 Captains are to look to their particular line as their rallying point. But, in case signals can neither be seen or perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy.  Fleet Tactics Under Steam - Page 5by Foxhall Alexander Parker - 1870 - 250 pagesFull view - About this book
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