Report of the British naval and military operations in Egypt, 1882 . The muzzle of No. 2 gun on theport side was hit by a largeround shot which took off a,./;) tapered flake about six incheslong and six inches wideouter end, without disablor indeed really damaging thegun. Figs. 42 and 43. On board of the Penelope this bruise was sup-posed to have been the work of a XY-inch shell. Many ropes were cut aloft, and the main yard was so injured that ithad to be replaced. The following is the official report of damages sustained by theSultan : H. M. Sultan,Off Alexandria, July 14, 1882. 1. Four plate
Report of the British naval and military operations in Egypt, 1882 . The muzzle of No. 2 gun on theport side was hit by a largeround shot which took off a,./;) tapered flake about six incheslong and six inches wideouter end, without disablor indeed really damaging thegun. Figs. 42 and 43. On board of the Penelope this bruise was sup-posed to have been the work of a XY-inch shell. Many ropes were cut aloft, and the main yard was so injured that ithad to be replaced. The following is the official report of damages sustained by theSultan : H. M. Sultan,Off Alexandria, July 14, 1882. 1. Four plates on starboard side in wake of sheet-anchor partly shot away; oneframe broken, one frame bent iu, and inside lining smashed in; tumbler of sheefc-anchor broken and part shot away; side scuttle broken ; bulkhead of gun-room closetshot away; the fore end of hammock berthing shaken and splintered by shell; voioe-pipe from upper battery deck shot away: gun-room water-closet and connectionsbroken and part shot away; fore part of fore channel, starboard side, gone ; shu
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