Show TORPEDO BOATS BY POST effective little war vessels propelled without the aid of steam A torpedo boat that can be seat on by rail to the port where it la most required opens up possibilities which na val experts have never contemplated says the london mail the other morning the king witnessed a trial of the new motor yarrow torpedo boat one of the most vessels that have eer been placed on ane navy list the idea of a boat drawing little water and capable of being navigated in shallow waters originated with the admiral who approved of the scheme to make vessels propelled by internal combustion in preference to steam the result of the experiment was seen recently from the deck of the lectoria lic toria and albert the new vessel cahrles two torpe does weighs eight tons and measures 60 feet in length and nine feet in breadth her horse is and the advantage the petroleum craft has over steam may be gauged from the fact that her range of effectiveness 1 e the distance she can go without recharging is miles as against a steam vessels apart from her value as a method of aher defense there is a novel interest in the possibility of torpedo boats by post |