Iles, George, 1852-1942 · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 312
SON 263 embraced a revolving turret for projecting and directingthe gun. This turret Ericsson regarded as indispensable,and when Commodore Jeffers wished it to be omitted, theexperiments were discontinued. Ericsson, on his owninitiative, now proceeded to plan his famous Destroyer,which embodied his… … J J I I I I I I I I I 1 1 1 1 1 m 1 1 1 1 1 I I LUJ-i> Longitudinal Section of Destroyer Showing Gun andProjectile [From Life of John Ericsson by W. Conant Church. Copyright, byCharles Scribners Sons, New York, 1891.] tended that her pace should equal or excel that of the craftshe sought to…
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