On Naval Warfare with SteamJ. Murray, 1858 - 155 Seiten |
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... trunks or quadrangular aper- tures , through which a screw may be hoisted up and repaired , or even replaced by a spare screw . trunk at T , fig . 6 , p . 68 , being in a situation which prevents the employment of an ordinary tiller ...
... trunks or quadrangular aper- tures , through which a screw may be hoisted up and repaired , or even replaced by a spare screw . trunk at T , fig . 6 , p . 68 , being in a situation which prevents the employment of an ordinary tiller ...
Seite 55
... trunk or propeller - well T , to the steering wheel on the quarter - deck . Fig . 6 a represents an elevation of the upper part of a rudder , and shows the positions of two yokes , EF and IK , one on each deck ; one of these is called a ...
... trunk or propeller - well T , to the steering wheel on the quarter - deck . Fig . 6 a represents an elevation of the upper part of a rudder , and shows the positions of two yokes , EF and IK , one on each deck ; one of these is called a ...
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... trunk , to be of smaller dimensions , thus rendering the parts about the stern of the ship stronger ; but it may be doubted whether the narrowness of the blades may not be the cause of a sensible diminution of the propelling power ...
... trunk , to be of smaller dimensions , thus rendering the parts about the stern of the ship stronger ; but it may be doubted whether the narrowness of the blades may not be the cause of a sensible diminution of the propelling power ...
Seite 63
... trunk through which it is occasionally drawn up , should be as much as possible reduced , and also the parts of the ship about the stern should be much strengthened , to enable them to resist the great strains to which they are liable ...
... trunk through which it is occasionally drawn up , should be as much as possible reduced , and also the parts of the ship about the stern should be much strengthened , to enable them to resist the great strains to which they are liable ...
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... trunk in which the screw works , and close to both edges of the blade , in such a manner that any rope that may have hitched on the boss would be acted upon , during the revolution of the screw , as a body re- volving in a turning ...
... trunk in which the screw works , and close to both edges of the blade , in such a manner that any rope that may have hitched on the boss would be acted upon , during the revolution of the screw , as a body re- volving in a turning ...
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