I2O Book of Steamships 



quick-firers, at this period, was a 6-inch, 

 throwing a loo-lb. shell. 



The introduction of nickel-steel allowed 

 much more of the hull to be plated, for 

 though very much stronger than the usual 

 armour of that period, it was from 3 to 

 5 ins. less in thickness. The Majestic was 

 one of the battleships that went down 

 whilst engaged in the Dardanelles cam- 

 paign. 



The 'nineties also saw great attention 

 given to the fast cruiser, both of the 

 armoured and the unarmoured classes. 

 Perhaps the best known of the day were 

 the Powerful and Terrible which, whilst 

 having the tonnage of a battleship, had 

 also the speed of the fastest liners of that 

 period. This was 22 knots. 



These two fine boats were built for long 

 service abroad, and, in the event of war, 

 they would have preyed on foreign ship- 

 ping what time they were not convoying 

 our own. Their hulls were treated in a 

 rather remarkable fashion. On the steel 



