The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . Mortar, Model 1896, before to 6o° abaft the beam, while two guns each side forwardand two aft (one forward and one aft in the Majestic class)fired through similar arcs to the turret guns, but on their ownsides only. Four of these 6-in. guns were mounted on eitherside of the main deck and two on either side of the upper deck,all being enclosed in casemates. In the armoured and large protected cruisers built contempor-aneously with these classes of battleships, the 9- 2-in. gun had beenl
The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . Mortar, Model 1896, before to 6o° abaft the beam, while two guns each side forwardand two aft (one forward and one aft in the Majestic class)fired through similar arcs to the turret guns, but on their ownsides only. Four of these 6-in. guns were mounted on eitherside of the main deck and two on either side of the upper deck,all being enclosed in casemates. In the armoured and large protected cruisers built contempor-aneously with these classes of battleships, the 9- 2-in. gun had beenlargely mounted, and it was the improvements brought about bypractical experience in the rate and accuracy of fire of this gunthat suggested its adoption in battleships to replace the wholeor a part of the 6-in. armament. During the period in which thebattleships referred to above were constructed, the idea of the. Lord Nelson
Size: 2207px × 1133px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidencyclopdiab, bookyear1910
