First sizeable ships to be fitted with triple screws were Italian torpedo gunboats of Tripoli class of which first was laid down in 1885; varied results obtained; very few destroyers were designed with three screws; recent examples.


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    Title :

    Triple screws for warships


    Additional title:

    Mar Engr


    Contributors:
    Bowen, F.C. (author)

    Published in:

    Marine Engineer ; 68 , n 816


    Publication date :

    1945


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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