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 340
line belt of armour extending to the bow; and only a fewexplanatory remarks will be required. The stem is a solid iron forging, weighing several tons. Against direct strains tending: Detail of ^Ieasthook(TlanatB.£.) … to force it backward, it is supported by the longitudinalframes or breasthooks (I, I, in Fig. 93), as well as by the armour-plating, backing, and skin-plating, all of which abut against thestem. The breasthooks are very valuable supports, being very 320 NAVAL ARCHITECTURE. chap. viii. strong yet…
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