Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century (1905)
Routledge, Robert · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 240
Fig. 95. -Millwall Shield after being battered with Heavy Shot.—FrontView. of these ponderous missiles upon thick iron plates is very remarkable.Targets or shields have been constructed with plates and timber backing,girders, &c., put together in the strongest possible manner, in order to test … Fig. 96.—Rear View of the Millwall Shield. the resisting power of the armour plating and other constructions of ouriron-clad ships. The above two cuts, Figs. 95 and 96, are representationsof the appearance of the front and back of a very strong shield of this de-scription, after having been struck…
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