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... firing is for the purpose of insuring the completeness of the scrutiny , and to apply the water proof . Yourself and Lieutenant Commander Temple will supervise the operation and report whether in these or any other respects there are ...
... firing is for the purpose of insuring the completeness of the scrutiny , and to apply the water proof . Yourself and Lieutenant Commander Temple will supervise the operation and report whether in these or any other respects there are ...
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... fired , it will depend upon the results shown after the first 100 fires ; and the same trial will be made at this yard with a gun of that class from the Fort Pitt foundry . 7. Trunnion straps for 74 - inch are being forwarded to West ...
... fired , it will depend upon the results shown after the first 100 fires ; and the same trial will be made at this yard with a gun of that class from the Fort Pitt foundry . 7. Trunnion straps for 74 - inch are being forwarded to West ...
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... fired at intervals ; when fired in different states of the atmosphere , as in rain , in sunshine , in low temperature , and when fired rapidly ? 3. What advantage of endurance can be had by drilling holes in proper places and direc ...
... fired at intervals ; when fired in different states of the atmosphere , as in rain , in sunshine , in low temperature , and when fired rapidly ? 3. What advantage of endurance can be had by drilling holes in proper places and direc ...
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... fired 1,000 rounds , it would not , & c .. 34 Bureau to Hitchcock . Thinks 200 rounds sufficient ; if necessary for relative com- parison with other guns , may go up to 500 rounds , and cease ... ལུ ཚ 34 34 Hitchcock to bureau . The gun ...
... fired 1,000 rounds , it would not , & c .. 34 Bureau to Hitchcock . Thinks 200 rounds sufficient ; if necessary for relative com- parison with other guns , may go up to 500 rounds , and cease ... ལུ ཚ 34 34 Hitchcock to bureau . The gun ...
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... fired 350 times without injury , and paid for ; one burst at the ninth fire ; one burst at the tenth fire ; one stripped a land at first fire , and cracked near muzzle by tenth fire . within 15 to 20 days , provided an order is.
... fired 350 times without injury , and paid for ; one burst at the ninth fire ; one burst at the tenth fire ; one stripped a land at first fire , and cracked near muzzle by tenth fire . within 15 to 20 days , provided an order is.
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136 East Thirty-third 15-inch gun 74-inch rifles act granting Approved February Approved March April AULICK bill boat howitzer bore bureau desires Bureau of Ordnance Bureau to Wiard burst Captain H. A. WISE casting cents per pound Chief of Bureau Chief of Ordnance claims Commander Nicholson Commander R. B. HITCHCOCK commissioner contract copy decision district attorney East Thirty-third Street eighteen hundred fabrication false chamber February 19 fired furnished Ganster granting a pension herewith honor howitzers inclosed inspection Inspector of Ordnance instant iron J. A. DAHLGREN Jeffers June large guns letter Lieutenant Commander Miller Navy Department NORMAN WIARD obedient servant October ORDNANCE AND HYDROGRAPHY Ordnance Bureau paid payment Philadelphia navy yard powder projectiles proof received reference relation request resolution respectfully rifle gun Secretary semi-steel guns Senate shot Telegram Tensile strength Trenton trial gun trunnions United States Navy Venezuela vent Washington City Wiard to bureau York navy yard
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