Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 56
ement of coal-bunkers,etc. In the protected class of ships the belt isdispensed with altogether, and the stability ofthe vessel is assured by an armored deck curvedover the sides, by the disposition of the bunkers,etc. The gun positions, too, in armored ships areheavily encased, while on the… … 26 PRACTICAL MECHANICS FOR BOYS [Nov., tinguish them by remembering that medium-sizedcities give their names to them. In fact, in thisconnection it is quite useful to remember that, asa rule, in the United States Navy the battle-shipsand large armored cruisers are named afterStates; that sometimes…
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