Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 526
e-ship may be fitted with doublewinches and other details which enable it tocoal from any vessel—an unfitted collier, or acaptured battle-ship, or a freight-steamer. The late Rear-Admiral C. J. Train, U. S. N.,said of this method: It makes coaling at sea a perfectly simple, easy-operation, which it… … A COLLIER, TOWED BY A BATTLE-SHIP UNDER WAY, TRANSFERRING COAL. Concerning its vital importance to the efficiencyof our fleet Lieutenant-Commander J. R. Ed-wards, U. S. N., has said: 942 NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS [Auo., The city of Punta Arenas, most southerly of allthe cities in the…
Children's literature
Internet Archive · UNC Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.