The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . eutilized for firing torpedoes, though their truevalue in war would probably be very small, as theirsize is such that little could be expected of them.The ship is lighted by electricity and artificiallyventilated, is heated by steam, has apparatus fordistilling sea-water for drinking purposes and formaking ice, has a workshop supplied with machine- tools capable of doing almost any work that wouldbe required, engines for hoisting boats and operatingthe heavy guns, and is fitted generally with mechan-ical ap
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . eutilized for firing torpedoes, though their truevalue in war would probably be very small, as theirsize is such that little could be expected of them.The ship is lighted by electricity and artificiallyventilated, is heated by steam, has apparatus fordistilling sea-water for drinking purposes and formaking ice, has a workshop supplied with machine- tools capable of doing almost any work that wouldbe required, engines for hoisting boats and operatingthe heavy guns, and is fitted generally with mechan-ical appliances for doing almost anything necessaryto make the ship self-sustaining. One of the impor-tant lessons learned from the Japan-China war was, that the presence of so much woodwork as formerlyfound a place in our ships is a source of great dan-ger during an engagement, from the fact that it isset afire so easily, and so all recent designs providefor little or no woodwork, its place being taken bylight sheet-metal, or by some kind of incombustiblewood. l82 NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES. A BATTLE-SHIP OF THE KEARSARGE TYPE. iLJjliL LU