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.
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TYPE AND NAME. | Displacement. | Armor. | Maximum | BATTERY.
| | | Speed. |
---------------+---------------+------------+---------+----------
| Tons. | Inches. | Knots. |
Broadside | | | |
Frigates. | | | | II 9-inch.
Olga | 2,060 | 4½ to 5 | 10 | X 7-inch
| | | | Armstrong.
---------------+---------------+------------+---------+-----------
Casemate | | | |
Gun-boat. | | | |
Georgius | 1,800 | 7 | 13 | II 9-inch.
---------------+---------------+------------+---------+-----------
UNARMORED VESSELS.
1 Screw Corvette, Hellas.
5 Yachts (old blockade runners).
1 Screw Gun-boat.
7 Pinnaces and small Gun-boats.
OLGA.
Completely armored broadside frigate or large corvette; ram bow,
straight stern. Armor-belt enclosing water-line to the height of
spar-deck beams. (See Maria Pia, Italian.)
GEORGIUS.
Armored belt and hexagonal casemate amidships. The rail forward of the
casemate is carried inboard parallel to the keel to open the bow-fire
from the casemate. Abaft, the rail is cut in for some distance from
the casemate, and given a rank tumble home, to open the after-fire. No
stern-fire. Double screws, three-quarter sail-power. The armor has a
backing of ten inches. The guns work on turn-tables, one on each side,
and have a firing-angle of about 110° from each port.
[Illustration: GEORGIUS.]
HOLLAND.
ARMORED FLEET.
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