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Modern ships of war by Sir Edward J. Reed and Edward Simpson
3. Sea-going torpedo-boats
Modern ships of war by Sir Edward J. Reed and Edward Simpson
3. Sea-going torpedo-boats
Chapter 10
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Chapters
Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Chapter 2: 1835. 1885.
Chapter 3: 1835. 1885.
Chapter 4: Part 1 of 2
Chapter 5: Part 2 of 2
Chapter 6: Part 1 of 2
Chapter 7: Part 2 of 2
Chapter 8: 1. Torpedo-cruisers
Chapter 9: 2. Torpedo despatch-boats
Chapter 10: 3. Sea-going torpedo-boats
Chapter 11: 4. Coast-guard torpedo-boats
Chapter 12: 5. Picket torpedo-boats
Chapter 13: Part 1 of 2
Chapter 14: Part 2 of 2
Chapter 15: 1. Eleven protected steel cruisers: eight to be of 3200 tons, and
Chapter 16: 2. Six steel torpedo-cruisers of 1500 tons displacement and a speed
Chapter 17: 3. Four torpedo-cruisers of 1100 tons displacement, to develop a
Chapter 18: 4. Twelve steel torpedo gun-boats, six to be of 600 tons
Chapter 19: 5. Sixteen steel torpedo gun-boats of 200 or 250 tons displacement,
Chapter 20: 6. Ninety-six torpedo-boats, 100 to 120 tons displacement, with a
Chapter 21: 8. One transport of 3000 tons, to be equipped as a floating arsenal
Chapter 22: 9. Twenty steel steam-launches of from 30 to 35 tons displacement,
Chapter 23: 1887. She is built of steel, is 320 feet in length, 50 feet 7 inches
Chapter 24: Part 1 of 2
Chapter 25: Part 2 of 2
Chapter 26: introduction of the rifled cannon, and its subsequent development,
Chapter 27: Part 1 of 3
Chapter 28: Part 2 of 3
Chapter 29: Part 3 of 3
Chapter 30: introduction of the rifle system, the call for higher velocities, the
Chapter 31: 1841. He utilized it by enclosing a tube of cast-iron or steel in
Chapter 32: Part 1 of 2
Chapter 33: Part 2 of 2
Chapter 34: introduction the demand for larger calibres by most of the prominent
Chapter 35: 1. Submarine boats have been built in which several persons have
Chapter 36: 2. Submarine boats have been propelled on and under the surface in
Chapter 37: 3. The problem of supplying the necessary amount of respirable air
Chapter 38: 4. Steam, compressed air, and electricity have been used as the
Chapter 39: 5. The incandescent electric light has been used for illuminating the
Chapter 40: 6. Seeing apparatus have been made by which the pilot, while under
Chapter 41: 7. A vessel has been in time of war destroyed by a submarine boat.
Chapter 42: 1. It does not need so much speed. The surface boat demands this
Chapter 43: 2. Its submersion in the presence of the enemy prevents the engines
Chapter 44: 4. The boat and crew, being under water, are protected from the fire
Chapter 45: 5. It is enabled to approach the enemy near enough to make effective
Chapter 46: 7. It can examine the faults in the lines of submarine mines, and
Chapter 47: introduction of rapid-fire guns has such an important influence on
(_torpilleurs de haute mer_) 50 tons and over.
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