Blackwood's Magazine, Volumes 261-262W. Blackwood, 1947 - England |
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Page 271
... close to the forward torpedo compartment , buckling the plates . The crew , appreciating the situation , had made good their escape , closing the bulkhead to cut off the damaged part , which they expected would fill rapidly with water ...
... close to the forward torpedo compartment , buckling the plates . The crew , appreciating the situation , had made good their escape , closing the bulkhead to cut off the damaged part , which they expected would fill rapidly with water ...
Page 71
... close - range duel which , as all sailors knew , might be decided by the hazard of a rope or spar . He was , besides ... close - hauled , he might manage to squeeze to windward of them , whereupon his superior speed should cause them to ...
... close - range duel which , as all sailors knew , might be decided by the hazard of a rope or spar . He was , besides ... close - hauled , he might manage to squeeze to windward of them , whereupon his superior speed should cause them to ...
Page 192
... close white masses of the Scottish pikemen . The hackbuteers and archers advanced and opened fire . The horsed Spanish arquebusiers , too , played their part , galloping up to discharge volleys at close range , for Lesley writes of ...
... close white masses of the Scottish pikemen . The hackbuteers and archers advanced and opened fire . The horsed Spanish arquebusiers , too , played their part , galloping up to discharge volleys at close range , for Lesley writes of ...
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