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The History of the Navy During the Rebellion Volume 2: (English)

The History of the Navy During the Rebellion Volume 2: (English)

          
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 Excerpt: ...part of our naval armament. Since then the demand for the several calibres has been unceasing; and, as before stated, they are to be found on board nearly every vessel now in service, and will continue to be supplied until some better system is established. Finally, from personal inspection, and witnessing the firing of over one hundred rounds from these guns at the West Point Foundery recently, the bureau is satisfied that whenever attention is paid to details, and even moderate skill in the manner of loading and firing is attained, they will prove the most serviceable rifled guns that have ever been introduced into any service. It should be remarked also that the average cost of these guns is much below that of any others which have been offered to the Government. The following extract from Commander Wise's Report for 1864 will show in general the new armament of the American Navy, and affords the basis of a comparison between this and that of the ships of Europe, and exhibits the manner in which the American idea was wrought out in practice: The governing rule, in arming our ships-of-war, has been to place on board of them the very heaviest and most effective guns they can bear with safety. In general, it may be stated that the 9-inch are used for broadside, the 10-inch and 11-inch and the Parrott rifles in pivot, the 15-inch for the Monitor turrets, and the bronze howitzers and rifles for boat and deck service inshore. A few of our ships continue to be armed with the 32-pounder and 8-inch guns of the old system; but these will probably give way to the modified guns of similar classes above alluded to. As no special changes have been made in the general arrangement of batteries since my last report, the same vessels mentioned therein, as types of their r...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781153860208
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 214
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 390 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1153860201
  • Publisher Date: 13 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Width: 189 mm


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