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FOOTNOTES:
[1] Evelyn’s Memoirs.
[2] Bohn’s Library.
[3] “Life in Ancient Egypt,” by Adolf Erman.
[4] “A History of Egypt under the Pharaohs,” by Dr. H. Brugsch Bey.
[5] “Nile Gleanings,” by Villiers Stuart.
[6] “Life in Ancient Egypt,” by Adolf Erman.
[7] Paper on the Viking ships, by Mr. N. Nicolaysen, President of the Christiania Antiquarian Society.
[8] “The New Zealanders,” by George French Angas.
[9] “Maori Art,” by A. Hamilton.
[10] “Eastern Pacific Lands,” by F. W. Christian.
[11] “Canoes of the Solomon Islands,” by C. M. Woodford, F.R.G.S.
[12] “Borneo and the Indian Archipelago,” by F. S. Marryat.
[13] “Borneo and the Indian Archipelago,” by F. S. Marryat.
[14] The model is in the United Services Museum.
[15] Fincham’s “Naval Architecture.”
[16] John Rous (died 1491) MS. in the Cottonian Library.
[17] Derrick’s “Rise and Progress of the Royal Navy.”
[18] Grafton’s description in Sir W. L. Clowes’ “History of the Royal Navy.”
[19] Harrison’s “Description of Britain,” printed in 1577, and quoted by Hume.
[20] Mosque.
[21] “Queen Elizabeth and the Levant Company,” by Rev. H. G. Rosedale, M.A., from Hakluyt Papers. 1904.
[22] Sir W. L. Clowes’ “History of the Royal Navy.”
[23] “Encyclopædia Britannica,” 9th Edit.
[24] The diameter of this and other guns referred to in this section is that of the bore.
[25] Chesney’s “Observations on Firearms.”
[26] “Asiatic Register of the Progress of Shipbuilding in the Territories of the East India Company.”
[27] Appleton’s “Cyclopedia of American Biography.”
[28] “The Progress of the City of New York during the last Fifty Years,” lecture by Charles King, President of Columbia College.
[29] H.P. is used here and subsequently to indicate horse-power.
[30] “The Marine Steam Engine,” by Sennett and Oram.
[31] Appleton’s “Cyclopedia of American Biography.”
[32] Illustrated London News, 1843.
[33] “Naval Development of the Century,” by Sir N. Barnaby; and “Two Centuries of Shipbuilding.”
[34] The Artizan, Sept., 1855.
[35] “The Encyclopædia Britannica.”
[36] “Thames Ironworks’ Historical Catalogue,” 1905.
[37] Times, July 22, 1887.
[38] Appleton’s “Cyclopedia of American Biography.”
[39] Engineering, March 26, 1897.
[40] “Service Afloat,” by Raphael Semmes.
[41] “The Royal Navy,” by Sir W. Laird Clowes.
[42] The Times, 1869.
[43] King’s “The Warships of Europe.”
[44] Daily Telegraph, July 16, 1866.
[45] The Engineer.
[46] “Ironclads in Action,” by H. H. Wilson.
[47] Valparaiso letter to New York World.
[48] Daily News.
[49] “The New American Navy,” by Ex-Secretary of the Navy, John D. Long.
[50] From “The New American Navy,” and “The United States Naval Academy,” by Park Benjamin.
[51] “The New American Navy,” by John D. Long.
[52] Report by Lieut.-Commander Simms, U.S.N.
[53] The Times, December 24, 1864.
[54] Engineering, April 28, 1911.
[55] Paper by M. Canet, Junior Institution of Engineers, 1907.
[56] The Times.
[57] Engineering.
[58] Illustrated London News, June, 1903.
[59] “Two Centuries of Shipbuilding.”
[60] Engineering, April 28, 1911.
Transcriber’s Notes:
New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.
Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained.
Perceived typographical errors have been changed.
In the illustration THE TRIAL OF SCREW v PADDLE, the sloop Alert has been corrected to the sloop Alecto.
Pages 337/338 in the index were printed out of order, this has been rectified.
Two-deckers, etc. (see Ratings), replaced correctly in the index.