causing, however, but a slight jar. By the collision the prow of the 'Merrimac' was broken and her mail cut through by the sharp edge of the 'Monitor,' causing a bad leak. In the desperation of the fight the ships closed, actually touching...
I'd need to do that in order to have any hope of blasting apart an ironclad (better yet, I'd bring a ship armed with a spar torpedo, as Cushing did in his famous attack on the Albemarle--one of the most heroic acts of the entire war).So, Plan A is to pause at the first ...
Prophecies are even worse! In all the old stories, those who attempt to escape an evil fate choose thepreciseactions that bring it about. They do it every time! Oedipus is probably the best known example. Told by the Delphic Oracle – an ironclad source – that his fate was to kill his...
The rebirth of Zhiyuan, a 2,300-ton ironclad cruiser, reminds us of the first Sino-Japanese War, known in China as the War of Jiawu — “Jiawu” referring to the year 1894 under the traditional sexagenary system — or Nisshin Senso in Japan, meaning Japan-Qing...
And first we started the musical box, taking turns to wind it up; and then we made toffee in the cabin-stove; and then we ran the train round and round the room, and through and through the tunnel; and lastly we swam the tin ironclad in the bath, with the soap-dish for a pirate...