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Page 65
When the pivot - vessel finds , from the position pennant , that her consort bears from her on a line perpendicular to the given course ( N.W. is the bearing in this case ) , she breaks the stop of compass signal N.E. , when both steer ...
When the pivot - vessel finds , from the position pennant , that her consort bears from her on a line perpendicular to the given course ( N.W. is the bearing in this case ) , she breaks the stop of compass signal N.E. , when both steer ...
Page 70
When nine finds seventeen bearing from her on a line perpendicular to the course signalled by the commander - in - chief ( S.W. is the bearing in this case ) , she hoists the position pennant , as a guide to one , and slows to steerage ...
When nine finds seventeen bearing from her on a line perpendicular to the course signalled by the commander - in - chief ( S.W. is the bearing in this case ) , she hoists the position pennant , as a guide to one , and slows to steerage ...
Page 72
When two finds one bearing from her on a line perpendicular to the given course ( N.E. is the bearing in this case ) , she breaks the stop of compass signal N.W. , when both steer N. W. at full speed . The other vessels steer N.E. ( or ...
When two finds one bearing from her on a line perpendicular to the given course ( N.E. is the bearing in this case ) , she breaks the stop of compass signal N.W. , when both steer N. W. at full speed . The other vessels steer N.E. ( or ...
Page 77
When the pivotvessel finds her consorts bearing from her on a line perpendicular to the given course ( N.W. is the bearing in this case ) , she hoists compass signal N.E. , when all come together to this course .
When the pivotvessel finds her consorts bearing from her on a line perpendicular to the given course ( N.W. is the bearing in this case ) , she hoists compass signal N.E. , when all come together to this course .
Page 85
When the latter find their consorts bearing from them on a line perpendicular to the course , they so regulate their speed as to maintain this bearing until they are at the proper distance from them , when they come to the course under ...
When the latter find their consorts bearing from them on a line perpendicular to the course , they so regulate their speed as to maintain this bearing until they are at the proper distance from them , when they come to the course under ...
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1st Method 2d Method according Angle of Obliquity centre and rear centre division centre vessel close order Cloth column of fours column of vessels comes commander-in-chief makes signal commander-in-chief signals compass signal course distinguishing pennant divisions keep double column double echelon echelon of vessels evident finds Flag-ships of centre fleet form column form double formed into column Forward front full speed gained half Head of division heading N hoists the position knots leader leading vessels left centre line of bearing manĉuvre manner manoeuvre move natural order Naval nine officers open order order of battle original direction points E. N. E. points N points N. E. port position pennant principles rear divisions signal repeated respectively resumes right angles right of divisions right or left shown slow to steerage-way soon squadrons starboard steam steer steer N.E. Suppose TABLE triple column turning twelve van division vessels abreast wake
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| Title | Fleet Tactics Under Steam |
| Author | Foxhall Alexander Parker |
| Publisher | D. Van Nostrand, 1870 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Aug 2009 |
| Length | 250 pages |
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