Ericsson's Destroyer and Submarine Gun: Being a Consideration of Their Application to Naval Warfare, the Advantages of the System, Together With a ... of Submarine Artillery (Classic Reprint)
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Author(s)William H. Jaques
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ISBN / ASIN133201139X
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Excerpt from Ericsson's Destroyer and Submarine Gun: Being a Consideration of Their Application to Naval Warfare, the Advantages of the System, Together With a Short History of Submarine Artillery
In the December Century Captain Ericsson has concluded his interesting paper, The Monitors, with a short reference to his application of submarine artillery to the Destroyer.
The great interest manifested in this method of warfare at the present moment in Europe has suggested the following sketch of the progress that submarine artillery has made since the year 668, the advanced point to which Capt. Ericsson has brought it, and the advantages the system possesses. Opinions differ so widely as to the character and size of torpedo-boats, and as to their efficiency, that it would be next to impossible to indicate any iron-clad rules to be followed; but in estimating the efficiency of submarine artillery these elements need not be considered, since the submarine gun can be as surely applied to the 10,000-ton armor-clad as to the iron vessel, one hundred and thirty feet long, to which Captain Ericsson has given the name of Destroyer.
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In the December Century Captain Ericsson has concluded his interesting paper, The Monitors, with a short reference to his application of submarine artillery to the Destroyer.
The great interest manifested in this method of warfare at the present moment in Europe has suggested the following sketch of the progress that submarine artillery has made since the year 668, the advanced point to which Capt. Ericsson has brought it, and the advantages the system possesses. Opinions differ so widely as to the character and size of torpedo-boats, and as to their efficiency, that it would be next to impossible to indicate any iron-clad rules to be followed; but in estimating the efficiency of submarine artillery these elements need not be considered, since the submarine gun can be as surely applied to the 10,000-ton armor-clad as to the iron vessel, one hundred and thirty feet long, to which Captain Ericsson has given the name of Destroyer.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
