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 620
CHAP. XIV. THE STEERING OF SHIPS. 599 FIG.129 … simple balanced rudder. Experience has shown, however,that, while it is advantageous when a vessel is under steam, touse the large area of the balancedrudder, it may be preferable, whenshe is under sail alone, to use a lessarea. To enable both these objectsto be attained, the so-called com-pound…
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