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Scientific American, Vol. 79, No. 24 (1898) (1898)

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nship in the placement and from 124% to 14% knots British navy. It is not generally known, speed and a number of gunboats. They ‘* Diadem” Class, 11,000 Tons, 20°5 Knots. Bight Ships. but is nevertheless a fact, that, as a re- substituted for the two 6-inch guns at bow and stern. sult of the prizes… … Bight Ships. NAVIES OF THE WORLD—I. GREAT BRITAIN. deck is 3inches thicker; but this is more than offset ing merchant vessels, they would be as helpless against best target practice, a high state of efficiency has been modern cruisers as were Montojo’s vessels at Manila. by the 6-inch belt of the…

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