Shipbuilding in iron and steel / a practical treatise . . n shipsside in connection with an ii-on hull; but, on the contrary, a highly skilfuland scientific construction, carefully designed in view of the objects whichhad to be accomplished. It was, and is, and will remain, a remarkable illus-tration of the ability which is brought to bear in this country upon even themost novel and difficult meclianical problems as soon as their solution is feltto be necessary. The Jlinotaiu target differed from the Warrior mainly in the reductionof its wood backing, and in an increase of equivalent weight in
Shipbuilding in iron and steel / a practical treatise . . n shipsside in connection with an ii-on hull; but, on the contrary, a highly skilfuland scientific construction, carefully designed in view of the objects whichhad to be accomplished. It was, and is, and will remain, a remarkable illus-tration of the ability which is brought to bear in this country upon even themost novel and difficult meclianical problems as soon as their solution is feltto be necessary. The Jlinotaiu target differed from the Warrior mainly in the reductionof its wood backing, and in an increase of equivalent weight in the single layer of 9-inch teak and armour plates bh. inches thick were used inthis, the frames and skin-plating remaining about the same. A section ofthis target is given in Fig. 263. For a long time it was supposed that thistarget had proved much inferior to that of the Warrior, and there were notwanting persons to pubhcly, and strongly and repeatedly, censure the depar-tm-e that had been made from the * Warrior system. I must confess that I. Chap. XXI. Armour Plating. 485
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