A Stitch in Time
Anon
Genre: | News-Commentary, Drollery |
Subjects: | Military Technology, Steamships, Invention, Government, Cultural Geography, Patronage, War |
Institutions mentioned: | Royal Navy |
Notes that the only way of disabling such French vessels as La Gloire is to 'foul her screw'. Therefore expects the 'next invention in naval warfare' to be a 'Screw Fouler'. Wonders whether the Admiralty will 'get the want supplied, or leave the French Marine to make another discovery involving one more "reconstruction of the Navy"'. |
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