far as with a displacement was practical, the conditions of an actual sea fight, of about 15,000 tons, selecting in this vessel one of the many obsoiete course around the port side of the vessel, the range vary- and an armament of four 12-inch breech-loading rifles, battleships, which appear in the… … navy under the head of ‘‘ Coast Defense Ships.” The ‘* Belleisle,” which was completed in 1878, is an iron vessel of 4,870 tons displacement, with engines of 2,600 horse power, giving a trial speed of 11:9 knots. She is protected by a continuous belt of armor, which varies from 12 to 6 inches in…
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