. Pensacola harbor; beautiful views and pertinent facts regarding the "deep water city" of the Gulf of Mexico; Pensacola navy yards, Pensacola shipping and Pensacola fortifications . JL_ «: MODERN BATTLESHIP MASSACHUSETTSWhose launches could sink such an iron-clad as the Kwi-Sun. to the conquest of China. Admiral Yi saw the necessity of checking the reinforcements and inventedthe Kwi-Sun, or tortoise boat, so-called because of its shape. It was decked over with curvediron plates and provided with a ram. In this Admiral Yi led the Korean fleet of open boats to meetthe Japanese reinforcements wh
. Pensacola harbor; beautiful views and pertinent facts regarding the "deep water city" of the Gulf of Mexico; Pensacola navy yards, Pensacola shipping and Pensacola fortifications . JL_ «: MODERN BATTLESHIP MASSACHUSETTSWhose launches could sink such an iron-clad as the Kwi-Sun. to the conquest of China. Admiral Yi saw the necessity of checking the reinforcements and inventedthe Kwi-Sun, or tortoise boat, so-called because of its shape. It was decked over with curvediron plates and provided with a ram. In this Admiral Yi led the Korean fleet of open boats to meetthe Japanese reinforcements who were coming in 600 boats. With his iron-clad he rammed theJapanese boats and left the struggling soldiers in the water, a prey to his men who followed. TheJapanese fleet was destroyed, the backbone of the invasion broken and the virtues of a protectedcruiser demonstrated. The anniversary of the event is still celebrated in Korea. 36 THE BLISS MAGAZINE. SPANISH BATTLESHIP IN PENSACOLA HARBOR 364 YEARS AGO The Spanish fleet of naval vessels, under command of Hernando de Sota, landed in Tampa bay-on the 20th of May, 1530, where De Sota and his army landed. His fleet of battleships were sentinto Pensacola Harbor to meet him after he had explored the interior. In the latter part of October,1540, De Sota was at Tuscaloosa, and learned that he was within six days march of Pensacola^ THE BLISS MAGAZINE 37
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