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... enemy , that our fleets were fully prepared to oppose any attempt at aggression . But now that the Govern- ment depends upon a voluntary enlistment for the supply of seamen to man our ships of war , there is always a risk of delays ...
... enemy , that our fleets were fully prepared to oppose any attempt at aggression . But now that the Govern- ment depends upon a voluntary enlistment for the supply of seamen to man our ships of war , there is always a risk of delays ...
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... enemy's shot , but it may be doubted whether , from the propinquity of the screw to the stern- post and rudder , the damage the ship might receive would not be more injurious than that which would be produced by a shot striking a wheel ...
... enemy's shot , but it may be doubted whether , from the propinquity of the screw to the stern- post and rudder , the damage the ship might receive would not be more injurious than that which would be produced by a shot striking a wheel ...
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... enemy is in line ahead close- hauled , to leeward or to windward ; and by taking measures accordingly , with ... enemy's fleet to leeward , is made by running down directly in line abreast , or obliquely in line of bearing , a These are ...
... enemy is in line ahead close- hauled , to leeward or to windward ; and by taking measures accordingly , with ... enemy's fleet to leeward , is made by running down directly in line abreast , or obliquely in line of bearing , a These are ...
Page 76
... enemy , and may engage him at any distance ; or it may pass through his line of battle at one or more points , as ... enemy's line , engage him to leeward , as Lord Nelson did in the battle off Cape Trafalgar . The great solicitude which ...
... enemy , and may engage him at any distance ; or it may pass through his line of battle at one or more points , as ... enemy's line , engage him to leeward , as Lord Nelson did in the battle off Cape Trafalgar . The great solicitude which ...
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... enemy from the leeward , and preventing him from making his escape . ( Clark's and MacArthur's Life of Nelson . ' ) 88. In the leeward position of a fleet , the circum- stances are very different from those which existed in the case ...
... enemy from the leeward , and preventing him from making his escape . ( Clark's and MacArthur's Life of Nelson . ' ) 88. In the leeward position of a fleet , the circum- stances are very different from those which existed in the case ...
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