Identifier: railroadengineer64newy (find matches)
Title: The railroad and engineering journal
Year: 1887 (1880s)
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Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads
Publisher: New York : M.N. Forney
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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NGLISH ARMORED CRUISER. The accompanying illustrations—from the London En-gineer—show the ■Iniperieuse of the English Navy. Thelarge engraving is taken from a photograph of the vesselwhile at anchor ; of the smaller cuts, fig. i is a side viev/,fig. 2 a deck plan, fig. 3 a midship section, and fig. 4 asection outside of the armor-belt. 1\\e. Inipirieuse and her sister ship, the Warspite, whichare classified as armored cruisers of the first class, repre-sent a type of war vessel totally distinct from the citadelbattle-ships which preceded their introduction into theEnglish Navy, or the barbette Admirals and turret battle-ships which followed them. They are peculiar in havingfour distinct protected positions for heavy guns, separatedfrom one another, and unconnected by means of verticalarmor or other contrivance. Each of these positions isprovided with an elevated barbette, sheathed with 8-in.composite armor, and mounting a single 24-ton, 9-in, 164 THE RAILROAD AND (April, i8qo. V
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