Steel ships, their construction and maintenance : a manual for shipbuilders, ship superintendents, students, and marine engineers (1901)
Walton, Thomas · London : Charles Griffin & Co. ; Philadelphia : Lippincott · leaf 214
in order to obtain an efficient connection with therudder stock. Apart from this, the rudder is entirely made of platesand angles (see fig. 75), and is designed to offer the least resistance topropulsion. This rudder possesses the further advantage, owing to its form, ofhaving the interior… … 152 STEEL SHIPS. For this construction of stern frame and rudder, it is claimed that asaving of at least 10 tons of weight is effected in vessels of this size. These ships have proved exceptionally easy to handle, and thus thearrangement just described, in addition to its structural efficiency,…
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