , in their tactical evolutions . The greatest change in these re- spects took place at the epoch of the first employment of gunpowder in warfare ; but every improvement in arms has ...
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... battle steamers are recommended to be built on the model of the ' Napoléon , ' formerly the Vingt - quatre - Fevrier ; ' the engines of this ship , though rated at 960 horse - power , can be worked up to 1500 horse - power , and the ...
... battle steamers are recommended to be built on the model of the ' Napoléon , ' formerly the Vingt - quatre - Fevrier ; ' the engines of this ship , though rated at 960 horse - power , can be worked up to 1500 horse - power , and the ...
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... battle ships recently constructed . Besides this injury to the rudder arising from the employment of the yoke , the great force which it is necessary to apply to the wheel in order to give motion to the rudder , particularly when the ...
... battle ships recently constructed . Besides this injury to the rudder arising from the employment of the yoke , the great force which it is necessary to apply to the wheel in order to give motion to the rudder , particularly when the ...
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... battles he describes , having served for many years with some of the most distinguished admirals of France . was on board the Count de Tourville's ship at the battle of La Hogue in 1692 , and served in some of the sanguinary battles ...
... battles he describes , having served for many years with some of the most distinguished admirals of France . was on board the Count de Tourville's ship at the battle of La Hogue in 1692 , and served in some of the sanguinary battles ...
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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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