Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century (1905)
Routledge, Robert · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 282
make the attack at night. Let us imaginetwo ships of war at anchor, and parallel to each other at perhaps a distanceof 60 fathoms ; and suppose that, under cover of darkness, a hostile tor-pedo vessel boldly steams up between them, having launched both itsstarboard and port torpedoes. In such a… … Fig. 120.—Model of Submarine Guns. Another device for submarine attacks upon vessels on which much ingc-^nuity has been expended is the submarine gun. It has been sought topropel missiles beneath the surface of the water, these missiles being usuallyprovided with a charge which, on contact with the…
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