Modern ships of war by Sir Edward J. Reed and Edward Simpson

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+------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+ | | | | | | | Weight | Weight | Muzzle | | GUN. | of | of |Velocity.| | | Charge. |Projectile.| | +------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+ | | Pounds. | Pounds. | Feet. | | 5-inch steel breech-loading rifle | 30 | 60 | 1915 | | 6-inch steel breech-loading rifle | 50 | 100 | 1915 | | 8-inch steel breech-loading-rifle | 125 | 250 | 2050 | | 10-inch steel breech-loading rifle | 250 | 500 | 2100 | | 12-inch steel breech-loading rifle | 425 | 850 | 2100 | | 14-inch steel breech-loading rifle | 675 | 1350 | 2100 | | 16-inch steel breech-loading rifle | 1000 | 2000 | 2100 | +------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+

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Chapter 1 Ch.1
1835. 1885. Ch.2
1835. 1885. Ch.3
Part 1 of 2 Ch.4
Part 2 of 2 Ch.5
Part 1 of 2 Ch.6
Part 2 of 2 Ch.7
1. Torpedo-cruisers Ch.8
2. Torpedo despatch-boats Ch.9
3. Sea-going torpedo-boats Ch.10
4. Coast-guard torpedo-boats Ch.11
5. Picket torpedo-boats Ch.12
Part 1 of 2 Ch.13
Part 2 of 2 Ch.14
1. Eleven protected steel cruisers: eight to be of 3200 tons, and Ch.15
2. Six steel torpedo-cruisers of 1500 tons displacement and a speed Ch.16
3. Four torpedo-cruisers of 1100 tons displacement, to develop a Ch.17
4. Twelve steel torpedo gun-boats, six to be of 600 tons Ch.18
5. Sixteen steel torpedo gun-boats of 200 or 250 tons displacement, Ch.19
6. Ninety-six torpedo-boats, 100 to 120 tons displacement, with a Ch.20
8. One transport of 3000 tons, to be equipped as a floating arsenal Ch.21
9. Twenty steel steam-launches of from 30 to 35 tons displacement, Ch.22
1887. She is built of steel, is 320 feet in length, 50 feet 7 inches Ch.23
Part 1 of 2 Ch.24
Part 2 of 2 Ch.25
introduction of the rifled cannon, and its subsequent development, Ch.26
Part 1 of 3 Ch.27
Part 2 of 3 Ch.28
Part 3 of 3 Ch.29
introduction of the rifle system, the call for higher velocities, the Ch.30
1841. He utilized it by enclosing a tube of cast-iron or steel in Ch.31
Part 1 of 2 Ch.32
Part 2 of 2 Ch.33
introduction the demand for larger calibres by most of the prominent Ch.34
1. Submarine boats have been built in which several persons have Ch.35
2. Submarine boats have been propelled on and under the surface in Ch.36
3. The problem of supplying the necessary amount of respirable air Ch.37
4. Steam, compressed air, and electricity have been used as the Ch.38
5. The incandescent electric light has been used for illuminating the Ch.39
6. Seeing apparatus have been made by which the pilot, while under Ch.40
7. A vessel has been in time of war destroyed by a submarine boat. Ch.41
1. It does not need so much speed. The surface boat demands this Ch.42
2. Its submersion in the presence of the enemy prevents the engines Ch.43
4. The boat and crew, being under water, are protected from the fire Ch.44
5. It is enabled to approach the enemy near enough to make effective Ch.45
7. It can examine the faults in the lines of submarine mines, and Ch.46
introduction of rapid-fire guns has such an important influence on Ch.47