{"product_id":"2940014636483","title":"United States Naval Academy at Annapolis Maryland","description":"Nook version of vintage magazine article originally published in 1871.  Contains 23 Nook pages with 9 illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLots of great info and illustrations seldom seen in the last 140 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead excerpt -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the seamanship-room a great want has been supplied. Formerly a student would read in the text-book how some operation of practical seamanship was performed, and would have to imagine how it would look; now he can go to the working model and see just how the operation is performed, and, if need be, go through all the various steps himself. There are here a large number of models of various wooden and iron-clad vessels of our own navy; as well as of other services. There are also working models of dry-docks, navy-yard sheers, launching-ways, masting, and heaving down vessels, carrying out anchors in boats, of ships under all sail, showing the exact in which every rope is rove, and of many other interest¬ing things to be found on board ship, and of practical application every day. In this department there are three drills in each week in exercising sails, spars, or boats, whenever the weather permits; if not favorable, the exercise consists in practice with army signals, in learn¬ing how to knot and splice, etc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe gunnery-room contains working models of all the different kinds of guns and gun-carriages in use in the navy. There is a complete model of a frigate's magazine, showing all the internal fittings. There are specimens of various sorts of fuses, projectiles, torpedoes, small-arms, etc., in use in different countries. There are models of flasks for casting shot, shell, and guns, and also a large machine for testing the strength of the iron used in casting cannon. Not the least interesting objects in this room are the captured flags displayed upon the walls. They have been carefully and jealously guarded and repaired, and are now in a good state of preservation Among them are the flags of the Macedonian, captured October 25, 1812, by the United States, under command of Captain Decatur; of the Guerriere, captured August 19, 1812, by the Constitution, under command of Captain Isaac Hull; of the Java, captured December 29, 1812, by the Constitution, under command of Captain Bainbridge; of the Cyane and Levant, captured by the same \"Old Ironsides,\" February 20, 1815, the good old ship being at this time commanded by the late Rear-Admiral Stewart; of the Confiance, Chub, Linnet, and Beresford, captured by Com¬modore Macdonough's squadron on Lake Cham¬plain, September 11, 1814; of the Chippeway and Detroit, captured by Commodore Perry in the battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813; besides various other trophies of but little less interest. Here is to be seen, also, the flag that Perry flew from his mast-head on that glorious September day, and which he carried with him when he shifted from the Lawrence to the Niagara in the heat of battle; inscribed upon it are the immortal words of the dying Lawrence - \"Don't give up the ship.\" The sight of these trophies of former days is well calculated to inspire the young midshipmen with high resolves to endeavor to do their duty as well as the heroes gone before, should ever occasion offer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this department there are drills at great guns, small-arms, naval light artillery, mortar and iron-clad practice. The great-gun exercises take place on board the gunnery ship. For the artillery there are twenty-four 12-pound howitzers, and for infantry five hundred breech-loading cadet muskets. There is a 13-inch mortar mounted upon the sea-wall, at which the first class are exercised. The iron-clad Amphitrite is used also to exercise this class at 15-inch gun practice, as well as to explain to them the construction of the Monitor class of vessels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the model-room of the Steam Building are models of various kinds of boilers, propellers, steam-gauges, pumps, valves, etc., and a working model of a propeller engine, with glass fit¬tings, so that the students can see the working of the valves, etc., when the engine is in mo¬tion. In the engine-room is a pair of gun¬boat engines, with four boilers, so erected that they can be operated by steam in the same manner as if they were on board ship. Two of these boilers are used to generate steam. The other two are open, painted white on the inside, and lit with gas, so that their entire in¬terior construction may be seen, and a practical knowledge of the arrangement of the stays, braces, etc., can be obtained. There are also in this room steam-pumps of different patents, a small beam engine, and a model of a steam-hammer. A steam fire-engine is also kept here, with fires ready to be lighted at an instant's notice. Exercise with this and the other fire apparatus belonging to the school takes place occasionally during the year. Instruction in the steam depart","brand":"history-bytes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176635351280,"sku":"2940014636483","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014636483_p0.jpg?v=1763612579","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014636483","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}