The Romance of the Ship the Story of Her Origin And Evolution
The Romance of the Ship the Story of Her Origin And Evolution
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But the next day, in Hampton Roads, there was to be given a lesson in naval warfare which the world has not even yet forgotten. Against the Merri- mac was to come a ship worthy to engage in combat with her, although this fresh arrival was in actual size smaller. Named the Monitor, this vessel had been designed and built of iron by Captain Ericsson (whom we spoke of earlier in connection with the invention of the propeller) for the Federal Government. She was 173 feet long on the deck, had an ex...treme beam of 41 J feet, drew 10 feet of water, and had a tonnage of 614. Protected with iron armour 4J inches thick, fastened on 21 inches of backing, she carried two heavy guns placed in such a manner that they were parallel with each other and — this is the important point — contained in a revolving turret. The Monitor was of a curious and original design, for she was only two feet out of the water, her deck and her sides for several feet below the water being plated.
The innovation especially to be noted is the advent of the turret principle.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
But the next day, in Hampton Roads, there was to be given a lesson in naval warfare which the world has not even yet forgotten. Against the Merri- mac was to come a ship worthy to engage in combat with her, although this fresh arrival was in actual size smaller. Named the Monitor, this vessel had been designed and built of iron by Captain Ericsson (whom we spoke of earlier in connection with the invention of the propeller) for the Federal Government. She was 173 feet long on the deck, had an ex...treme beam of 41 J feet, drew 10 feet of water, and had a tonnage of 614. Protected with iron armour 4J inches thick, fastened on 21 inches of backing, she carried two heavy guns placed in such a manner that they were parallel with each other and — this is the important point — contained in a revolving turret. The Monitor was of a curious and original design, for she was only two feet out of the water, her deck and her sides for several feet below the water being plated.
The innovation especially to be noted is the advent of the turret principle.
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