Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 39
ble to keep up. At last even the big ship hadto seek a convenient harbor. But the littleNormand torpedo boat kept straight on to thefinish, not even slowing the engines to makethe trip less trying. Of course all builders strive for the greatestspeed, and each year has seen a boat builtwhich is… … THE NIBBIO. BUILT BY SCHICAU, FOR ITALY. boat built for Italy by Schicau,— the Nibbio.Each of these boats can run nearly twenty-seven knots an hour.* A knot, you know, isa sea mile, which is one and one-seventh landmiles, so these boats can make about thirty milesan hour, or about the average speed…
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