Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. Pg 49: ‘projecting sponsoons’ replaced by ‘projecting sponsons’. Pg 57: ‘1-inch Nordenfelt’ replaced by ‘1-inch Nordenfeldt’. Pg 76: ‘Furiex’ (in table) replaced by ‘Furieux’. Pg 89: ‘nearly 600 tons’ replaced by ‘nearly 6000 tons’. Pg 98: ‘slow burning power’ replaced by ‘slow burning powder’. Pg 118: ‘Dmitry Donskoi’ (in table) replaced by ‘Dmitri Donsköi’. Pg 118: ‘Admiral Kornilof’ replaced by ‘Admiral Korniloff’. Pg 140: ‘_Rinda_’ replaced by ‘_Rynda_’. Pg 180: ‘floating ing batteries’ replaced by ‘floating batteries’. Pg 243: ‘Whitehead torpedes’ replaced by ‘Whitehead torpedoes’.