Navies of the world

PART IV.—ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION 355

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Architectural Development of the Unarmored Fleet; Chart of the Architectural Development. Constructional Development of the Unarmored Fleet—Wooden Construction, Diagonal Construction, Composite Construction, Iron Construction, Iron Sheathed with Wood. Architectural Development of Armored Vessels. Ratios of the Principal Elements of Iron-clad Vessels to their Displacement.