# The Development of Navies During the Last Half-Century/Index

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| A. 'Abyssinia,' The, 123. 'Achilles,' The, 56. Acre, bombardment of, 15-23. 'Active,' The. a frigate fitted with paddles worked by the capstan, 13 'Active,' The, a steam cruiser, 150. 'Admiral Baudin,' The, of the French Navy, 253-4. ’Admiral' class. The, 105, 108, 259. 'Admiral Duperré,' The, of the French Navy, 253 'Admiral Nachimoff,' The, of the Russian Navy, 258, 280. 'Agamemnon,' The, first two-decker, designed for the screw. 24, 33. 'Agamemnon.' The, turret ship, 141. 'Agincourt,' The, 56. 221. 'Ajax,' The, turret ship, 141. 'Alabama,' The, action between 'Kearsage' and, 67-70; career of, 160-1. 'Alacrity, The, 161. 'Albemarle,' The, a Confederate ship, 194. 'Albion,' The, 24, 33. Alexander, Fort, at Sebastopol, 32. 'Alexander II.,' The, of the Russian Navy, 258. 'Alexandra,' The, 63-4. 67, 89; at bombardment of Alexandria, 91. Alexandria, bombardment of, 90-92. Algiers, capture of. 15. 'Almirante Cochrane,' The, of the navy of Chili, captures the 'Huascar,' 285-6. 'Almirante Condell,' The, torpedo vessel, belonging to Chili, contest with the 'Encalada,' 208-9. 'Almirante Lynch,' The, torpedo vessel, belonging to Chili, sinks the 'Encalada,' 208-9. 'Amethyst,' The, action between 'Huascar' and, 151-2. 'Amphitrite,' The, of the United States Navy, 272. 'Andrea Doria,' The, of the Italian Navy, 264. 'Aquidaban,' The, of the Brazilian Navy, 287. Arabat, bombardment of, 36. Archer,' The, 162. | 'Arethusa,' The, 222-3. Argentine Republic The, ship of, 287. Armaments, 2, 6, 25, 256, 283. Armstrong, Sir William, hydraulic power applied to rotating turrets, 87; builds the 'Victoria,' 143; Armstrong breech-loader guns, 172-4, 177; hydraulic machinery for guns, 179; 6-in. breech-loader, 184; quick-firing gun, 191; guns of the 'Duilio' and 'Dandolo' made by, 260; 'Piemonte' built by, 264; 'Leopard' and 'Panther built by, 268; 'Esmeralda' built by, 284; '25 de Mayo' built by, 287. 'Atlanta,' The, of the United States Navy, 274. 'Audacious,' The. 145, 236. Austria, navy of, 267-8. Azof, Sea of, expedition to, 35. 36.     B. 'Baden,' The, of the German Navy, 265. Balaclava, operations at, 29, 30. Baltic Squadron, The, in the Crimean War, 11, 37-41. 'Baltimore,' The, of the United States Navy, 274. 'Banshee,' The, 216. Barbette system, The, 102-110. 'Barfleur,' The, 145-6. 'Barham,' The, 163, 239-40. Barnaby, Sir Nathaniel, Chief Constructor of the Navy, the 'Inflexible' designed by, 85,198. 'Batoum,' The, Russian torpedo boat, 259. Batteries, 16, 34, 38, 40-1. 'Bayern,' The, of the German Navy, 265. 'Bellerophon,' The, at the bombardment of Acre, 18. 'Bellerophon,' The, of 1863, 62. 'Bellona,' The, 162, 239-40. ’Benbow,' The, at the bombardment of Acre, 18, 20-1. 'Benbow,' The, of the 'Admiralty' class, 106-7, 144. Berdiansk, operations at, 36. 'Birkenhead,' The, 43. |
| 'Black Prince,' The, 56, 221-2. 'Blake,' The, 157-8, 224, 241-3, 259, 280. Blakeley's, Captain, rifled gun, 175. 'Blanco Encalada,' The, sunk by a torpedo, 207-10; capture of the 'Huascar' by the 'Almirante Cochrane' and, 285-6. 'Blenheim,' The, 157-8, 241-3, 259, 280. Blockade, effect of introduction of steam and torpedoes on, 203. Bomarsund, bombardment of, 39, 249. 'Boston,' The, of the United States Navy, 274. Bow chaser, 159. Brazil, ironclads belonging to, 287. Brotherhood, Mr, three-cylinder air engine, 197. Brown, Sir John, rolled plates, 136-7; compound armour, 138. Burgoyne, Captain, 36; lost in the 'Captain,' 80.   C. 'Caledonia', The, 60. 'Cambridge,' The, formerly the 'Edinburgh,' 10. Cammell's, Messrs, compound armour, 138. 'Captain,' The, 80-1, 227-9. Carronades, 7. Cartridges, paper, 9. 'Carysfort,’ The, 18. ’Castor,' The, 18. 'Catherine II.,' The, of the Russian Navy, 258. Cavalli's, Major, breech-loading rifled gun, 171-2. 'Cecille,' The, of the French Navy, 255-6. Cellular sub-division of the double bottom of ships, 88. 'Centurion,' The, 145-7. 'Cerberus,' The, 123. 'Charles Martel,' The, of the French Navy, 254. 'Charlestown,' The, of the United States Navy, 274. Charnock, upon French and English ships, 3. 'Chicago,' The, of the United States Navy, 274. Chili, The navy of, 284-6. Coal, power of, to stop projectiles, and danger of, 140-1; question of supplying steamers with, 163; national bill for, 222, 224; 'coal endurance' of ships, 238; amount used for auxiliary engines, 243. Coast defence vessels, 115-27; coast defence ironclad only found to a very limited extent in our navy, 120; Popoffkas or circular ironclads of the Russian Navy, 125-7. Cockburn. Sir George, First Naval Lord of the Admiralty. 23. Coles, Captain Cowper, in the expedition to the Sea of Azof. 36; invention of 'cupola' or turret ships, 71-2; 'Royal Sovereign' and 'Prince Albert' constructed for home service, from his designs, 79; designs the 'Captain,' and is lost in her, 80; ’Scorpion' and 'Wyvern' designed on the ideas of, 124, 143, 272. | 'Collingwood,' The, 106, 110. 'Colossus,' The, 141-2. Commerell, in the expedition to the Sea of Azof, 36. 'Congress,' The, engagement with the 'Merrimac' in the American Civil War, 75-6. Congreve, Sir William, rockets introduced by, 26. 'Conqueror,' The, 130, 143-4. 'Constance,' The, 222-3, 225. Constantine, Fort, in the harbour of Sebastopol, 32, 34. Cordite, 189, 192. Corvettes, 152-4. 'Courbet,' The, of the French Navy, 250. Crimean War, The, manning of the fleet for, 11; the 'Terrible' in the, 15; bombardment of batteries in, 16; Transport Department during, 27; operations in the Black Sea, 28-36; in the Baltic, 36-42; floating batteries in, 46-48. Cronstadt, attack on abandoned, 38-9, 46-7. 'Crown Prince Rudolph,' The, of the Austrian Navy, 268. 'Cumberland,' The, sunk by the 'Merrimac' in the American Civil War, 75, 133, 271. Cupolas, or turrets, Captain Coles' scheme for, 72. 'Cyclops,' The, 123.       D. 'Dandolo,' The, of the Italian Navy. 260, 264. Deck, steel protective, invented by Rear-Admiral Robert Scott, 234; in the French Navy, 256; not adopted in the Russian Navy, 259; in the German Navy, 267. 'Dee,' 'The, 14. 'Defence,’ The, 56. 'Deutschland,' The, of the German Navy, 265. 'Devastation,' The, 82-3, 178. 'Devastation,' The, of the French Navy, 250-1. 'Dictator,' The, of the United States Navy, 272. 'Dimitri-Donskoi,' The, of the Russian Navy 258. Distilling apparatus, or evaporators, 244. 'Dolphin,' The, of the United States Navy, 274. Double bottom, for iron ships, 87-8. Douglas, Sir Howard, on the expense of shells, 8. 'Dreadnought,' The, 84, 137, 142, 235. 'Duilio,' The, of the Italian Navy, 260, 264. 'Duke of Wellington,' The, 218, 240. Dundas, Admiral Deans, in command of the Mediterranean Squadron in the Crimean War, 28; reluctant to join in the attack on Sebastopol, 31-2; returns home, 35. Dundas, Rear-Admiral the Hon. R., sent to the Baltic in the place of Sir Charles Napier 40-1. Dunsany, Lord, on mastless ships, 52. |
| Dupuy de Lôme, M., at the head of the French naval constructive department, produces the first seagoing ironclad 'La Gloire,' 49. 'Dupuy de Lôme,' The, of the French Navy, 256. Dynamite gun, The, originated in America, 283.         E. ’Edinburgh,' The, a turret ship, 141-2. 'Edinburgh,' The, in the bombardment of Acre, 18-21. 'Edinburgh,' The, now known as the 'Cambridge,' 10. Electric search light. The, 205-6. Elmore's, Mr, process, 192, note. 'Emerald,' The, 24. 'Empress of India,' The, 109. Engines, side-lever, 212; direct acting, 213; tubular boilers and oscillating cylinders, 213-14; compound, 223, 225, 229; vertical, 235; auxiliary, 243. 'Erebus,' The, an ironclad, 46. 'Erebus,' The, Sir John Franklin's ship, 23 Ericsson's revolving turrets, 71; builds the 'Monitor,' 76-7; his screw propeller, 77; ’Scorpion' and 'Wyvern' designed on the ideas of, 124, 218; ten monitors on plans of, ordered for Russia, 257; larger type of monitor as seagoing ship designed by, 272. 'Esmeralda,' The, of the Chilian Navy, 284. 'Excellent,' The, 9. Exmouth, Lord, reduces Algiers, 15-16. Experiments for testing behaviour of iron under shot, 43-4.         F. 'Ferdinand Max,' The, Austrian ironclad engaged in the battle of Lissa, 95; Admiral Tegethoff leads the attack in her, 93; sinks the 'Ré d'Italia,' 100, 134. Floating batteries proposed by the Emperor Napoleon, 46; constructed for the Crimean War and employed in the Black Sea, 46-8; Popoffkas, 125-7. ’Forbin,' The, of the French Navy, 256. Forced draught, 236, 239. 'Formidable,' The, of the French Navy, 253-4. 'Forth,' The, 159. France, Colberts Maritime Inscription, 11; navy of, 248-257. 'Francesco Morosini,' The, of the Italian Navy, 264. Franklin's, Sir John, expedition to the Arctic, 23. Frigates, 2; Jackass, 6; steam, 14; early, 148-9; high speed, 149-50; relative strength of line-of-battle ship and, 150-52; name passed away, 154. | G. 'Galatea,' The, 14. Gardner quick-firing gun, The, 190. Catling gun. The, 190. German Empire, navy of the, 265-7; four new ironclads ordered, 266. 'Glatton,' The, 120-3, 354. 'Gloire, La,' of the French Navy, first sea-going ironclad, 49, 50, 52, 55; her plates, 136, 331. 'Gorgon,' The, coast defence ironclad, 123. 'Gorgon,' The, paddle steamer employed in the bombardment of Acre, 18. Graham, Sir James, the 'Excellent' established for training seamen in gunnery, improved by, 9. Greece, navy of, 369. Guns, 32-pounders used in 1838, 43-pounders discarded, 68-pounder introduced in 1840, 7 170; 29-ton, 145; rifled, 170, etc.; breech-loaders, 171, 174; Woolwich system muzzle-loading, 176; Captain Scott's iron gun carriages, 177; 35-ton, 38-ton, 178-9; 80-ton, 180; bursting of a 38-ton in the 'Thunderer,' 183; 6-in. breech-loader, 184; steel barrel with hoops, the interrupted screw, 185; 111-ton, 188; objections to monster, 188; quick-firing, 190; 4.7-in. calibre and 6-in. quick-firing, 191.   H. Hale's, Mr, improved rocket, 26. Hamley, Sir Edward, on Sir Edmund Lyons in the Crimean War, 30, note. Hastings, Captain Sir Thomas, placed over the 'Excellent,' 9. 'Hazard,' The, 18. 'Hecate,' The, 123. 'Hector,' The, 56. 'Hercules' The, 62-3, 177, 265, 268. 'Hero,' The, 130, 144. Hewett, in the expedition to the Sea of Azof, 36. 'Hood,' The, 143. Hornby, Sir Geoffrey, on size of ships, 113. Hotchkiss', Mr, machine gun of large calibre, 190; single-barrel quick-firing gun, 191. 'Hotspur,' The, 120, 130. 'Howe,' The, a screw three-decker, 24. 'Howe,' The, of the 'Admiral' class, 106. Howell torpedo. The, 281-3. 'Huascar,' The, turret ship belonging to Peru, sinks the 'Esmeralda' with her ram, 133-4; engaged by the British ships 'Shah' and 'Amethyst,' 150-2, 207; captured by Chili, 284-6. 'Hydra,' The, 123. Hydraulic machinery for guns invented by the Elswick firm, 179-80, 188.   I. Ignition by electricity, 186-7. ' Imperieuse,' The, 154-8, 259. |
| 'Inconstant,' The, 150, 227-9. 'Indiana,' The, of the United States Navy, 278. 'Indomptable,' The, of the French Navy, 254. 'Inflexible,' The, 85-9, 105, 136-8, 141-3, 180-1, 260. 'Inflexible,' The, first steamship of the navy to circumnavigate the world, 1846-9, 215-16. 'Invincible," The, 145. 'Irene,' The, of the German Navy, 267. 'Iris,' The, 153, 229-34. 'Iron Duke," The, 133, 145. Iron, the use of, for construction of ships, 43. etc. 'Italia,' The, of the Italian Navy, 263. Italy, navy of, 260-5. J. 'Jauréguiberry,' The, of the French Navy, 254. 'Jenmapes,' The, of the French Navy, 255. K. 'Kaiser,' The, ironclad of the German Navy, 265. 'Kaiser,' The, wooden screw line-of-battle ship in the Austrian Navy, 95; engaged at Lissa, 99-101, 134. 'Kearsage,' The, United States sloop, sinks the 'Alabama,' 67-70. Kertch, Fort of, on the Sea of Azof, captured in the Crimean War, 35-6. Kinburn in the Black Sea, bombardment of, 47-8. Kinglake, on the capture of Kertch, 35, 42. 'König Wilhelm,' The, of the German Navy, 265.     L. Laird, Messrs, the 'Birkenhead' built by, 1845, 43; the 'Captain' built by, 80; 'Scorpion' and 'Wyvern,' for the Confederate States, built by, 124; two torpedo vessels, for Chili, built by, 208; 'Rattlesnake' built by, 238. Lancaster's, Mr, gun, 171. 'Lazare Carnot,' The, of the French Navy, 254. 'Leopard,' The, of the Austrian Navy, 268. 'Lepanto,' The, of the Italian Navy, 263. 'Lightning,' The, 201, 233, 236 Line-of-battle ships, 2. Lissa, battle of, 93-102, 129, 134, 140, 207, 260. Locks, flint and percussion, 9. 'Lord Clyde,' The, 60. 'Lord Warden,' The, 60, 222. Lyons, Captain E. M., son of Sir Edmund, in the expedition to the Sea of Azof, 36. | Lyons, Sir Edmund, second in command of the Mediterranean Squadron at the beginning of the Crimean War, 28; at the bombardment of Fort Constantine, 33; in chief command of the Black Sea fleet, expedition to the Sea of Azof, 35, 36; Sir E. Hamley on, 30, note. M. 'Magdala,' The, 123. 'Maine,' The, of the United States Navy, 277. Malmesbury, Lord, on the manning of our ships for the Crimean War, 11. Mangin's, Colonel, spherical reflecting mirror, 205. Manning of ships, The, 10-12. 'Marathon,' The, 159. Maritime alliance, in, there must be one head, 34. Maritime Inscription, established by Colbert, 11. 'Massachusetts,' The, of the United States Navy, 278. Maxim gun, The, 190. 'Mayo, 25 de,' The, of the Argentine Republic's navy, 287. 'Medea,' The, paddle-wheel vessel, 14. 'Medea,' The, third-class cruiser, 159. Medium-sized ships, reasons for, 113. 'Medusa,' The, 159. Mehemet Ali, operations against, 17. 'Melpomene,' The, 159. Melville, Lord, established the 'Excellent' for training seamen in gunnery, 9. Merchant vessel and a warship, comparison between, 241. 'Mercury,' The, 153, 229-34. 'Merrimac,' The, of the Southern States, action with the 'Cumberland' and 'Congress,' 75-6; with the 'Monitor,' 78, 103, 133, 271. 'Mersey,' The, cruiser of 4000 tons, 159. 'Mersey,' The, wooden frigate launched in 1858, 25, 50, 273. 'Miantonomoh,' The, of the United States Navy, 272. Milne, Sir Alexander, on the percussion lock, 9. 'Minotaur,' The, 56, 59, 63, 228. M'Killop, in the expedition to the Sea of Azof, 36. Models, ships built from foreign, 3. 'Monadnock,' The, of the United States Navy, 272. 'Monarch,' The, 80-1, 83, 85. 'Monitor,' The, designed by Ericsson for the Northern States, 71, 76-7; action with the 'Merrimac,' 77-79, 103, 272. Monk, Mr, designer of ordnance, 7. Mortars, 8. Mullens, an Irishman who drew plans for the Spanish Government, 4. |
| N. Napier, Sir Charles, 10; on steam in the navy, 13; fits the 'Galatea' with paddles actuated by winches inboard, 14; second in command at the bombardment of Acre, 18-20; in command in the Baltic during the Crimean War, 37-40; on fleets v. fortifications, 117. Napoleon I. on the English fleet, 1-2. Napoleon III. proposes floating batteries, 46. Naval architecture, few changes in during first half of the century, 2; School of, 3; time for a new system, 49. Naval brigade at the siege of Sebastopol, 31. Naval estimates for 1832 and 1834, 2. Nelson, Lord, 5. 'Nelson,' The, 16 'Nelson,' The, armoured cruiser, 154, 158, 235. 'Newark,' The, of the United States Navy, 274. 'New York,' The, of the United States Navy, 279. 'Niagara,' The, of the United States Navy, 24. 'Nicholas I.,' The, of the Russian Navy, 258. ’Nile,' The, 142. 'No. 12,' of the United States Navy, 280. 'No. 80,' torpedo boat, of the British Navy, 237-8. Nordenfelt's, Mr, machine gun, 190. 'Northampton,' The, 154, 235. Northcote, Sir Stafford, on the Crimean War, 27. 'Northumberland,' The, 56. 'Novgorod,' The, Russian circular ironclad, 125.       O. 'Obturator,' 186. 'Ocean,' The, 60 'Octavia,' The, 222-3. Ordnance, smooth bore universally employed before 1840, 6, 166; rifled gun, 170, etc. 'Oregon,' The, of the United States Navy, 278. 'Orlando,' The, 25, 50, 273. Osbom, Sherard, in the expedition to the Sea of Azof, 36. Oscillating cylinders, 213-14.       P. Paddle-wheel steamer, 12, 13, 14, 214, 216-17, 223. Paixhans', Colonel, horizontal shell fire in place of shot, proposes to armour ships, 1825, 45-6. 'Palestro, The. Italian ironclad, 95; blown up in the battle of Lissa, 100-1, 140-1. 'Pallas,' The, 223-5. Palliser's, Captain, gun, 175-6: device for hardening the front portion of shot. Palmerston, Lord, on fortifications v. fleets, 117, 119, | 'Pamyat Azova,' The, of the Russian Navy, 259. 'Panther,' The, of the Austrian Navy, 268. 'Pelayo,' The, of the Spanish Navy, 268. Pellew, Sir Edward, afterwards Lord Exmouth, on fleets as defence against invasion, 115-117. Persano, Admiral, Italian commander in the battle of Lissa, 94; false strategy, 96; attack on San Giorgio, 96-7; the action, 98-101. 'Philadelphia,' The, of the United States Navy, 274. 'Phœnix,’ The, 14, 18. 'Piemonte,’ The, of the Italian Navy, 264. 'Pique,' The, 4-5, 18. Plates, wrought-iron, 136; steel, 137, 139; compound, 138-9. 'Polyphemus,' The, 131-2, 235. Popoff, Admiral, of the Russian Navy, designs circular ironclads, 125; the 'Admiral Popoff,' 126. Powder, 182; pebble, 183; cocoa, 189; cordite, 189, 102. 'Powerful,' The, 10, 18, 20. 'Prince Albert,' The, 79. 'Prince Consort,’ The, 60. 'Princess Charlotte,' The, 18. 'Princess Stephanie,' The, of the Austrian Navy, 268. Prizes, French, always 'took the lead,' 3. Projectiles, spherical, always employed before 1840, 6, 166; cylindrical, 171. 'Puritan,' The, of the United States Navy, 272. Q. Quadruple expansion, engines, 238. 'Queen,' The, 5-6, 24, 33. Quoins, 169. R. Raglan, Lord, 29; Sir Edmund Lyon's influence over, 30, note. Ram, use of the, 128-135. 'Ramillies,' The, 109. 'Rattler,' The, 218, 224. 'Rattlesnake,' The, 206-7, 238. Razées, two-deckers cut down to 50-gun frigates, 6. 'Ré d'Italia,' The, Italian ironclad in the battle of Lissa, 95, 99; sunk by the 'Ferdinand Max,' 100-1, 134. 'Redoubtable,' The, of the French Navy, 250. Reed, Sir E., Chief Constructor of the Navy, 61-2. Rendel, Mr G., hydraulic power for rotating turrets devised by, 87. 'Repulse.' The, 109. 'Requin,' The, of the French Navy, 254. 'Resistance,' The, 56. 'Resolution,' The, 109. 'Ré Umberto,' The, of the Italian Navy, 63. 'Revenge,’ The, 109. |
| 'Revenge,' The, in the bombardment of Acre, 18, 20. 'Rhadamanthus,' The, 14. 'Riachuelo,' The, of the navy of Brazil, 287. Robinson, Sir Spencer, Controller of the Navy, 60. Rockets, 35-6. Rous, Captain the Hon. H., of the 'Pique,' 4-5 'Royal Alfred,’ The, 60. 'Royal Arthur,' The, 158. 'Royal Oak,' The, 109. 'Royal Oak,' The, wooden ship cut down and armoured, 60. 'Royal Sovereign,' The, barbette ship, 109, 143. 'Royal Sovereign,' The, wooden ship cut down and armoured, 70. 'Ruggiero di Lauria,' The, of the Italian Navy, 264. ’Rupert,' The, 130, 143. 'Rurik,' The, of the Russian Navy, 259. Russell Scott, Mr, naval architect, co-designer of the 'Warrior,' 50, 222. Russia, navy of, 257-60. S. 'Sachsen,' The, of the German Navy, 265. 'Salamander,' The, 14. Samuda, Messrs, build the 'Prince Albert,' 79. 'Sané,' The, of the French Navy, 255. 'San Francisco,' The, of the United States Navy, 274. San Giorgio, port of Lissa, 96; attack upon by the Italian fleet, 97, 100-1. 'San Josef,' The, Spanish ship taken by Lord Nelson, 4. 'San Nicolas,' The, Spanish ship taken by Nelson, 4. 'Sanspareil,' The, 143-4, 243. 'Sardegna,' The, of the Italian Navy, 264. Schneider's, Mr. steel plates, 137. Schultz, Colonel, Polisli officer, defends Acre, 17, 22. 'Scorpion,' The, 124. Scott's, Captain, iron gun carriages, 177. Scott's, Rear-Admiral Robert, steel protective deck, 234. Scouts, value of, 164. Screw propeller, 12; Sir W. Symonds on, 23; question of inventor of, 217; first employed in the British navy, 218; vibration of caused substitution of iron for wood, 220; paddle-wheel entirely superseded by, 223; twin, 226; three, 264, 280. Sebastopol, bombardment of, 16, 29-34; Mr Lancaster's guns, employment in siege of, 171. 'Seignelay,’ The, of the French Navy, 255. Semmes, Captain, of the 'Alabama,' action with the 'Kearsage,' 67-70, 160. Seppings, Sir Robert, Surveyor of the Navy, introduces round sterns, 2. 'Serpent,' The, 162. 'Severn,' The, 159. | 'Shah,' The, 150; action with the 'Huascar, 151-2. 'Shannon,' The, 154, 235. Shells, 8; common and shrapnel, 182. Shot, double, 7; red-hot, 25, 170. 'Sicilia,' The, of the Italian Navy, 264. 'Sidon,' The. 15. 'Simoom,' The, 43, 221. Sinope, effect of shell on wooden ships, 8, 25. 'Sinope,' The, of the Russian Navy, 258. Sloops, steam, 14. Smith, Sir Sydney, defence of Acre, 17. Spain, fleet of, 268. Steam propulsion, 211-47. Sterns, square and round, 2; elliptical, 6. Stewart, Captain, in the bombardment of Acre, 21. Stopford, Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert, commander-in-chief at the bombardment of Acre, 18-22. Stores, ships', 5. 'Stromboli,' The. 18. Submarine boats, 203-4. Suez Canal, 64. 'Surcouf,' The, of the French Navy, 256. 'Surprise,' The, 161. Sveaborg, 38-9; bombardment of, 40-1. 'Swiftsure,' The 145, 226. Symonds, Sir William, Surveyor of the Navy, 3; improvements, 4; designs for the 'Vanguard,' 5; the 'Queen,' 6; dislike for steamers, 22. T. 'Tage,' The, of the French Navy, 255. 'Talbot,' The, 18. 'Tchesmé, The, of the Russian Navy, 258. Tegethoff, Admiral, Austrian commander in the battle of Lissa, 95-102. 'Tegethoff,' The, of the Austrian Navy, 268. 'Temeraire,' The, 104. 'Terrible,' The, commissioned in 1846, 214. 'Terrible,' The, of the French Navy, 254 'Terrible,' The, steam frigate in the Crimean War, 15. 'Terror,' The, floating battery, 46. 'Terror,' The, of the United States Navy, 272. 'Terror,' The, Sir John Franklin's ship, 23. 'Texas,' The, of the United States Navy, 277. 'Thames,' The, 159. Thames Iron Works, The, the 'Warrior' built at, 55, 222. Thomycroft, Messrs, 'Lightning' torpedo boat built by, 200-1, 236. 'Thunderbolt,’ The, 46. 'Thunderer,' The, 18. Torpedo boats, 200-10; French, 256; Russian, 259; Italian, 265; German, 267; Austrian, 268; American, 281; catchers, 264. Torpedoes, 193-210; Howell, 281. 'Trafalgar,' The, 142. Transport department in the Crimean War, 27. 'Trehouart,' The, of the French Navy, 255 |
| 'Trenton,' The, of the United States Navy, 273. Triple expansion, 236-38. 'Tripoli,' The, of the Italian Navy, 264. 'Triumph,' The, 145, 226. Tubular boilers, 313, 224. Turkey, navy of, 269. U. United States, navy of, 270-84. V. 'Valiant,’ The, 56. 'Valmy,' "The, of the French Navy, 255. 'Vanguard,' "The, ironclad sunk by the 'Iron Duke,' 133, 145. 'Vanguard,' The, launched in 1835, 5. 'Vernon,' The, 4, 24. 'Vesuvius,' The, 18. 'Vesuvius,' The, American ship with three dynamite guns, 283. ’Vickers', Messrs, steel plates, 139. 'Victoria,' The, ironclad, 143-4. 'Victoria,' The, last three-decker, 24, 220. 'Vladimir-Monomakh,' The, of the Russian Navy, 258. 'Volage,' The, 150. | W. Wahrendorff's, Baron, breech-loading rifle gun, 171-2. 'Warrior,' The, 50-6, 63, 67, 88, 110, 128-9, 136-7, 150, 221-2, 224. 'Warspite,' The, 154, 157, 209, 259, 28a 'Wasp,' The, 18. Watts, Isaac, Chief Constructor of the Navy, co-desiener of the 'Warrior,' 50; and 'Black Prince, 222. White, Mr, Chief Constructor of the Navy, eight first -class battleships, iii, 113. Whitehead torpedo, The, 195-200, 281-3. Whitworth's, Mr, rifJed gun, 172, 175. Wire netting round a ship to stop torpedoes, 204. Woolwich system. The, muzzle-loading guns, 176. Wrangel, Baron, Russian general in command at Kertch, 35. 'Wurttemberg,' The, of the German Navy, 265. 'Wyvern,' The, 124. Y. Yarrow, Mr. torpedo boat builder, boats for Russia, 200-1; 'No. 80' for the British navy, 337; the 'Batoum' for Russia, 359-60. |
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