Strains experienced by ships (continued):-

Incidental to propulsion by steam

Local: due to concentrated loads and supports

Measures of longitudinal, in mercantile and ironclad ships

Stream-line theory of resistance

Strength of shipbuilding materials (see Iron, Steel, Wood).

Strength of ships :-

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293

294

297

300

300

305

346

430

General remarks on

Against longitudinal bending

Against transverse strains

Against local strains

Considerations governing vertical and longitudinal distribution

of the material

Stringers, on decks: valuable strengthenings

in hold uses of

Subdivision, watertight (see Watertight Subdivision).

Submarine ships: principles of construction..

309

312, 320

351

294

T.

Tables:-

Coefficients of fineness, for displacement and tons per inch

Principal dimensions, &c. of war-ships
Periods of still-water rolling of war-ships

Particulars of stability for Captain and Monarch
Lengths, speeds, periods, &c. of ocean waves

Tensile strengths of wood and iron

Weights of hull and carrying power
Strengths of shipbuilding timbers

Moduli of elasticity of iron and timbers..
Corrosion and waste of metals in sea-water
Galvanic action of metals on iron

Comparative weights, &c. of iron and steel ships
Resistances of Greyhound and Merkara
Plain sail, with various styles of rig
Calculation for centre of effort of sail
Stations of masts, base of sail, &c.
Particulars of Pique and Thermopylæ
Nominal and indicated horse-power

Coal consumption, weights, &c. of marine engines
Particulars of Hercules and long type of ironclad
Illustrating economy of propulsion in large steamers
Illustrating great engine-power of swift launches

Of engine-power and speed for steamers
Steering trials of Hercules and Warrior

Temeraire, her Majesty's ship: watertight subdivision of

Thames' rules for yacht tonnage

Thibault, M.: on the impulse of wind on sails

Timbers, shipbuilding :-

Tensile strengths and weights

Compressive strengths

Moduli of elasticity

(See also Wood.)

Tonnage of ships :-

Origin of term

Displacement

Dead-weight

Builders' old measurement

United States navy

Yacht measurements

:

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:::

:::

:::

::

376

378

39

4, 41

42

Torpedo attacks: watertight subdivision a precaution against
Transverse bulkheads (see Bulkheads).

Affected by entry of water into hold

Estimates for change of

Change of, in ships under sail

Tripod supports to masts

Triumph, her Majesty's ship: watertight subdivision.
Trochoidal theory for waves (see Waves).

Twin-screws first used in shallow-draught ships ..

recent good performances of deep-draught ships
steering power of

W.

Wampanoag class, United States navy: failure of ..

Warrior class, Royal Navy :-

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Co-efficient of fineness for displacement

Watertight subdivision ..

Tonnage B.O.M. and displacement

Principal dimensions and metacentric height
Longitudinal stability and change of trim

War-ships (see Ironclads and Unarmoured Ships).
Water: weights per cubic foot of sea and river

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:

:::

::

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:

84

17

18

:::

21

25

27

..

:

32

81

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Winds :-

..

Effective slope of..

Influence of ratio of wave period to still-water period of ship

Oscillations of ships amongst (see Pitching and Rolling).

Of principal shipbuilding timbers

Weights of hulls in various classes of ships..

per indicated horse-power for various types of marine
engines

Normal pressures, forces, and speeds of

Oblique action on sails

Condition of ships sailing on

185, 256

113, 183, 207

374

370

..

516

472

Connection between force of wind and dimensions of waves

171

Wing-passages of ironclads