Identifier: scientific-american-1904-08-27 (find matches)
Title: Scientific American Volume 91 Number 09 (August 1904)
Year: 1904 (1900s)
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Subjects: scientific portland cement american exhibit munn louis electric portland cement scientific american trunk pacific ten years american august average speed war department typewriting machine glass models grand trunk
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about 20 knotsspeed, and she has the great advantage of beingsheathed and coppered. Her main armament consistsof four 8-inch guns of modern pattern, but her second-ary armament, consisting of sixteen 5.5-inch guns, isaltogether too light according to modern ideas, beingeffective only at close ranges. Her protection is good,consisting of a belt extending over the greater part of cruisers. All three ships were distinguished by theirvery numerous batteries, no other vessels in the worldbeing so loaded with guns. Indeed, as the event hasproved, they would have been far more effective shipshad they carried fewer guns of greater weight andpower. Opposed to the Russians was a homogeneous fleet offour modern armored cruisers of practically the samesize, speed, and armament. Three of them, the Id-zumo, Iwate, and Tokiwa, of about 9,800 tons dis-placement and 22 knots speed under forced draft, werebuilt by Armstrong and carried guns of his make.The main armament consisted, in each case, of four
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f^SW Displacement, 12,500 tone. Speed, 20.25 knots. Coal Supply, 2,500 tone and liquid fuel. Armor: Belt, 10 inches to 5 inches, tipper belt, 4 inches, casemates 2 inches, screens, 2 inches. Arm anient, four 8-inch, flixteen 5.5-inch, twelve 3-inch, 36 smaller guns. Torpedo tubes, 6 above water. Complement, 735. ARMORED CRUISER ROSSIA, SEVERELY DAMAGED IN THE KOREA STRAIT ENGAGEMENT.

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