The illustrated guide to the Royal Navy and foreign navies, also mercantile marine steamers available as armed cruisers and transport PDF
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Y V N A AND FOREIGN NAVIES. ,?,(J<it,'.h,i^.ifK LSC maRiiv^ H.M.S. "majestig:- Sec, <xc*, SH»sttate6, BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUND SAGE THE GIFT OF 1891 ^./v fAm.. j.^.^3 ,V,A,4.2„ .^GC4or4ne1ll89U6niversity Library ++ ''''le,illustrated guide to the Royal Navy 3 1924 030 753 614 olln Overs Cornell University Library The book original of this is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924030753614 I i 00 © ^ 9 a o Q_ — : ; THE ^\. -"& M ^ Jllustraiod k J^ J ^ Quide ^ iff" ^^^iJkSB •* TO THE ROYAL NAVY AND FOREIGN NAVIES; ALSO Mercantile Marine Steamers AVAILABLE AS Armed Cruisers and Transports, &c,, &c. COMPILED JND EDITED FREDK. T. M. GIBBS. 2nd Edition. Revised and Corrected by E. W. C. GIBBS. Hoittion WATERLOW BROS. & LAYTON, LIMITED. PRINTING WORKS: — BROKEN WHARF, UPPER THAMES STREET, E.C. BIRCHIN LANE, UPPER THAMES STREET, 24, E. C. 42, E. C. ; AND 36, PARLIAMENT STREET, WESTMINSTER, S.W. I 8 g 6. r.nPVRIf^HT. FNTFRFn ai SIATIONEBS^ hall. all PrCHTS re ^' «: ' , ^ Printed by WATERLOW BROS. & LAYTON, LIMITED, At their Printing Works ; Broken Wharf, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C, ^ cbicaf e^ F Capt. Lord Charles Beresford, Royai Navy, Who was mainly instrumental in getting the Naval Defence Bill passed, the result being an addition to the Fleet of 70 Ships at a cost of about ^^21,000,000. Abbreviations. — — a. c. Armed Cruiser. cr. Cruiser. — — a. gb. Armed Gunboat. d. V. Despatch Vessel. — — b. Barbette Ship. gb. Gunboat. — br. Broadside Ship. — — g. V. Gun Vessel. cb. Central Battery Ship. — — 2 S. Twin Screw. C. d. s. Coast-defence Ship. — — t. Turret Ship. comp. Composite Built Hull. — — tor. bt desr. Torpedo-boat Destroyer. C. t. Conning Tower. — — COrv. Corvette. to. cr. Torpedo Cruiser. — — P. Deck Protected throughout. to. gb. Torpedo Gunboat. — — p. p. Partial Deck Protected. to. r. Torpedo Ram. Armament Abbreviations. — L. Light Guns. — M. L. R. Muzzle-Loading Rifled Guns. — M. Machine Guns. — Q. F. Quick-Firing Guns. — F. Tu. Fixed Tubes for Torpedoes. — B. Tu. Bow Tube for Torpedoes. — Sub. Submerged Tube Torpedoes. — L. Car. Launching Carriage for Torpedoes.
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