 | | Re: Small cutter bows (6x7 bow pieces) —Frank Filz
| | | | (...) Although didn't early steamships sometimes go slower than a good trim sailing ship? (...) Those would of course do a very good job of keeping the pirates at bay. Much more accurate, much longer range, and much higher rate of fire. (...) I need (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Small cutter bows (6x7 bow pieces) —Lindsay Frederick Braun
| | | | | (...) Yep--the paddle-wheelers, at any rate. However, until they were largely out of the 'overlap zone,' most steamers still carried a rig--the speed issue is why the Navy was very late in adopting steam propulsion as a standard, and even then only (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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