The Quarterly Review, 226. köideJohn Murray, 1916 |
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Page 81
... battleships , using their heaviest guns , fired on several shore batteries placed at different elevations . The result of the trial proved that , even under the most adverse conditions , only about 50 per cent . of the personnel serving ...
... battleships , using their heaviest guns , fired on several shore batteries placed at different elevations . The result of the trial proved that , even under the most adverse conditions , only about 50 per cent . of the personnel serving ...
Page 83
... battleship of 23,000 tons , mounting twelve 12 - inch guns ) one of these guns , firing a projectile of 981 lbs . , struck a moving target , six miles distant , six times in 58 seconds ! She also delivered six broadsides ( eight guns ) ...
... battleship of 23,000 tons , mounting twelve 12 - inch guns ) one of these guns , firing a projectile of 981 lbs . , struck a moving target , six miles distant , six times in 58 seconds ! She also delivered six broadsides ( eight guns ) ...
Page 217
... battle - ships which lined the route of the royal yacht . * In the naval review of 1897 , the fleet consisted of 165 men - of - war of all classes . When the royal yacht entered the lines , the first shot was fired from the flag - ship ...
... battle - ships which lined the route of the royal yacht . * In the naval review of 1897 , the fleet consisted of 165 men - of - war of all classes . When the royal yacht entered the lines , the first shot was fired from the flag - ship ...
Page 218
... battleships of 14,900 tons . When the Alberta ' left Cowes , at 3 p.m. , a gun was fired from the ' Alexandra ' at the west end of the line . This was followed by minute- guns from the Majestic ' at the other end of the line , from ...
... battleships of 14,900 tons . When the Alberta ' left Cowes , at 3 p.m. , a gun was fired from the ' Alexandra ' at the west end of the line . This was followed by minute- guns from the Majestic ' at the other end of the line , from ...
Page 220
... battleships then existing . The night was very still , hardly a breath of wind could be felt , and the sea was absolutely calm . The reports were heard along the English coast from Devonshire to Sussex . From Torquay to Bognor the air ...
... battleships then existing . The night was very still , hardly a breath of wind could be felt , and the sea was absolutely calm . The reports were heard along the English coast from Devonshire to Sussex . From Torquay to Bognor the air ...
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