OUR NAVAL WEAKNESS.
Respecting the naval power of France and England, the Scientific American of the Ist ult. says :—“ A comparison of the British with the French fleet shows that each contains just 36 first-class war vessels. In point of thickness of armour and weight of guns, two of the English are superior in offensive power to any on the French list. But in the next 17 on each list the French are superior to the English, and in the whole list the French arc superior in 24, and the English only in 12. Besides this, the English discarded breechloading cannons in the construction of their fleet, on the ground that muzzle-loaders are easier to manage at sen. The French and the other Continental powers adopt the breech-loaders, which are capable of swifter end more effective handling. Taking the two navies throughout, it appears that England is far from possessing that pre-eminence on the sea, a contemporary adds, which she did in the days when her ' wooden walls ’ were her glory and her defence. Even Italy and Germany now might challenge comparison with her.”
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Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1112, 14 November 1883, Page 3
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184OUR NAVAL WEAKNESS. Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1112, 14 November 1883, Page 3
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