Shipbuilding in iron and steel / a practical treatise . . plied to the Penelope, Hercules, Monarch, King William, five large steam troop-ships built for the IndianService, and other vessels. In this system the general keelarrangements of the Warrior, Northumberland, and other suchships were preserved; but were associated with an internal bottom,and with short brackets instead of floor-plates, as shown in theengraving given in Plate 4. Chap. II. and Gar board-Strakes. Z7 The Bellerophon being a much smaller ship than the North-umberland/ her general scantlings (apart from the armoured side)were
Shipbuilding in iron and steel / a practical treatise . . plied to the Penelope, Hercules, Monarch, King William, five large steam troop-ships built for the IndianService, and other vessels. In this system the general keelarrangements of the Warrior, Northumberland, and other suchships were preserved; but were associated with an internal bottom,and with short brackets instead of floor-plates, as shown in theengraving given in Plate 4. Chap. II. and Gar board-Strakes. Z7 The Bellerophon being a much smaller ship than the North-umberland/ her general scantlings (apart from the armoured side)were less. Her outer keel-plate was \\, and her inner 1 Jg. i^chthick; and, in order to compensate for the absence of strapping inthe centre, the side straps were made If inch thick. We do notpurpose, however, to dwell upon the Bellerophons arrangements,but to pass at once to those of the Hercules, which are of sub-stantially the same kind, and fully represented in the accompany-ing engravings. Fig. 36 is a side elevation of the central keel, showing a butt. Fig. 36. and the floor angle-irons ; Fig. 37 is a section through one of the r
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