 ... cable tiers, and on each side, and for some distance before and abaft, the tier is filled in with cork, in water-tight cases. Eight delivering tubes, of six inches diameter, are carried through the decks of each boat, which are closed by Well's self-acting...  Lifeboats, Projectiles and Other Means for Saving Life - Page 3by Robert Bennet Forbes - 1872 - 163 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1853 - 688 pages
...carried through the deck, and are closed by Wells's self-acting valves. Above the deck air-cases extend along the sides up to the level of the thwarts, and in the ends of the boat aircases rise up to the height of the gunwale, which latter, in conjunction with the... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1853 - 538 pages
...decks of each boat, which are closed by Well's selfacting valves. Above the decks air-cases extend along the sides up to the level of the thwarts, and in the ends of the boats aircases rise to the height of the gunwale; which latter, in conjunction, with an... | |
 | Charles W. Vincent, James Mason - 1854 - 352 pages
...decks of each boat, which are closed by Well's self-acting valves. Above the decks, air-cases extend along the sides up to the level of the thwarts, and in the ends of the boats, air-cases rise to the height of the gunwale ; which latter, in conjunction with... | |
 | Charles W. Vincent, James Mason - 1854 - 324 pages
...decks of each boat, which are closed by Well's self-acting valves. Above the decks, air-cases extend along the sides up to the level of the thwarts, and in the ends of the boats, air-cases rise to the height of the gunwale ; which latter, in conjunction with... | |
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