Navies of the world
GIVING CONCISE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE
Plans, Armament and Armor
OF THE
NAVAL VESSELS
TWENTY OF THE PRINCIPAL NATIONS.
TOGETHER WITH THE
Latest Developments in Ordnance, Torpedoes, and Naval Architecture ,
AND A CONCISE SUMMARY OF THE
PRINCIPAL NAVAL BATTLES OF THE LAST TWENTY YEARS, 1860-1880.
BY Lieut. EDWARD W. VERY, U.S.N.
NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY & SONS, 15 Astor Place. 1880.
Copyrighted, 1880, by JOHN WILEY & SON.
Edward W. Very
NAVIES of THE WORLD;
PREFACE
ARGENTINE.
AUSTRIA.
BRAZIL.
CHILI.
CHINA.
DENMARK.
ENGLAND.
FRANCE.
GERMANY.
GREECE.
HOLLAND.
ITALY.
JAPAN.
NORWAY AND SWEDEN.
PERU.
PORTUGAL.
RUSSIA.
SPAIN.
TURKEY.
UNITED STATES.
BOMBARDMENTS OF EARTHWORKS.
BOMBARDMENTS OF MASONRY FORTS.
PASSAGES OF FORTS.
ASSAULTS.
DELIBERATE GENERAL ACTIONS.
DASHES.
IRON-CLADS AGAINST WOODEN VESSELS.
DUELS.
Austria.
English Ordnance.
French Ordnance.
German Ordnance.
Italian Ordnance.
Swedish Ordnance.
Russian Ordnance.
United States Ordnance.
Small-Arms.
LOCOMOTIVE TORPEDOES.
THE LAY TORPEDO.
TOWING TORPEDOES.
SPAR-TORPEDOES.
SHIPS’ BOATS.
SUBMARINE BOATS.
DRIFTING TORPEDOES.
DEFENCES AGAINST OFFENSIVE TORPEDOES.
DEFENSIVE TORPEDOES.
TORPEDO-FUSES.
CLEARING CHANNELS OF TORPEDOES.
Unarmored Fleets.
Armored Vessels.
ORGANIZATION—FLEET DIVISION—BUDGETS.
Austria.
INDEX.
