Box Elder News Journal | 1905-06-22 | Page 9 | Description of War Vessels

description of war vessels vessel battleships are bearby heavily armored vessels carrying large and heavy I 1 suns un a whose defensive and offensive lualla les eire are more important than their speed peed cruisers have great speed it they are armored they approach the battleship it protected they carry armor over the most vulnerable parts if 11 unprotected they depond depend on their speed for safety monitors are low lying vessels ot of comparatively little speed with revolving turrets wherein the heavy guns are placed they are principally tor for defense de tense Gun gunboats boats are light draft cruisers cruiser B torpedo boats are ard very fast low lying vessels armed principally with torpedoes torpedo boat destroyers are larger and faster torpedo boats corvettes Cor are smiling falling vessels smaller than frigates dispatch boats are any swift vessels used for carrying dispatches