about 25 ft. Twin Screw Engines of 120 horse power, and a speed of 12 Knots might be built to carry 15000 or 16000. She could hardly be made to draw less than 10 or 11 feet of water.
To be efficient She should be armed with two 20 pounders Reloading Guns on Deck. They are the smallest that Exceed a mere field gun & do not require many men to work them. The time which would be required to build a Steamer of this class would be about 6 months. The annual cost of her maintenance Cannot be estimated at less than £5000.
about 25 ft. Twin
2
Screw Engines of 120 horse power, and a speed of 12 Kusto
might
comed be built
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port 15000 of 16000. She could hardly
be made to draw less
than 10 or 11 feet of
water
To be efficient
She should be armed
with two 20 pounders
Receloading Suns Deck. They
on
are
He smallest that
Exceed
Sun
a
mere
field
& do not
require many
men
to work them. He time which The
would be required
bbuild
a
Steame
outter.
of this class would be about 6 mon The animal coal of her maintenance
Cannot be estimated
at has then £5000.
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Bol.
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