Our Navy in the War with SpainC. Scribner's sons, 1898 - 406 страници |
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... Speed of a Ton - of - coal Barges Sent in a Chase of Twenty - knot Spanish Cruisers -- The Bombardment of San Juan de Porto Rico - Work of Inexperienced Men that Showed their Mettle -Another Vain Cruise to Nicholas Channel . CHAPTER XII ...
... Speed of a Ton - of - coal Barges Sent in a Chase of Twenty - knot Spanish Cruisers -- The Bombardment of San Juan de Porto Rico - Work of Inexperienced Men that Showed their Mettle -Another Vain Cruise to Nicholas Channel . CHAPTER XII ...
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... speed . One of said vessels shall be of not less than 4,300 , nor more than 4,700 tons displacement . ” • • It was also provided that the vessels should have full sail - power . The Secretary of the Navy was directed by the same act to ...
... speed . One of said vessels shall be of not less than 4,300 , nor more than 4,700 tons displacement . ” • • It was also provided that the vessels should have full sail - power . The Secretary of the Navy was directed by the same act to ...
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... Speed , 15.6 knots . Main Battery , two eight - inch , six six - inch guns . ships armed with ten - inch and twelve - inch modern rifles ! The Atlanta and the Boston were the names given to the two smaller boats , and they were called ...
... Speed , 15.6 knots . Main Battery , two eight - inch , six six - inch guns . ships armed with ten - inch and twelve - inch modern rifles ! The Atlanta and the Boston were the names given to the two smaller boats , and they were called ...
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... Speed , 15.5 knots . Main Battery , two four - inch guns . quirements for her machinery , but it may be worth while saying that the engines of the new cruisers consisted of small and large cylinders , the steam from the boiler passing ...
... Speed , 15.5 knots . Main Battery , two four - inch guns . quirements for her machinery , but it may be worth while saying that the engines of the new cruisers consisted of small and large cylinders , the steam from the boiler passing ...
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... three times in a hundred shots . Having made a beginning in the work of building a new navy we held our course with- out deviation , though the speed was very slow . The exigencies of politics favored the work in curious fashion 43.
... three times in a hundred shots . Having made a beginning in the work of building a new navy we held our course with- out deviation , though the speed was very slow . The exigencies of politics favored the work in curious fashion 43.
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