...such armor as can be conveniently carried, and that the same protection should be afforded where the guns are carried on the main deck. On the upper deck...mountings. (4) Where an attack is made against thin armor, shell charged with gunpowder are more effective than high explosive shell, as, dependent on...

...wherever possible the water-line should be protected from stem to stern with a belt of armour, and side armour should be provided where guns are carried on the main deck." Particulars of the Esmeralda are given in Table I. She was 270 ft. long, of 2,950 tons displacement,...

...of very moderate thickness would be a protection, the importance of which could hardly be overrated. ever possible, the water-line should be protected...shell, as, dependent on circumstances, the former can be got to pass through thin armour and burst inside. I doubt if shell charged with any explosives can...

...stem with a belt of armour, and that side armour should be provided whore guns are carried on the mam deck. On the upper deck effective shields, and as...shell, as> dependent on circumstances, the former can be got to pass through thin armour and burst inside. I doubt if shell charged with any explosives can...