Although officially classified as a torpedo boat in 1898 by the US Navy, the, a long all steel vessel displacing 165 tons, was described by her commander, LT. John C. Fremont, as "... a compact mass of machinery not meant to keep the sea nor to live in ... as five sevenths of the ship are taken up by machinery and fuel, whilst the remaining two sevenths, fore and aft, are the crew's quarters ; officers forward and the men placed aft.

Therefore, as long as the lower pot does not become pressurized or boiled dry, the maximum temperature contacted by the upper vessel will be the boiling point of water, and scalding or uneven heat is avoided.

In historical navy usage, a long gun was the standard type of cannon mounted by a sailing vessel, called such to distinguish it from the much shorter carronades.

This vessel is long and may have had its mast and sail removed for burial.

In the time of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, naval warfare centered on long, narrow vessels powered by banks of oarsmen ( such as triremes and quinqueremes ) designed to ram and sink enemy vessels or come alongside the enemy vessel so its occupants could be attacked hand-to-hand.

The maximum allowed vessel size is slightly smaller: long, wide, and deep ; many vessels designed for use on the Great Lakes following the opening of the seaway were built to the maximum size permissible by the locks, known informally as Seawaymax or Seaway-Max.

The debate over whether she is an icon of female empowerment or a vessel for male titillation has existed for as long as she has, but the huge effect she has had on both gaming and popular culture in general cannot be denied.

The first torpedo designed to attack a specific target was the spar torpedo, an explosive device mounted at the end of a spar up to long projecting forward underwater from the bow of the attacking vessel.

In 2011 the University, in collaboration with the provincial government purchased and modified a state of the art ocean vessel capable of launching ' deep sea submersibles ' and conducting long range marine biology research expeditions.

The first was the Nordenfelt I, a 56 tonne, 19. 5 metre long vessel similar to George Garrett's ill-fated Resurgam ( 1879 ), with a range of 240 kilometres and armed with a single torpedo and a 25. 4 mm machine gun.

Since the values for drag are based on relative velocity, using the scoop as a form of electromagnetic sail will provide additional thrust as long as the vessel is travelling at less than 500, 000 m / s away from a star.

Aboard a space vessel, Buzz Mason forces Iceman into outer space, dooming Iceman if he remains there for long.

The vessel elements are connected together into long tubes that are called vessels.

Multiple studies very clearly show that keeping blood glucose levels as close to the normal, nondiabetic range as possible does very significantly help prevent, slow, or delay the long term complications of diabetes ( e. g., eye, kidney, blood vessel, and nerve damage ).

Archaeologists estimate the Phoenician vessel above ( H-3134 ) to be about 6 meters long and the beam about 2 meters.

The port provides a 350 metre long wharf accommodating between four and five vessels, with a maximum vessel length of 120 metres and 17 metre beam.

Yavari was long but in 1914 her hull was lengthened for extra cargo capacity and she was re-engined as a motor vessel.

Because of the long periods often spent at sea and poor conditions on board, many of the crew sometimes perished during the voyage ; therefore advanced rigging systems were developed so that the vessel could be sailed home by an active sailing crew a fraction of the size aboard at departure.

This is an ancient joint and has been found joining the wooden planks of the " Khufu ship ", a 43. 6 m long vessel sealed into a pit in the Giza pyramid complex of the Fourth Dynasty around 2500 BC.

The largest permitted vessel size has increased, correspondingly, to 265 meters long x 34 meters wide, with a draft up to 12. 5 meters.

In the time of Mesopotamia, Ancient Persia, Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, the most common type of warship was the galley ( such as biremes, triremes and quinqueremes ), a long, narrow vessel powered by banks of oarsmen and designed to ram and sink enemy vessels, or come alongside the enemy so its occupants could be attacked hand-to-hand.

The coil method most likely involved the formation of clay into long coiled pieces that were wound into a vessel.

To counter the German long range patrol aircraft which targeted merchant convoys the British introduced the CAM ship which was a merchant vessel equipped with a single fighter aircraft which could be launched once to engage the enemy aircraft.

The flag may be displayed on any vehicle ( other than a hearse ), vessel or aircraft, and may be incorporated as part of any costume or attire, so long as this is done in a respectful manner.

He was shaking with anger, his breath coming in long, painful gasps.

And he was handsome, despite the long thin scar that slanted across his cheek.

only the counter at one end was lighted by a long fluorescent tube suspended directly above it.

It was partially cemented by ages and pressure, yet it crumpled before the onslaught of the powerful streams, the force of a thousand fire hoses, and with the gold it held washed down through the long sluices.

Having persisted too long in deliberate ignorance and denial of the forces that threatened her, Pamela was relieved now to admit their potency and to be taking definite steps toward grappling with them.

Moreover, as long as the weapon was carried openly, the sheriff's office had made no previous issue of it.

he was long past the point of coherent thinking.

`` Well '', he explained, `` s'posin' you was a nester swingin' the long rope??

He paused only long enough to ascertain that Jess's buckskin was still missing and that his own gray was all right, then climbed through a back window and dropped to the ground outside.

So long as Sally's pa was coming out best on the haggle, Dan didn't feel the need of putting in his two-bits' worth.

The Palace was an elaborate establishment, built practically on stilts in front, with long flights of wooden steps running up to the porch.

It was a rough long ride through the mud and pot holes.

My new Aunt was perhaps three or four years older than I and it had been a long time since I had seen as gorgeous a woman who oozed sex.

She was telling herself that this might just be her reward at the end of a long meaningful search for truth.

Her white blond hair was clean and brushed long straight down to her shoulders.

His long nose wiggled at the smells of frizzling bacon and heating java, but the fire was low, and he wanted to waste no time.

Our lifeboat was filling rapidly and despite what I had heard of the inhabitants of Eromonga, I was glad to see a long and graceful outrigger manned by three bronzed girls glide out of a lagoon into the open sea and toward our craft.

To Tilghman the incident was just one of a long list of hair-raising, smash-'em-down adventures on the side of the law which started in 1872 when he was only eighteen years old, and did not end till fifty years later when he was shot dead after warning a drunk to be quiet.

They went down in a heap and for a long minute there was nothing to see but flailing arms and legs.

There was also a long wooden spear and a woomera, a spear-throwing device which gives the spear an enormous velocity and high accuracy.

Commanding the Continental Army for six long years of the Revolution, he was the indispensable factor in the ultimate victory.