The mariners' handbook; a convenient reference book for navigators, yachtsmen, and seamen of all classes (1906)
International Correspondence Schools, Roden, Ernest Konrad, 1866-, International Correspondence Schools. Pocketbook · Scranton, Pa. : International Textbook Co. · leaf 286
/nner S/ra/ees Oout/e^ro Secure/7us/> C>u/erSuf;fyee. the structure of a man of war, is shown in Figs. 14,15, and16, which are reproduced from Knights Modern Seaman-ship by the courtesy of the D. Van Nostrand Company, pub-lishers. The elaborate bracing shown in Fig. 15 is needed tostrengthen… … Fig.14 250 SHIP BUILDING Many men of war have heavily armored decks protectingtheir vital parts—that is, their engines and boilers, ammuni-tion rooms, etc. This deck is nearly flat amidship, butcurves down toward the side to meet the upper edge of theside armor. Such a deck may be rather thin on…
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