Annual report of the Secretary of the Navy (1878) (14764847472)

Identifier: annualreportofse1878unit (find matches)
Title: Annual report of the Secretary of the Navy
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: United States. Navy Dept.
Subjects: United States. Navy--Periodicals United States. Navy Dept.--Periodicals
Publisher: Washington : Government Printing Office
Contributing Library: Virginia Beach Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS members and Sloan Foundation



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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. 99 3. A strand of (()i))>(i wiiv, six-tciitlis ot an incli in dianuter, fittedwith a Flciiiisli cyo at each end. 4. A number of strands of Avire ro))e, hiid u)> in \vliat is called ••sel-yi\)iQ fashion, niakinj^- a diameter of half an inch. i). Tlie end of the line, streniithened by the addition of strands of linentwine laid about it, was connected directly with the swivel in the l»ase ofthe projectile. 0. A wrouuht-iron bar, the length of the shot and twenty-five linn-dredths of an inch in diameter, was welded into the base shackle. THE LINE. The line used Mas of braided hemp, 1..) inches in circumference; of atensile strength of 1,000 i)oun(ls; Aveighing 1.4 ounces per yard. It wasborrowed from the ))ei)artment of Navigation in this yard, and is suchas is used in the heading of signals in the United States Navy. Thewrought-iron bar and that portion of the line lying in the bore of thegun, when loaded, are wrai)ped with strips of sheeti