. St. Nicholas [serial] . built to make long sea voyages, even across 1890.] DAVID AXD GOLIATH IN NAVAI. WARFARE. 25 the stormy Atlantic. Many have been built inEngland for South American countries. Ofcourse they can carry little coal and they musttherefore make the trip under sail, and it is avery trying one. The big seas sweep over themfrom end to end, and they have to keep bat-tened down, i. c, all hatches, skylights, and airports must be tightly closed, for days at a let me tell you some peculiar differ-ences in the boats of these rival builders. They as it was launched from the t
. St. Nicholas [serial] . built to make long sea voyages, even across 1890.] DAVID AXD GOLIATH IN NAVAI. WARFARE. 25 the stormy Atlantic. Many have been built inEngland for South American countries. Ofcourse they can carry little coal and they musttherefore make the trip under sail, and it is avery trying one. The big seas sweep over themfrom end to end, and they have to keep bat-tened down, i. c, all hatches, skylights, and airports must be tightly closed, for days at a let me tell you some peculiar differ-ences in the boats of these rival builders. They as it was launched from the tube. Then look atthe French boats of Normand (below), andnote how their sides are rounded in to meet thedeck till they have backs like whales. This is toshed the heavy seas that sweep over them. Afew years ago one of these boats started out tosea with two others of different models, on a trialtrip from a Russian port. They were to reacha certain headland, and a man-of-war accom-panied them as an umpire. There arose a ter-. TORPEDO BOAT. MAKING A NIGHT ATTACK. are all built long, low, and narrow, with littleiron steering-towers and long, rounded decksover their bows to throw off the water. Thesedecks are called turtle-backs, and the irontowers are called conning-towers. Lookingclosely at the pictures, however, you will seesome marked differences. Notice the Germanboat of Schicau (the Nibbw), with its long,sharp bow and straight stem, which cut thewater like a knife. He builds his boats thus,that they may run through the water smoothly,without piling up a great wave in front of themwhich might show where they are by its phos-phorescence, or might turn aside the torpedoVol. XVIII.—4. rible storm ; and one after another the littleboats went back, till only the French boat wasleft with the man-of-war following behind, un-able to keep up. At last even the big ship hadto seek a convenient harbor. But the littleNormand torpedo boat kept straight on to thefinish, not even slo
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