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... tons , built expressly on the wave lines , for the purpose of testing their applicability to vessels under canvass ; not only did she prove herself in a heavy gale , between Cork and Dublin , to be an easy , weatherly , and dry vessel ...
... tons , built expressly on the wave lines , for the purpose of testing their applicability to vessels under canvass ; not only did she prove herself in a heavy gale , between Cork and Dublin , to be an easy , weatherly , and dry vessel ...
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... tons , by 21 minutes ; the Vision , of 45 tons , by 6 minutes ; the Rose , of 40 tons , by 2 minutes . The Comet , of 60 tons , was dis- abled ; and both the Enchantress and Vision met with casualties , which however did not prevent the ...
... tons , by 21 minutes ; the Vision , of 45 tons , by 6 minutes ; the Rose , of 40 tons , by 2 minutes . The Comet , of 60 tons , was dis- abled ; and both the Enchantress and Vision met with casualties , which however did not prevent the ...
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... tons more armament than the St. Vincent ( which must tend to increase the apparent stability ) appears to have much more stability than her - and this is in accordance with the above reasoning for she has one foot more beam , and their ...
... tons more armament than the St. Vincent ( which must tend to increase the apparent stability ) appears to have much more stability than her - and this is in accordance with the above reasoning for she has one foot more beam , and their ...
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... tons , and the centres of gravity of this weight in each to be at the " height of port " their moments of inertia would be in Flying - fish , Espiègle . or an excess of 1720 2256 · 536 disadvantageous to the latter , as tending to make ...
... tons , and the centres of gravity of this weight in each to be at the " height of port " their moments of inertia would be in Flying - fish , Espiègle . or an excess of 1720 2256 · 536 disadvantageous to the latter , as tending to make ...
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... tons than her competitors , and from this , her stability ought to have been greater , but she did not carry her guns near so high as they did , which was the principal reason why she mani- fested greater stability ; for I question if ...
... tons than her competitors , and from this , her stability ought to have been greater , but she did not carry her guns near so high as they did , which was the principal reason why she mani- fested greater stability ; for I question if ...
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