Transcriber's Notes
Obvious errors of punctuation and diacritics repaired.
Both "defense" and "defence" are used and have not been changed.
Both "guncotton" and "gun-cottom" are used and have not been changed.
Hyphen added: hand[-]wheels (p. 8).
Hyphen removed: War[-]ships (p. 2).
P. viii: 8-inch Non-disappearnig -> 8-inch Non-disappearing.
P. 2: first or second-slass gunners -> first or second-class gunners.
P. 7: verticle angle -> vertical angle.
P. 31: Tetlautograph detail -> Telautograph detail.
P. 35: singals "Ready" or "Misfire," -> signals "Ready" or "Misfire,".
P. 77: Frankfort Arsenal -> Frankford Arsenal.
P. 89: right-handed sope -> right-handed rope.
P. 101: each pir of front and rear stakes -> each pair of front and rear stakes.
P. 110: Thong and Bush -> Thong and Brush.
P. 123: EXAGERATED DIAGRAMS -> EXAGGERATED DIAGRAMS.
P. 144: on dial -> on the dial.
P. 148, table, last column: 6 1 -> 6 1/5.
P. 160: (See Armor-attack Sheet, Fig. 86.) -> (See Armor-attack Sheet, Fig. 87.)
P. 168: 36 Imperieuse (34B Warspite) -> 36 Imperieuse (36B Warspite).
P. 184: 2 alochol lamps -> 2 alcohol lamps.
P. 187: free fram any clogging material -> free from any clogging material.