. American engineer and railroad journal . mmand possessed by the heaviest guns, lo-in. steelbreech-loaders of 29 tons—viz., 25 ft.—is greater than thatof any other ship of her class. This is an important con-sideration. The four guns, of which the principal arma-ment consists, are mounted in pairs in two armored bar-bettes, with large arcs ot horizontal training. All theseguns can be fought on either broadside. Manual powercan be employed for all the operation of loading or work-ing these guns. Steam power is also provided for trainingthe guns and hoisting ammunition. The mountings arebeing m
. American engineer and railroad journal . mmand possessed by the heaviest guns, lo-in. steelbreech-loaders of 29 tons—viz., 25 ft.—is greater than thatof any other ship of her class. This is an important con-sideration. The four guns, of which the principal arma-ment consists, are mounted in pairs in two armored bar-bettes, with large arcs ot horizontal training. All theseguns can be fought on either broadside. Manual powercan be employed for all the operation of loading or work-ing these guns. Steam power is also provided for trainingthe guns and hoisting ammunition. The mountings arebeing made by Sir Joseph Whitworth & Company. Be-tween the barbettes are mounted two quick-firingguns, and seventeen smaller guns, 6pdrs. and 3-pdrs,, arealso carried. There are seven stations for ejecting tor-pedoes ; two of these are under water, four on the broad-side behind light armor, and one at the stern. A belt ofarmor having a maximum thickness of 12 in. protects thewater-line region for about 200 ft. of the length. This. Flo. 1.—Sectional Elevation of Ve-ssel.
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