 Near the centre is a valve, under the control "f the officer of the deck, and as he turns it the water is thrown with great force, either forward or aft; thus propelling the vessel ahead or astern at his will. So soon as we got on board we proceeded out...  Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy - Page 3by United States. Navy Dept - 1868Full view - About this book
 | 1868 - 746 pages
...and twelve inches in diameter, open at both ends. Near the centre is a valve, under the control of the officer of the deck, and as he turns it the water...So soon as we got on board we proceeded out of the harbour, and, to my amazement, she went ahead at a speed of seven or eight miles per hour, against... | |
 | James Eglinton Montgomery - 1869 - 574 pages
...each side, nearly amidships and about the water-line. Near the centre is a valve, under the control of the officer of the deck, and as he turns it the water...she went ahead at a speed of seven or eight miles an hour, against a fresh breeze and quite a sea. . . . On our return from Spithead to the wharf, she... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1869 - 538 pages
...inches in diameter, i>IH4i at both ends. Near the centre is a valve, under the control of the otHcer of the deck, and as he turns it the water is thrown...she went ahead at a speed of seven or eight miles per hour, against a fresh breeze and quite a sea. The machinery, when once pijt in motion, had no interruption... | |
 | 1869 - 1168 pages
...long and 12 inches in diameter, open at both ends. Near the centre is a valve, under the control of the officer of the deck, and as he turns it the water...as we got on board we proceeded out of the harbor, arid to my amazement she went ahead at a speed of «even or eight miles l»er hour, against a fresh... | |
 | Loyall Farragut - 1879 - 632 pages
...aft, thus propelling the vessel ahead or askew, at his will. " As soon as we got on board she sailed out of the harbor, and, to my amazement, she went ahead at a speed of seven or eight miles an hour, against a fresh breeze and quite a sea. The machinery, when once put in motion, had no interruption... | |
 | Loyall Farragut - 1879 - 632 pages
...and twelve inches in diameter, open at both ends. Near the center is a valve, under the control of the officer of the deck, and as he turns it the water is thrown either forward or aft, thus propelling the vessel ahead or askew, at his will. " As soon as we got... | |
 | 1868 - 674 pages
...occasion of a short trip which he made in this vessel, on the invitation of the Admiralty, says: — "So soon as we got on board we proceeded out of the...she went ahead at a speed of seven or eight miles per hour, against a fresh breeze and quite a ' sea.' " If the gallant Admiral had reflected on the... | |
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