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Ship And Shipbuilding - LoveToKnow 1911 (15413 words) |
 | The outstanding features which have affected the design of all classes of ships specially are the gradual adoption of oil in lieu of coal as a fuel, the further development of the steam turbine, and, for certain classes of vessels, the progress made with internalcombustion engines (see Internal Combustion Engines). |
| In the battle cruisers of the " Indefatigable " class, and the battleships of the " Neptune " and " Colossus " classes, therefore, where a similar arrangement was adopted, the centre pair of turrets were spaced wider apart. |
| The " C " class are the first ships, other than battleships, to have superposed guns on the middle line, a sort of spoon-shaped bulwark being fitted to protect the crew of the lower - from the blast of the upper gun firing over them. |
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