Chapter 18 ON BOARD THE TORPEDO-BOAT-BREAKING OF THE

BOOM-CAPTURE OF WEI-HAI-WEI-CONCLUSION

My first impressions regarding a torpedo-boat were, firstly, that the deck rests dangerously near the water; and secondly, that the craft itself is unsafe-at least, unsteady. Then the vessel,-or "ship," as I believe it is called,-is, if cabined, certainly "cribbed and confined." There is not much space to l

                         

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