ILLUSTRATIONS.

The Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805.—From a drawing by J. O. Davidson	Frontispiece.
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The “Victory”	13
The “Glatton”	15
The “Dreadnought”	17
The “Inflexible”	19
Section of the “Amiral Duperré”	23
Section of the “Inflexible”	23
Section of the “Collingwood”	23
New Admiralty Ship	23
The “Devastation”	24
The “Sultan”	27
Section and Plan of the “Alexandra”	28
Section and Plan of the “Téméraire”	28
Section and Plan of the “Nelson”	29
Section and Plan of the “Shannon”	29
The “Alexandra”	30
The “Téméraire”	31
The “Hotspur”	34
The “Warspite”	37
Transverse Section of the “Mersey”	38
The “Inconstant”	41
The “Colossus”	43
Transverse Section of one of the New “Scouts”	49
The “Jumna”	50
The “Dévastation:” French Armored Ship of the First Class	73
The “Courbet” (formerly the “Foudroyant”): French Armored Ship of the First Class	75
The “Richelieu”	77
The “Amiral Duperré:” French Armored Ship of the First Class	81
The “Vengeur:” French Iron-clad Coast-guard Vessel	87
British Torpedo Gun-boat of the “Grasshopper” Class (side view)	90
The “Grasshopper”—Plan of Upper Deck, Poop, and Forecastle	90
The “Duilio”	105
Section of the “Italia”	110
Deck Plan of the “Italia”	110
The “Italia”	111
The “Esmeralda”	113
The “Amerigo Vespucci”	115
The “Catherine II.”	119
Half-deck Plan of the “Sachsen”	121
Side Elevation of the “Sachsen”	121
Half-deck Plan of the “Kaiser”	122
Side Elevation of the “Kaiser”	122
The “Sachsen”	123
U. S. Side-wheel Steamer “Powhatan”	150
U. S. Frigate “Franklin,” of the “Merrimac” Class	152
U. S. Sloop-of-war “Hartford”	153
U. S. Sloop-of-war “Brooklyn”	154
U. S. Sloop-of-war “Kearsarge”	155
U. S. Iron-clad “New Ironsides”	156
U. S. Monitor “Passaic”	156
U. S. Double-turreted Monitor “Terror”	157
U. S. Frigate “Tennessee”	159
U. S. Sloop-of-war “Adams”	160
U. S. Sloop-of-war “Marion”	161
U. S. Sloop-of-war “Alert” (Iron)	162
U. S. Sloop-of-war “Trenton”	163
U. S. Frigate “Chicago” (Steel)	169
Deck Plans of the U. S. Frigate “Chicago,” showing Battery	171
Deck Plan of the U. S. Sloop-of-war “Atlanta,” showing Battery	171
U. S. Sloop-of-war “Atlanta” (Steel)	173
U. S. Despatch-boat “Dolphin”	176
Light Draught Coast-defence Vessel, with Deck Plan	180
The Howell Torpedo	182
Bronze Breech-loading Cannon captured in Corea, age unknown	194
Bronze Breech-loader used by Cortez in Mexico	195
Breech-loader captured in the War with Mexico	196
Bronze 12-pounder, “El Neptuno,” 1781	197
U.S.N. Carronade, Slide, and Carriage	198
U.S.N. Medium 32-pounder	199
U.S.N. 9-inch Dahlgren (9-inch Smooth-bore)	201
Horizontal Section of Millwall Shield	204
A Krupp Gun on a Naval Carriage	206
Alfred Krupp	207
Breech-loading Rifle-tube ready for receiving Jacket	210
Breech-loading Rifle-jacket, Rough-bored and Turned	210
Putting the Jacket on a 6-inch Breech-loading Rifle-tube	211
Breech-loading Rifle after receiving Jacket	214
A Krupp Hammer	215
Transporting Cannon at Bremerhaven	217
Breech-loading Rifle after receiving Jacket and Chase Hoops	218
Breech-loading Rifle with Jacket, Chase Hoops, and Jacket Hoops in place	218
U.S.N. 6-inch Breech-loading Rifle	218
Cartridge Case and Grains of Powder, U.S.N.	220
Common Shells, U.S.N.	220
Unburned and Partially Consumed Grains of U.S.N. Powder	222
Section of U.S.N. 6-inch Built-up Steel Breech-loading Rifle	222
Broadside Carriage for 6-inch Breech-loading Rifle	223
Rapid-firing Single-shot Hotchkiss Gun	224
New 6-inch Breech-loading Rifle	238
Longitudinal Plans of Nordenfeldt Boat	254
The Submarine Monitor “Peacemaker”	257