Roncière, de la, 212 Ross, Sir J., 227 _Royal George_, the, 43, 83 _Royal Katherine_, the, 35 Royal Society, foundation of, 96 _Royal Sovereign_, the, 278 _Royal William_, the, 28 _Ruby_, the, 249 Rumsey, 220 _Rupert_, the, 288 Rupert, Prince, 214 Russell, Scott, 252, 257, 264 Samuda, Messrs., 278 Sartorius, Admiral, 261 _Savannah_, the, 226 Savery, 100, 215 Schalk, 83 Scharnhorst, 88 Schmidt, 184 Scloppetaria, 184 Scott, Commander, 200 _Scourge of Malice_, the, 20 Seppings, Sir R., 46, 51 Sewell, 39 _Shah_, the, 298 _Shannon_, the, 154, 299 Sheathing, introduction of, 18 Sheerness, 254 Shish, 29, 35 Shovell, Admiral, 81 Shrapnel, Lieutenant, 91, 163 _Sidon_, the, 233 Simmons, Captain, 164, 176 _Simoon_, the, 249 Sinope, battle of, 162, 249 Slingsby, Sir R., 145 Smith, Pettit, 236 Snodgrass, 47 _Solferino_, the, 272 _Sovereign of the Seas_, the, 24 Spitalfields, 81, 130 _Sprightly_, the, 229 Stanhope, Lord, 221, 228 Stevinus, 95 Stockton, Captain, 237 _Stromboli_, the, 276 _Sultan_, the, 273 Surveyors, abilities of, 55 Sussex, iron mines, 69, 78 Sutherland, T., 35 Sveaborg, bombardment of, 252 Symington, 218 Symonds, Admiral, 57 Tactics, 2, 8, 30, 33, 77, 131, 153, 210, 263 Tartaglia, 89, 116 Taylor, 218 Tegetthof, Admiral, 263 _Temeraire_, the, 275 Tennant, Sir E., 200 _Terrible_, the, 233 _Thames_, the, 225 “Thieves, Forty,” the, 56 Thouvenin, Colonel, 195 _Thunderer_, the, 283 Torelli, 212 Torpedo, evolution of, 291 Torricelli, 95 Touchard, Admiral, 264 _Trades Increase_, the, 21 Trafalgar, battle of, 45, 49, 53, 269 Treuille de Beaulieu, 199 Trim, definition of, 13 Trinity House, 24 Trollope, Captain, 135 Tromp, 31 Trunnions, evolution of, 86 Truss frames, 52 Tunnage, 5, 49, 56 Turgot, 38 Turret, the evolution of, 271, 275 Types, differentiation of, 296 Upnor Castle, 81 _Vanguard_, the, 274 Vauban, Marshal, 160 Ventilation, study of, 44 _Victory_, the, 45, 53, 147 Villani, 64 Vincennes, 194, 250 _Volage_, the, 298 Walker, Captain, 193 Wallis, 35, 96 Walter, 120 Waltham Abbey, 85 _Warrior_, the, 205, 260 _Warspite_, the, 295 Watt, 93, 105-110, 217 Waymouth, Captain, 17 Wellington, 240 _Whelps_, the, 23 Whitehead, 292 Whitworth, Sir J., 197 Willett, 43, 48 Woodcraft, 212 Woolwich, 82 Worcester, Marquis of, 93, 97, 213 Wynter, Sir R., 145 Zöllner, 184 Transcriber’s Notes Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed. Archaic spellings have not been changed; the spelling of non-English words has not been changed. Simple typographical errors were corrected; occasional unbalanced quotation marks retained.