Account of disaster which occurred to HMS Captain in 1870; warship had length of 320 ft, breadth 53 1/4 ft and draft 25 ft; driven by engines of 900 hp and fitted to carry 26,300 sq ft of sail; ship not only lacked true characteristic of turret ship, but also prime characteristic of monitor, fact that Captain floated 2 ft deeper than was first intended was fully known long before she sailed on her last voyage.


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    Titel :

    Historic accidents and disasters


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Engineer


    Erschienen in:

    Engineer ; 172 , n 4465 ; p 82-83


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1941


    Format / Umfang :

    2 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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