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DESIGN 742. DESCRIPTION OF METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION OF A BATTLESHIP INVULNERABLE TO TORPEDO ATTACK. "VICKERS PATENT".
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- This item is Vickers Limited’s explanation of battleship torpedo defense, DESIGN 742, “DESCRIPTION OF METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION OF A BATTLESHIP INVULNERABLE TO TORPEDO ATTACK. ‘VICKERS PATENT’,” describing the underwater defensive structure of a battleship capable of withstanding torpedo attack. It discusses the safety factor against explosive pressures of 220 lbs and 400 lbs of gun cotton, combining such elements as the outer plating, perforated Baffle Screen, circular Main Defence, second circular bulkhead, boundary bulkheads for machinery spaces and magazines, and oil fuel compartments. Issued August 23, 1915. Keywords: VICKERS LIMITED, DESIGN 742, Battleship, VICKERS PATENT, torpedo attack, Main Defence, Baffle Screen, gun cotton, Magazines, Machinery SpacesAuto-generated by Azure OpenAI gpt-5.5 from OCR text (which may contain errors) and image captions.
- Item ID
- 49121bc0-0f50-4b50-84d4-a96be684c3a3
- Catalogue ID
- 10420301
- Card catalogue
- "PROTECTION OF CAPITAL SHIPS"
- Doc type
- 戦艦水雷防禦説明書
- Category
- 報告:海外留学・出張・駐在
- Issued
- 1915-08-23
- Extent
- Type | 10 sheets
- Holder
- 東京大学柏図書館
- Year registered
- 2007
- Warship
- Battleship
- GCV entities
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