Steaming capabilities

Alma class, French ironclads: principal dimensions, and metacentric

Antoine, M.: analysis of observations of waves
Ardency of sailing ships

Armour-contribution of, to structural strength of ships
progress in manufacture of

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Use of steering screws

Barques: plain sail of ..

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stations of masts and base of sail

Base of sail, in various classes of sailing vessels
Batten instruments for observing rolling and pitching
Beam of ships-

Effect upon the metacentric stability
Effect upon the range of stability

Effect upon the resistance and propulsion

Ratio to length in sailing vessels

Ratio to length in merchant steamers

Ratio to length in unarmoured war-ships

Ratio to length in ironclads

Beams calculations of bending moments due to loads on

principles of strength

98

445, 552

502

457, 549

457

456, 552

263

Bearers, longitudinal, contribute to local and general strength of

Beaufoy, Colonel : his experiments on resistance

Behaviour of ships at sea (see Rolling and Pitching).

Bélier class, French ironclads: particulars of, and metacentric height 66, 72

295

125

219

407

370

581

46

298, 394

Bilge-keels: means of increasing fluid resistance to rolling..
means of increasing steadiness in a seaway

Black Prince, her Majesty's ship (see also Warrior):—

Weight of hull and carrying power

Steering trials of ..

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Boadicea, her Majesty's ship: tonnage B.O.M. and displacement
compared

Bottom, double (see Double Bottom)—

Of iron ships, special dangers of..

Of wood ships, strong against grounding

Bouguer, M.: investigation of still-water oscillations by
Boutakoff, Admiral: remarks on screw-ship steerage
Bow rudders

Bows of ships, influence of form upon pitching

Bracket frame system of construction for iron ships
Breastwork monitors (see Monitors).

Brigs; loss of older classes by swamping

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plain sail, and position of centre of effort
stations of masts, and base of sail
Brunel, Mr. I. K.: his connection with iron steam-ship building..
Buckling, special danger of, in iron and steel ships 299, 329, 384, 425
Builders' old measurement tonnage :-

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Antiquity of rule ..

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strains due to unequal distribution of weight and 260, 272, 295

Cæsar, line-of-battle ship: stoppage in launching
Canonicus, American monitor: reserve of buoyancy
Captain, her Majesty's ship (late) :-

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Curve of stability and principal dimensions

Safety under sail in still water ..

Upsetting angle, amongst waves

Tripod supports to masts

Steering trials of ..

Cargoes, dangers of shifting

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stowage of, checked by rolling experiments
Cellular construction for iron ships ..

approximate rules for position of
motion of, as ship heels..

Centre of effort of sails, method of estimating position

Centre of gravity:—

Weight may be supposed concentrated at, in ship at rest
Height of metacentre above, in various classes of ships
Experiment to determine vertical position of
Motion of, when weights are shifted

Effect of vertical position of, upon range of stability
Effect of position relatively to centre of effort of sails

Coal consumption, rates of, for various types of engines

local strains produced by

construction of ram-bows to withstand

Compartments, watertight, methods of forming

Composite ships:-
Arrangements of decks

framing