The Story of Fighting ShipsTraces the history of fighting ships from the days of the ancient Cretans through World War II. |
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Ernest Edward Tucker. He did , and the Demologos - the name means " Voice of the People " -was launched at New York in May , 1815 . Nobody had even seen anything like her . Nobody has since . The Demologos was a chunky , ugly vessel ...
Ernest Edward Tucker. He did , and the Demologos - the name means " Voice of the People " -was launched at New York in May , 1815 . Nobody had even seen anything like her . Nobody has since . The Demologos was a chunky , ugly vessel ...
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... Demologos was far ahead of her time , the first steam - powered war vessel with a protected hull and power plant , mounting a few big guns instead of many smaller ones . She might have come ring- ing down through the years , like " Old ...
... Demologos was far ahead of her time , the first steam - powered war vessel with a protected hull and power plant , mounting a few big guns instead of many smaller ones . She might have come ring- ing down through the years , like " Old ...
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... cargo or crew . The big , clumsy paddle wheels made easy targets for enemy gunfire , and if they were smashed the ship was helpless . ( The covered paddle wheels of the Demologos had grave drawbacks . ) Smoke from 196.
... cargo or crew . The big , clumsy paddle wheels made easy targets for enemy gunfire , and if they were smashed the ship was helpless . ( The covered paddle wheels of the Demologos had grave drawbacks . ) Smoke from 196.
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The Value of the Sea | 9 |
Task Force 1800 B C | 13 |
The Beloved of Athene | 27 |
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