. The railroad and engineering journal . y officers have their quarters for-ward under a roomy turtle-deck, and abaft this, but for-ward of the boiler, is the cooking compartment and galley. official trial in the Lower Hope below Gravesend, underthe superintendence of Admiral Lang of the Chinese Navy,a mean speed was obtained during six runs, three withand three against tide, of knots, and on a subse-quent two hours trial knots. She had her armamenton board and was in average sea-going trim. After thespeed trials had been made, the maneuvering powers weretested, circles being made
. The railroad and engineering journal . y officers have their quarters for-ward under a roomy turtle-deck, and abaft this, but for-ward of the boiler, is the cooking compartment and galley. official trial in the Lower Hope below Gravesend, underthe superintendence of Admiral Lang of the Chinese Navy,a mean speed was obtained during six runs, three withand three against tide, of knots, and on a subse-quent two hours trial knots. She had her armamenton board and was in average sea-going trim. After thespeed trials had been made, the maneuvering powers weretested, circles being made to port and starboard havingdiameters ot about twice the length of the vessel ; thesteering qualities equaling those of the No. 79 of theBritish Navy, which was lately built on a similar model bythe same firm. UNITED STATES NAVAL PROGRESS. The naval event of the past month was the launch ofthe gunboat Vork/oivn and the dynamite cruiser Vrsuvh/s,which took place April 28 at the yard of Cramp & Sons, siiiiipffiiBiai %SM iUJIlill .Lit.
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