Fifty Years in the Royal Navy by Admiral Sir Percy Scott, Bt.,


 
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ADMIRAL SIR PERCY SCOTT, BART., K.C.B., K.C.V.O.

Frontispiece

TAKING AIM

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SMOKE DRESSES

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BOMBARDING ARABI'S LINE

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7-INCH 7-TON GUN HASTILY MOUNTED AT RAMLEH

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THE AFTER-DECK OF H.M.S. "EDINBURGH," SHOWING THE DECORATIONS

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HOLYSTONING A DECK

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MENDING A SHOT-HOLE IN H.M.S. "SULTAN"

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INSTRUCTIONAL FLASHER MADE ON BOARD H.M.S. " SCYLLA "

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FLASHING LAMPS

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SEARCHLIGHT FLASHER MADE ON BOARD H.M.S. " SCYLLA "

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THE " SCYLLA " PATTERN OF FLASHER BROUGHT INTO USE DURING THE WAR

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H.M.S. " SCYLLA'S " EXTEMPORISED TELESCOPE SIGHT

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LEE-METFORD AIMING RIFLE IN THE GUN

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THE "DOTTER"

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6-iNCH GUN SIGHT AS ALTERED IN H.M.S. "TERRIBLE"

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4-7-iNCH GUN ON PLATFORM MOUNTING AS USED AT LADYSMITH

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SPOTTING ON LADDERS IN CHINA

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12-POUNDER DEFLECTION TEACHER

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TARGETS OF THE NAVY

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OPERATIONS IN RIGHTING THE DREDGER

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" RECORD PERFORMANCES "

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MY SON ENTERING PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD, WHERE, AS CAPTAIN OF THE " EXCELLENT," I HAD A RESIDENCE

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THE SPREAD OF SHOT

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MY MOTOR-CAR, CHANGED INTO AN ARMOURED CAR, AS USED DURING A SHAM FIGHT, ON 24TH FEB., 1904

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CHART OF HITS TO ROUNDS FIRED

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" WITHOUT PREJUDICE "

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"A LONG SIGHT BETTER"

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THE SPLASH OF A 12-iNCH SHELL

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BROADSIDE FIRING WHEN I JOINED THE NAVY

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NAVAL GUNNERY : BROADSIDE FIRING

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THE SCOTT DIRECTOR TOWER

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MODEL THAT I TOOK TO THE ADMIRALTY TO SHOW HOW THE OBSERVER WOULD FARE OWING TO THE FUNNEL BEING IN THE WRONG PLACE

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H.M.S. "LION" BEFORE AND AFTER ALTERATION OF OBSERVATION TOWER

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MY OCCUPATION WHEN THE ADMIRALTY, HAD THEY APPRECIATED MY DIRECTOR FIRING, WOULD HAVE KEPT ME BUSY

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THE DUMMY FLEET

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3-iNCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN IN ACTION

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3-iNCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN BEING TRANSPORTED

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"!N MID-AIR"

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"DUAL CONTROL"

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FIELD CARRIAGE FOR 6-iNCH MARK VII. GUN FIRING A 29-LB. CHARGE

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ANGLE FIRING

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