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admirals were apt to regard gunnery as a specialist's fad , and the tendency of flag - ships was to gain a reputation for smartness by their paint and the polish of their brass - work . Gunnery was despised . Flag - ships , as a rule ...
admirals were apt to regard gunnery as a specialist's fad , and the tendency of flag - ships was to gain a reputation for smartness by their paint and the polish of their brass - work . Gunnery was despised . Flag - ships , as a rule ...
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If , instead of being ships built with one eye on fighting and one on speed , the Vladivostock ships had been fairly and frankly cruisers , pure and simple , unarmoured , and gunned only so as to meet their like , and if the tonnage ...
If , instead of being ships built with one eye on fighting and one on speed , the Vladivostock ships had been fairly and frankly cruisers , pure and simple , unarmoured , and gunned only so as to meet their like , and if the tonnage ...
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One responsibility for the distribution of ships , if we are to know that the Empire's naval strength is ready to be put forth to the best advantage on the outbreak of war . As one of the Imperial Naval School , I believe that Australia ...
One responsibility for the distribution of ships , if we are to know that the Empire's naval strength is ready to be put forth to the best advantage on the outbreak of war . As one of the Imperial Naval School , I believe that Australia ...
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