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The material for this paper was largely gathered at the Naval War College in the shape of notes, which were drawn from many authorities to be found in the splendid professional library of that...
The material for this paper was largely gathered at the Naval War College in the shape of notes, which were drawn from many authorities to be found in the splendid professional library of that College. Quotations have been liberally resorted to...
Modern Armor; Its Influence on the Development of Ordnance
By Lieutenant Cleland Davis, U.S. Navy
In an article published in the Naval Institute in 1897, the writer endeavored to briefly summarize the theory of resistance of face hardened armor, of the action of the projectile upon impact, and the effect of the cap.
When war threatens with a maritime power, our navy will be called upon to prepare a plan of campaign. To do this it is not sufficient to know the numerical strength of our opponent's navy, the distribution of his forces and the...
A shallow-draft river gunboat, one of two just built for the British Government by Messrs. Yarrow, was taken for a trial run in the Thames from Greenwich to Gravesend and back on Saturday afternoon, when there were present on the ship among...
Lieut.-Commander C. N. ATWATER, U. S. N.—Captain Chadwick's views, as expressed in his timely letter, bring before the service a question of very great...
Prepared by Lieutenant L. S. Van Duzer, U. S. Navy
For convenience of reference these notes are arranged as follows:
A. Notes on ships of war, budgets, and personnel, the notes appearing under the head of the naval power to which they refer. Alphabetical arrangement is...