1897 First Class Battleship Prince George Six-Inch Rapid-Fire Wire Wound Gun Elevations Triple Expansion Engines
We are pleased to offer this 126+ year old ORIGINAL magazine article, The British First-Class Battleship Prince George, published in the Scientific American Supplement in 1897.
This article is 3 pages with 6 illustration / engravings, including the cover of Scientific American, January 23, 1897.
Page size is approximately 11" x 16" (SA00002) 3/23
Illustrations include:
Six Inch Rapid-Firewire-Wound Gun of the Prince George on Upper Deck Mounting (cover)
First-Class Battleship Prince George (cover)
Six Inch Wire-Wound Gun of the Prince George, showing disposition of wire
Side Elevation and deck plans of the Prince George
Half Cross Sections of the Prince George, showing distribution of Armor and Coal Protection
Triple Expansion Engines of the Prince George
Condition: Very Good. Light toning and soiling due to age and a small amount of chipping where the articles were attached to the binding. See photo.
HMS Prince George was a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship launched in 1895. She was named after the future George V of the United Kingdom and was the fourth and final ship to bear that name.