Modern ships of war

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THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR, OCTOBER 21, 1805.—From a drawing by J. O. Davidson.
SIR EDWARD J. REED, M.P.
LATE CHIEF CONSTRUCTOR OF THE BRITISH NAVY
AND
EDWARD SIMPSON
REAR-ADMIRAL U.S.N., LATE PRESIDENT U. S. NAVAL ADVISORY BOARD
WITH
SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTERS AND NOTES BY
J. D. JERROLD KELLEY
LIEUTENANT U.S.N.