Naval Department Organization

Commander F. E. Chadwick, U. S. N.
July 1894
By Commander F. E. Chadwick, U. S. N.*For nearly a century and a quarter we have had a Navy, and one whose deeds and conduct throughout its history have honored ...

Naval Ordnance

P. R. Alger, Professor of Mathematics, U. S. Navy
July 1894
Naval Ordnance*Before entering upon the description of modern naval ordnance, which it is the object of this lecture to present to you, it will perhaps be instructive to briefly ...

Professional Notes

July 1894
THE FLETCHER RAPID-FIRE BREECH MECHANISM.Lieut. F. F. Fletcher, U. S. Navy, has invented a breech mechanism for rapid-fire guns that will soon be tested at Indian Head. One has ...

Review: Naval Battle Tactics

By Lieut.-Comdr. R. Wainwright, U. S. Navy
July 1894
REVIEW OF THE R. U. S. I. PRIZE ESSAY, BY COMMANDER STURDEE, R. N.In the Prize Essay of the Royal United Service Institution for 1894, Commander Sturdee, R. N., has ...

Book Notices

July 1894
Elementary Naval Tactics. By Commander Wm. Bainbridge-Hoff, U. S. Navy. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1894.This little book is a revision of “Examples, Conclusions and Maxims of Modern Naval ...

Bibliographic Notes

July 1894
AMERICAN.ARMY AND NAVY JOURNAL.June 2, 1894. Harveyized Armor.June 16. The Naval Alumni Dinner.June 23. Character of the Armor Manufactured at the Carnegie Steel Works (illustrated). Some Foreign Guns Described ...

Special Notice

July 1894
NAVAL INSTITUTE PRIZE ESSAY, 1895.A prize of one hundred dollars, with a gold medal, is offered by the Naval Institute for the best essay presented on any subject pertaining to ...

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