A manual of naval architecture. For the use of officers of the Royal Navy, officers of the Mercantile Marine, shipbuilders, shipowners, and yachtsmen (1889)
White, W. H. (William Henry), Sir, 1845-1913 · London, J. Murray · leaf 312
thepilot-tower. Under the after turret, another large excess of weightoccurs—320 tons on 38 feet of length ; followed by a still hu-gerexcess of buoyancy—570 tons on a length of 63 feet; thence tothe stern there is an excess of weight of 170 tons, owing to thefineness of the form of the ship in the… … by the curve MIMM, and offer a remarkable contrast to those forthe Minotaur (see MMxM, Fig. 84). For the first 50 feet fromthe bow there is scarcely any bending moment to be resisted illthe Devastation; whereas in the Minotaur the moment at thecorresponding part amounts to about 8U00 foot-tons. At…
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