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One other development, at the opposite 

 end of the scale in warship construction, 

 requires to be mentioned now. This was 

 the coming of that sea shark, the torpedo- 

 boat. These belong to the latter part of 

 the thirty years we are considering. By 

 many their coming was heralded as mark- 

 ing the last phase of the big warship, 

 since these mites could steal up, deliver 

 their torpedo, and be off again before the 

 giant was aware of their vicinity, assuming 

 the attack to be made at night. We shall 

 see later on how the torpedo-boat met its 

 match. 



We have now brought both branches 

 of the steamship up to 1890, and now we 

 will go ahead to complete its story from 

 1890 to the present time. 



