The Quarterly Review, Volumes 254-255John Murray, 1930 |
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... ship should carry guns of greater calibre than 6 - inch . Such a type , he argues , would be well able to tackle the most powerfully armed merchant ship , and this should be the deciding standard . But this ignores many practical ...
... ship should carry guns of greater calibre than 6 - inch . Such a type , he argues , would be well able to tackle the most powerfully armed merchant ship , and this should be the deciding standard . But this ignores many practical ...
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... ship . But always the great ship adapted herself to each new means of attack : the shell she countered by armour ; the ram by increased mobility and gun power , and also by equipping herself with a still more modern weapon , the torpedo ...
... ship . But always the great ship adapted herself to each new means of attack : the shell she countered by armour ; the ram by increased mobility and gun power , and also by equipping herself with a still more modern weapon , the torpedo ...
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... ship of reduced tonnage . Here are some fundamental facts which may give those who favour the very much smaller ship food for thought : ( 1 ) The smaller the ship the less the target , but the more vulnerable she is to the torpedo , the ...
... ship of reduced tonnage . Here are some fundamental facts which may give those who favour the very much smaller ship food for thought : ( 1 ) The smaller the ship the less the target , but the more vulnerable she is to the torpedo , the ...
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