The North American Review, Volume 127O. Everett, 1878 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 232
... torpedo will not so change the character of naval war that great ships will be dispensed with ; for , in proportion ... Whitehead torpedo from her sides , or operating the Lay torpedo from her deck ; and the greater speed which ...
... torpedo will not so change the character of naval war that great ships will be dispensed with ; for , in proportion ... Whitehead torpedo from her sides , or operating the Lay torpedo from her deck ; and the greater speed which ...
Page 235
... torpedo experiments this was the most interesting that ever came under my observation . Here was a great iron- clad ... Whitehead or fish torpedo , the invention of an Englishman named Whitehead . The details of its con- struction ...
... torpedo experiments this was the most interesting that ever came under my observation . Here was a great iron- clad ... Whitehead or fish torpedo , the invention of an Englishman named Whitehead . The details of its con- struction ...
Page 236
... Whitehead torpedo , I will refer to the engagement be- tween the Peruvian iron - clad Huascar and two British men - of- war . The Shah , one of the latter , sent a fish - torpedo against the Huascar , which , seeing bubbles of air ...
... Whitehead torpedo , I will refer to the engagement be- tween the Peruvian iron - clad Huascar and two British men - of- war . The Shah , one of the latter , sent a fish - torpedo against the Huascar , which , seeing bubbles of air ...
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