United States Naval Institute Proceedings, Nide 27U.S. Naval Institute, 1901 |
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... shell thrown by guns of 6 - inch caliber and above . Consequently , when we abandon the 8 - inch guns in our new battleships we surrender the great advantage that we have always maintained over foreign ships , and we reduce our armament ...
... shell thrown by guns of 6 - inch caliber and above . Consequently , when we abandon the 8 - inch guns in our new battleships we surrender the great advantage that we have always maintained over foreign ships , and we reduce our armament ...
Sivu 152
... shell rooms . Height of axes of guns above load water - line : forward turret guns , 25 feet ; after turret guns , 24 feet ; casemate guns on gun deck , 14.7 feet ; casemate guns on main deck , 21.3 feet . All except the turret guns are ...
... shell rooms . Height of axes of guns above load water - line : forward turret guns , 25 feet ; after turret guns , 24 feet ; casemate guns on gun deck , 14.7 feet ; casemate guns on main deck , 21.3 feet . All except the turret guns are ...
Sivu 192
... shells of two weights , necessitating two weights of charge to give the same velocity . The shape of Krupp's new cap ... shell up to and including 8 - inch caliber . COMBINATION PRIMERS . - Combination electric and percussion primers are ...
... shells of two weights , necessitating two weights of charge to give the same velocity . The shape of Krupp's new cap ... shell up to and including 8 - inch caliber . COMBINATION PRIMERS . - Combination electric and percussion primers are ...
Sivu 199
... shell ( of course after the shell has moved forward ) will be swept away by the next shell as it passes through the bore and the process of oxidizing repeated . In view of the fact that CO will reduce iron oxides at high tempera- tures ...
... shell ( of course after the shell has moved forward ) will be swept away by the next shell as it passes through the bore and the process of oxidizing repeated . In view of the fact that CO will reduce iron oxides at high tempera- tures ...
Sivu 200
... shells detonating satisfactorily . This , he states , is due to the peculiar nature of the substance , which is unsuitable for use in shells of ... shell was filled with 70 lbs . of Maximite and fired through a 7 200 PROFESSIONAL NOTES .
... shells detonating satisfactorily . This , he states , is due to the peculiar nature of the substance , which is unsuitable for use in shells of ... shell was filled with 70 lbs . of Maximite and fired through a 7 200 PROFESSIONAL NOTES .
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Sivu 557 - In the event of war with Spain, your duty will be to see that the Spanish squadron does not leave the Asiatic coast, and then offensive operations in the Philippine Islands.
Sivu 652 - marine. Second, must deprive an enemy of all strong positions where, protected by naval superiority, he might fix permanent quarters in our territory, maintain himself during the war, and keep the whole frontier in perpetual alarm. Third, must cover the great cities from attack; fourth, must prevent, as far as practicable, the great
Sivu 490 - Providence at this interval gave to my anxious wishes the usual land wind common in this bay, and my expectations were completed. We were all hands employed warping and towing off, and by the help of the light air, the whole were under sail and came to anchor out of reach of
Sivu 492 - this was a singular instance, in the achievement of which great skill was undoubtedly manifested, but which was also connected with peculiar circumstances, which they could not hope always to occur. It must not therefore, be expected, as a matter of course, that all such attempts in future must necessarily succeed.
Sivu 447 - to aim at permanent conquests is out of the question. America must be assaulted only on her coasts; her harbors destroyed; her shipping burned, and her seaport towns laid waste, are the only evils which she has reason to dread; and were a sufficient force embarked with these orders, no American war would be of long continuance.
Sivu 490 - were completed. We were all hands employed warping and towing off, and by the help of the light air, the whole were under sail and came to anchor out of reach of the shells about two in
Sivu 173 - Philippine Islands, Guam, or elsewhere beyond the continental limits of the United States, shall be considered as having been detailed for " shore duty beyond seas " and shall receive pay accordingly, with such additional pay as may be provided by law for service in island possessions of the United States.
Sivu 310 - was for some time, during the Napoleonic wars, occupied by the British, who fortified it, and when it was restored to Austria, the fortifications were repaired and improved. 45. Port St. Giorgio, which is about one and a half miles long and half a mile broad,
Sivu 173 - authorized to establish, and from time to time to modify, as the needs of the service may require, a classification of vessels of the navy, and to formulate appropriate rules governing assignments to command of vessels and squadrons.
Sivu 108 - Thomas Cavendish, caused all the principals of this island and of an hundred islands more, which he had made to pay tribute unto him (which tribute was in hogs, hens, potatoes, and cocos) to appear before him, and made himself and his company known unto them, that they were