Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War: ShermanU.S. Government Printing Office, 1865 |
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Page ii
... torpedo boats , by removing the turrets , & c . , in order to lighten their draught , and that the other fifteen should be changed by building up their sides twenty - two inches , increasing their draught , but rendering them more ...
... torpedo boats , by removing the turrets , & c . , in order to lighten their draught , and that the other fifteen should be changed by building up their sides twenty - two inches , increasing their draught , but rendering them more ...
Page iv
... torpedo boats were altered at a cost of from $ 50,000 to $ 60,000 each ; the other fifteen were altered at a cost of from $ 80,000 to $ 100,000 each . With these alterations they would appear to be a very serviceable class of vessels ...
... torpedo boats were altered at a cost of from $ 50,000 to $ 60,000 each ; the other fifteen were altered at a cost of from $ 80,000 to $ 100,000 each . With these alterations they would appear to be a very serviceable class of vessels ...
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... torpedo arrangements , without turrets , the gentlemen to whom the matter had been submitted determined that the five most advanced of the light- draught monitors should be fitted to meet the wants of Rear - Admiral Dahlgren and Acting ...
... torpedo arrangements , without turrets , the gentlemen to whom the matter had been submitted determined that the five most advanced of the light- draught monitors should be fitted to meet the wants of Rear - Admiral Dahlgren and Acting ...
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... torpedo boat of the Chimo , but with the little speed she has , she will be very unsuitable for that , and her value is very little . By Mr. Wade : Question . And to put her to this use would be an entire change from her original design ...
... torpedo boat of the Chimo , but with the little speed she has , she will be very unsuitable for that , and her value is very little . By Mr. Wade : Question . And to put her to this use would be an entire change from her original design ...
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... torpedo boat . Question . He didn't believe she could be of use as a monitor , did he ? Answer . No ; I think he had an idea that she could not be used as a moni- tor as she was when completed . Question . Well , your opinion is , if I ...
... torpedo boat . Question . He didn't believe she could be of use as a monitor , did he ? Answer . No ; I think he had an idea that she could not be used as a moni- tor as she was when completed . Question . Well , your opinion is , if I ...
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