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Navies of the world : $b giving concise descriptions of the plans, armament and armor of the naval vessels of twenty of the principal nations. — John Shaqi

Navies of the world : $b giving concise descriptions of the plans, armament and armor of the naval vessels of twenty of the principal nations.Very, Edward W. (Edward Wilson)

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Navies of the world : $b giving concise descriptions of the plans, armament and armor of the naval vessels of twenty of the principal nations.

Name: Navies of the world : $b giving concise descriptions of the plans, armament and armor of the naval vessels of twenty of the principal nations.
Author: Very, Edward W. (Edward Wilson)

Very, Edward W. (Edward Wilson)

Naval architecture; Naval battles; Navies; Ordnance, Naval; Torpedoes

|     |     |     |     |   II 10-inch      ”
      ------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------------------
      Gun-boats.        |     |     |     |     |
         Viper          |  3  |  6  |  696|  9  |   IV  7-inch      ”
         Vixen          |  3  |  6  |  740|  9  |   IV  7-inch      ”
         Waterwitch     |  3  |  6  |  777|  9.2|   IV  7-inch      ”
      ------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------------------
      Colonial          |     |     |     |     |
       Turret Ships.    |     |     |     |     |
         Abyssinia      |  4½ |     |1,200|  9.6|   IV 10-inch      ”
         Magdala        |  5  |  9  |1,400|  9.7|   IV 10-inch      ”
         Cerberus       |  5  |  9  |1,400|  9.7|   IV 10-inch      ”
      ------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------------------
      Floating          |     |     |     |     |
       Battery.         |     |     |     |     |
         Erebus         |  4⅜ | 24  |  493|  6.0|  XVI 64-pdr.      ”
         Ram.           |     |     |     |     |
         Polyphemus     |     |     |5,500|     |
      ------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------------------

WARRIOR. BLACK PRINCE. DEFENCE. RESISTANCE.

Armored broadside frigates. The armor of these ships consists of a
long casemate covering the battery only, and extending from about two
feet below the water-line to the spar-deck beams. The bow and stern
sections are left completely unprotected, the armor forward and aft
ending in athwartship bulkheads. The hull is divided into a number of
very large water-tight compartments. The extreme forward part of the
upper-deck rail is recessed to permit straight-ahead fire from the
forecastle guns. The bows of these ships, although not built especially
for ramming, are made very heavy to permit of this mode of attack with
safety. Full sail-power.

[Illustration: WARRIOR.]

HECTOR. VALIANT.

Armored broadside frigates with swan-breasted ram bows. The armor of
these ships consists of a belt around the main-deck, whilst the boilers
and engines are in a casemate. The water-line forward and abaft is
unprotected. Full sail-power.

[Illustration: VALIANT.]

ACHILLES.

Armored broadside frigate with straight bow strengthened for ramming.
The armor of this ship consists of a water-line belt the height of the
gun-deck beams and a casemate for the battery. Full sail-power. No
bow-fire except from an unprotected forecastle gun. (See Warrior.)

[Illustration: ACHILLES.]

NORTHUMBERLAND. MINOTAUR. AGINCOURT.

Armored broadside frigates, swan-breasted bow for ramming. The armor in
these ships may be called complete, forming a belt rising to the height
of the spar-deck beams fore and aft. Full sail-power (5 masts).

[Illustration: MINOTAUR.]

BELLEROPHON. REPULSE. LORD WARDEN.

[Illustration: LORD WARDEN.]

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