The Quarterly Review, Volume 257John Murray, 1931 - English literature |
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Page 10
... ships , and much better than that of four mounted in each of three ships . A mixed armament of guns of different sizes in the same ship is very difficult to control and produces a very poor fire effect with much waste of ammunition ...
... ships , and much better than that of four mounted in each of three ships . A mixed armament of guns of different sizes in the same ship is very difficult to control and produces a very poor fire effect with much waste of ammunition ...
Page 84
... ship's records , the British brig , Dei Gratia , ' of Nova Scotia , Captain Morehouse skipper , bound from New York to Gibraltar for orders , sighted a strange ship , her jib and foremast staysail set , sailing on the starboard tack ...
... ship's records , the British brig , Dei Gratia , ' of Nova Scotia , Captain Morehouse skipper , bound from New York to Gibraltar for orders , sighted a strange ship , her jib and foremast staysail set , sailing on the starboard tack ...
Page 85
... ship to take the derelict into Gibraltar , which they reached on Dec. 13 , 1872 , a day after the arrival of the ' Dei Gratia . ' The British naval authorities were confronted with a marine riddle such as the oldest and most experienced ...
... ship to take the derelict into Gibraltar , which they reached on Dec. 13 , 1872 , a day after the arrival of the ' Dei Gratia . ' The British naval authorities were confronted with a marine riddle such as the oldest and most experienced ...
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