Facts versus fiction; or, Sir Wm. Symonds' principles of naval architecture vindicated by a compilation of official and other documents; with intr. remarks, by One who has served

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Seite 195 - Venerable, off the coast of Holland, the i2th of October, by log (nth1 three PM Camperdown ESE eight mile. Wind N. by E. Sir, I have the pleasure to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that...
Seite 182 - No. 661, conveying to me the directions of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, to...
Seite 29 - He would read an extract from the report of the sailing qualities of the ship Transit, dated the 22nd of August, 1856, signed by the commander, master, and the carpenter: — " Does she ride easy at anchor ? — Yes, so far as tried.
Seite 32 - ... rigging was so stretched that it was necessary to set it up. He would read an extract from the report of the sailing qualities of the ship Transit, dated the 22nd of August, 1856, signed by the commander, master, and the carpenter: — " Does she ride easy at anchor ? — Yes, so far as tried. " Does she roll easy or uneasy in the trough of the sea ? — Deep, but easy. " Does she pitch easy? — Yes. "Is she, generally speaking, an easy or uneasy ship? — Easy.
Seite xxi - On the important object which Captain Symonds has attempted to attain, the considerable reduction of ballast, we will allow Chapman again to speak for himself. At page 80 he says, " to enable a ship to sail with a small quantity of ballast, it is necessary to fill the body between wind and water; but," he continues, "a ship of this description would require a considerable quantity of sail, which would render it necessary to have a great number of men.
Seite xx - ... which makes so prominent a figure in Chapman's disquisition, sinks into comparative insignificance, and leaves us unrestricted by its importance. Another extract from the same page is as follows : " If it be required to navigate a ship with few men, it should have little breadth in proportion to its length. It would also be enabled to carry a great lading in proportion to its equipment of men, by giving it great fulness in its bottom ; but such a ship would sail badly close to the wind, and would...
Seite 179 - In compliance with the desire of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, conveyed to me in your letter of the 4th instant, I have the honour to send for their lordships...
Seite 145 - Is she, generally speaking, a well-built and strong ship, or does she, on the contrary, show any unusual symptoms of weakness?— Remarkably strong; shows no symptom of weakness.
Seite 230 - At i am took in studding sails and main royal, and carried through a tremendous squall of wind and rain — a thing I should never have attempted in any other built vessel ; and gallantly she went through it. The slaver was very nearly lost," Butterfield told Symonds, the designer of the ship.
Seite x - I have nowhere met with his parallel, who, at so early a period of his life, discharged so important a trust, with so much credit to himself and with so much advantage to his country.

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