The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds (1912)
University Society, New York · New York. : University Society · leaf 148
one vessel the mostpowerful, offensive and defensive weapons offloating warfare. These battle ships may bedivided into three portions, namely, the partunder water; the part near the water-line;and the upper works. In the first-named partsare carried the machinery and boilers, coal,the steering… … WAR-SHIPS OK LORD NELSON S TIME. THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN. that seems to know no tiring. Here is a roughtable that will show at a glance the progress atwhich ships have increased in size. In 1677, they were of about 1,500 tons; 1720,1,800 tons. The 2,000 tons mark had beenreached by 1745, and in…
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