Some Account of the Works of Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company Ltd
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About four years after, in 1885, the swift despatch ■ALACEITY.' vessels, Surprise and Alacrity, were added to the Company's long list of successes, and not only maintained its reputation for excellence of work in the hulls, but established an added renown for successful high-speed machinery. In 1888, the belted cruisers, Orlando and Undaunted, were produced, these vessels proving the forerunners of the modern armoured cruiser, although the original design has been considerably modified by H.M.S.... " liESOLUTION.' Palmers the introduction of Harveyised armour. Closely following the belted cruisers were the wood-sheathed cruisers, Pique, Rainbow, and Retribution, and the first-class battleships, Resolution and Revenge, which latter are among the largest fighting ships afloat. The last named vessel was completed within a year of her launch — a record which has not yet been surpassed. At the same period the Company supplied the designs and specifications for three armoured cruisers, which were built for the Spanish Government at Bilbao.
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