Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 266
ish navy, has been tested atCadiz with good results. This vessel is alsocigar-shaped, and is propelled by twin screwsdriven by electricity. The torpedo used is ofthe Whitehead pattern, which by internal ma-chinery propels itself toward the object at whichit is directed, and is exploded when it… … THE PEACEMAKER. 254 BATTLING UNDER WATER. note and Peral, the Nordenfelt boat, designedby the inventor of a noted machine-gun, wasconsidered the most promising. This boat isrounded at the center, with the ends taperingto upright wedges. It is propelled by a screwdriven by a steam-engine. It is…
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