Report of the British naval and military operations in Egypt, 1882 . os. Fort Pharos 4 to 33 (actual). Fort Ada 5 to 28 or 33 (actual). kas-el-Tin Lines 7 to 26. Light-House Fort 4 to 26. Fort Mex 5 to 14 or 16 (actual). These ratios for the northern front might be almost indefinitely in-creased if allowance were made for the enormously superior weight ofsome of the British guns. They will, however, have sufficiently servedtheir purpose if they convey a general, and not altogether inaccurate,notion of the relative strength of the opposite sides in the action ofJuly 11. III. THE ATTACKING FLEET
Report of the British naval and military operations in Egypt, 1882 . os. Fort Pharos 4 to 33 (actual). Fort Ada 5 to 28 or 33 (actual). kas-el-Tin Lines 7 to 26. Light-House Fort 4 to 26. Fort Mex 5 to 14 or 16 (actual). These ratios for the northern front might be almost indefinitely in-creased if allowance were made for the enormously superior weight ofsome of the British guns. They will, however, have sufficiently servedtheir purpose if they convey a general, and not altogether inaccurate,notion of the relative strength of the opposite sides in the action ofJuly 11. III. THE ATTACKING FLEET Admiral Seymour had at his disposal eight iron-clads and five woodengun-boats. Of the former, five attacked the outer line of defenses,while the remaining three operated inside of the reef stretching fromthe breakwater to Fort Marabout. The gun-boats were variously em-ployed, their most serious effort being directed against Fort Marabout. It is thought that a brief description of each vessel will result in aclearer conception of its powers of offense and 18 18 18 The outside squadron was composed of the Alexandra, Inflexible,Sultan, Superb, and Temeraire, and was under the command of Cap-tain Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe, C. B., A. D. C, as senior officer. 26 The Alexandra, completed in 1877, is of 9,490 tons displacement, and8,610 horse-power (indicated). A conventional view of her is given inFig. 28. The armored parts are shaded. In Fig. 29 are half plansof her spar and main decks. She is a belted casemate ship, but pos-sesses ample bow and stern fire. Her armor is 13|* inches thick at thewater-line amidships, and tapers fore and aft to 10 inches. The lowercasemate has 9J inches of armor, and the upper, 6 inches. The main-deck battery consists of eight 10-inch M. L. E. of 18 tons, the two forwardones being in corner ports and therefore capable of delivering their tireeither ahead or abeam. The spar-deck battery comprises two 12-iuchM. L. E. of 25 tons, and two 10-inch M.
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