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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.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

Elisabeth           |     1,540     |  5
       Garguano            |     1,855     |  2
       Triest              |       885     |  2
       Andreas Hofer       |       816     |  3
       Taurus              |       560     |  3
       Triton              |       177     |  2
    -----------------------+---------------+------
    Yachts.                |               |
       Greif               |     1,330     |  2
       Fantasie            |       325     |
    -----------------------+---------------+------
    Transports.            |               |
       Pola                |       895     |  2
       Cyclop              |     2,115     |  2
    -----------------------+---------------+------
    Tenders.               |               |
       Grille              |       354     |  2
       Gemse               |       354     |  2
       Alnoch              |       177     |
       Thurn Taxis         |       118     |
       Gorzkowski          |       40      |
    -----------------------+---------------+------

School-ships. Guard-ships. Hulks. Store-ships. Thorneycroft
torpedo-boats rigged for Whitehead torpedoes.




BRAZIL.


ARMORED FLEET.

        A = Backing.
        B = Displacement.
        C = Construction Material.
    ------------------+-----------------+-----+-------+-------+------
                      |  Thickness of   |     |       |       |
                      |      Armor.     |     |       |       |
      TYPE AND NAME.  +-----------------+  A  |   B   | Mean  |  C
                      | Light. | Heavy. |     |       | Draft.|
    ------------------+--------+--------+-----+-------+-------+------
                      | Inches | Inches | Ft. | Tons. | Ft.In.|
    Turret Ships.
    Sete de Setembro  |        |        |     |       | 15  4 | Iron
    Solimoës          |  6     | 12     | 10  | 3,660 | 11  6 |  ”
    Javari            |  6     | 12     | 10  | 3,660 | 11  6 |  ”
    Lima Barros       |  3     |  4.5   |  8  | 1,330 | 13  5 |  ”
    Silvado           |  3     |  4.5   |  9  | 1,130 | 10  6 |  ”
    Bahia             |  2.75  |  4.5   | 11  |   964 |  8  6 |  ”
    ------------------+--------+--------+-----+-------+-------+------
    Casemate Ships.
    Tamandaré         |  2.5   |  4     | 25  |   964 |  7  9 | Wood
    Barrozo           |  2.5   |  4.5   | 25  |   964 |  8  5 |  ”
    Cabral            |  2.75  |  4.5   |  8  | 1,016 | 11  5 | Iron
    Colombo           |  2.75  |  4.5   |  8  | 1,016 | 12  1 |  ”
    Herval            |  2.75  |  4.5   |  8.5|   787 |  9  6 |  ”
    Mariz é Barros    |  2.75  |  4.5   |  8.5|   787 |  9  6 |  ”
    Brazil            |  2.75  |  4.5   |  8.5| 1,493 | 12  5 |  ”
    ------------------+--------+--------+-----+-------+-------+------
    River Monitors.
    Alagoas           |  2     |  4.5   | 14.5|   334 |  4 11 | Wood
    Pará              |  2     |  4.5   | 14.5|   334 |  4 11 |  ”

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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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