Report of the British naval and military operations in Egypt, 1882 . ches of wood, 7 inches of iron, in all16 inches of metal. In each turret are two 16 inch M. L. R. of 81 tonsweight. Forward of and abaft the turrets are comparatively narrow super-structures (21 and 30 feet wide), each about 100 feet in length, andbuilt, for the accommodation of the crew and officers, inside the lines offire. On top of the superstructures are a few small pieces, B. L. , Nordenfeldts, &c. The elevating and depressing of the 81-ton guns is performed auto-matically. These guns have no top carriage, pro
Report of the British naval and military operations in Egypt, 1882 . ches of wood, 7 inches of iron, in all16 inches of metal. In each turret are two 16 inch M. L. R. of 81 tonsweight. Forward of and abaft the turrets are comparatively narrow super-structures (21 and 30 feet wide), each about 100 feet in length, andbuilt, for the accommodation of the crew and officers, inside the lines offire. On top of the superstructures are a few small pieces, B. L. , Nordenfeldts, &c. The elevating and depressing of the 81-ton guns is performed auto-matically. These guns have no top carriage, properly speaking. Thetrunnions rest on blocks traveling on fixed slides, the recoil being takenup in hydraulic cylinders. The breech rests on a third block, sliding ona beam, which is capable of being turned about one end by a third gun is worked entirely by hydraulic power. The Inflexible is brig-rigged, and, though the largest man-of-war afloatto-day, carries only 484 men. The Sultan, launched in 1870, is represented in Figs. 32 and 33. She JHg. 33. NN ~L3 ton ffuns
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