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bigram	frequency
united states	691
great britain	249
new york	196
submarine mines	151
naval warfare	142
fighting strength	128
one hundred	123
naval force	120
torpedo boat	119
torpedo boats	112
per cent	106
two vessels	101
armed forces	101
effect desired	97
naval strategy	88
west indies	87
circuit closer	87
see page	86
every ship	84
british navy	82
two hundred	79
admiral sir	78
physical objectives	77
two ships	77
new orleans	77
naval power	77
naval war	75
one side	72
appropriate effect	72
north sea	70
either side	69
fighting instructions	69
naval officers	69
british fleet	68
civil war	67
damage done	66
general plan	66
sea power	65
naval base	65
every man	65
offensive power	65
line ahead	64
commander may	63
signal book	62
states navy	62
paul jones	62
naval operations	60
naval forces	59
first step	58
merchant service	58
one man	57
see also	56
port arthur	56
next day	55
platinum wire	55
submarine mine	54
higher authority	54
assigned objective	53
th period	53
naval officer	52
fish torpedo	51
main body	51
fundamental military	50
british frigate	50
torpedo warfare	49
navy department	48
electrical submarine	48
opened fire	48
close blockade	47
military operations	47
american ship	46
will make	46
military principle	46
whole fleet	46
must always	45
let us	45
physical objective	45
within range	45
naval history	45
hundred men	44
basic problem	44
leading ship	44
military problems	43
two hours	43
sir john	43
every one	43
gutta percha	43
salient features	42
superior force	42
land forces	42
may also	42
open sea	42
trade routes	41
naval bases	41
great naval	41
flag officer	41
will hoist	40
even though	40
every thing	40
days later	40
one another	40
work sheet	40
british naval	40
large number	40
english channel	40
american frigate	39
tow rope	39
second step	39
merchant ships	39
short time	38
new navy	38
firing battery	38
electric current	38
mechanical mines	38
full speed	38
great guns	38
torpedo attack	38
many years	37
may take	37
commander will	37
strong enough	37
mean time	37
means available	36
maritime communications	36
two guns	36
military situation	36
chapter vi	36
two days	36
naval defence	36
dutch war	36
british ships	36
one end	36
much less	35
limited war	35
great war	35
feet long	35
sir charles	35
five hundred	35
admiralty ms	35
electric light	35
spar torpedo	35
estimate form	35
new england	35
armed force	34
detailed operations	34
high seas	34
relative fighting	34
general staff	34
india rubber	34
covering squadron	34
present day	34
submarine warfare	34
small craft	34
assigned task	34
immediate superior	34
red flag	34
will probably	34
thousand men	34
took place	33
gun ship	33
will always	33
offensive operations	33
war plan	33
heavy guns	33
years ago	33
british ship	33
american flag	32
may well	32
royal navy	32
maritime commerce	32
towing torpedo	32
hundred yards	32
first time	32
de la	32
correct physical	32
electric cables	32
french fleet	32
two lines	32
battle fleet	31
naval strength	31
united kingdom	31
ulterior object	31
greater part	31
fore topmast	31
planned action	31
well known	31
depth charges	31
two years	31
british vessels	30
torpedo craft	30
chapter iv	30
take place	30
torpedo operations	30
two men	30
caribbean sea	30
favorable military	29
eighteenth century	29
set sail	29
close quarters	29
resistance coils	29
sir george	29
four hours	29
shall see	29
merchant vessels	29
fleet shall	29
relative positions	29
sir william	29
home waters	28
fifty years	28
will depend	28
solid shot	28
came within	28
american war	28
three hundred	28
high tension	28
will also	28
fleet will	27
let fly	27
long time	27
russian fleet	27
american vessels	27
seventeenth century	27
naval policy	27
starboard side	27
per hour	27
subsidiary problem	27
electric cable	27
six hundred	27
mental processes	27
motivating task	27
tells us	27
port royal	27
single line	27
torpedo vessel	27
cut away	26
nineteenth century	26
hostile fleet	26
every side	26
next morning	26
hundred years	26
inch guns	26
died away	26
outer bottom	26
one day	26
shot away	26
far away	26
british man	26
three days	26
order form	26
naval tactics	26
upper deck	26
essential elements	26
relative position	26
white flag	26
submarine boat	26
sir edward	26
third step	26
russian torpedo	26
basic plan	25
homme richard	25
naval militia	25
lake erie	25
military force	25
american ships	25
minutes later	25
mizen topmast	25
mutual understanding	25
unlimited war	25
british empire	25
will take	25
coast defence	25
flag officers	25
war will	25
basic decision	25
various kinds	25
fort sumter	25
little town	25
junction box	25
ten years	24
safety key	24
action may	24
war may	24
correct military	24
hampton roads	24
hundred miles	24
several times	24
much greater	24
years later	24
chapter vii	24
two officers	24
two thousand	24
main topmast	24
commodore rodgers	24
good deal	24
national policy	24
additional instructions	24
military objective	24
atlantic coast	24
will enable	24
surface ship	24
american independence	24
four hundred	23
american vessel	23
three years	23
thousand dollars	23
wire fuze	23
carried away	23
american coast	23
north carolina	23
four years	23
circuit closers	23
naval service	23
present time	23
chapter ii	23
active service	23
spiral spring	23
american navy	23
natural mental	23
united service	23
american sailors	23
lord nelson	23
military operation	23
defensive torpedo	23
may find	23
voltaic battery	23
miles away	22
little craft	22
bon homme	22
three ships	22
enemy fleet	22
first sight	22
little time	22
first lieutenant	22
make sail	22
chapter viii	22
union flag	22
primary object	22
large fleet	22
five years	22
two great	22
will give	22
international law	22
dutch wars	22
fourth step	22
beaten back	22
chesapeake bay	22
war college	22
one ship	22
private property	21
two divisions	21
regular navy	21
two forces	21
home bases	21
military power	21
may require	21
set fire	21
enemy may	21
enemy forces	21
mizen peak	21
almost every	21
shall make	21
enemy courses	21
physical conditions	21
three vessels	21
transport fleet	21
war plans	21
drifting torpedoes	21
whitehead fish	21
military problem	21
also page	21
chapter iii	21
mental power	21
three men	21
vera cruz	21
early part	21
whole line	21
long range	21
professional judgment	21
crimean war	21
battle cruisers	21
lay torpedo	20
existing situation	20
armed vessels	20
little vessel	20
miles distant	20
four days	20
british flag	20
near enough	20
fundamental considerations	20
british isles	20
logistics support	20
blue flag	20
deep water	20
two fleets	20
subsidiary problems	20
cast anchor	20
one line	20
decisive action	20
spanish fleet	20
take possession	20
electro magnet	20
fleet may	20
young men	20
small vessels	20
sulphuric acid	20
line abreast	20
every nation	20
ship shall	20
five men	20
torpedo case	20
modern times	20
smaller vessels	19
naval machine	19
general command	19
one point	19
naval battle	19
armed men	19
blockading fleet	19
twenty minutes	19
will become	19
guard boats	19
force will	19
chapter ix	19
shall take	19
resistance coil	19
dark night	19
task forces	19
naval powers	19
open blockade	19
thrown overboard	19
military profession	19
opposite direction	19
shall find	19
will appear	19
two parts	19
motor launches	19
mechanical mine	19
feet inches	19
knots per	19
take advantage	19
will put	19
british men	19
two belligerents	19
english government	18
tension fuzes	18
detailed plan	18
take care	18
four guns	18
ships will	18
put abroad	18
advanced squadron	18
navy records	18
naval station	18
sufficient strength	18
griffin co	18
fish torpedoes	18
hostile submarines	18
will find	18
great sea	18
fifteen minutes	18
fleet must	18
naval vessels	18
great deal	18
british captain	18
firing key	18
spar torpedoes	18
commanding officer	18
task organization	18
round shot	18
two months	18
service institution	18
gave chase	18
anything like	18
british squadron	18
many cases	18
american civil	18
surface ships	18
british service	18
see pages	18
british vessel	18
will show	18
commodore perry	18
hostile vessel	18
set forth	18
de chaves	18
every day	18
motive force	18
hard work	18
german submarine	18
american naval	18
whole force	18
two british	18
best way	18
naval action	18
one hand	18
two boats	18
battle order	18
heavy fire	18
enemy will	18
th experiment	18
will permit	18
small frigates	17
three months	17
heavily armed	17
motor launch	17
first lord	17
coastal motor	17
wounded men	17
made available	17
sea cell	17
military forces	17
two nations	17
securing command	17
five minutes	17
cleared away	17
give battle	17
territorial object	17
several days	17
predetermined course	17
first place	17
subsidiary plans	17
naval defense	17
offensive action	17
internal resistance	17
naval stores	17
like manner	17
mercantile marine	17
sea communications	17
main fleet	17
secondary base	17
water line	17
entire force	17
clear away	17
comparatively small	17
beachy head	17
active fleet	17
tack first	17
one part	17
two miles	17
electrical resistance	17
battle fleets	17
subordinate commanders	17
five thousand	17
first stage	17
records society	17
several years	17
essex junior	17
states frigate	17
two countries	17
man shall	17
shutter apparatus	17
naval expedition	17
limited object	16
fighting power	16
british merchantmen	16
inner bottom	16
earth plates	16
new zealand	16
came near	16
san francisco	16
soon came	16
one occasion	16
every direction	16
german navy	16
war breaks	16
current will	16
little doubt	16
last two	16
great danger	16
hot pursuit	16
primary objective	16
task force	16
de ruyter	16
became evident	16
area abcd	16
every possible	16
yet another	16
might well	16
british officer	16
compressed gun	16
two weeks	16
naval authorities	16
effective action	16
human activity	16
british government	16
british sloop	16
gun ships	16
six feet	16
conducting wires	16
admiral lord	16
latter part	16
practical purposes	16
land warfare	16
blockading squadron	16
narrowly escaped	16
retained courses	16
union fleet	16
mental effort	16
mutual support	16
military strength	16
american fleet	16
shallow water	16
naval events	16
one case	15
four steps	15
first dutch	15
various parts	15
one vessel	15
insulated wire	15
tacks aboard	15
foreign trade	15
firing keys	15
two columns	15
one place	15
german war	15
west indian	15
small number	15
certain number	15
british officers	15
ensign staff	15
running estimate	15
mother country	15
armed vessel	15
long island	15
large enough	15
almost entirely	15
major strategy	15
torpedo will	15
large ship	15
five miles	15
must make	15
nearly always	15
narrow seas	15
every way	15
american people	15
best course	15
east coast	15
great importance	15
may seem	15
will admit	15
danger zone	15
earth plate	15
good ship	15
basic estimate	15
good order	15
part ii	15
highly trained	15
english fleet	15
spanish ships	15
good service	15
short distance	15
upper part	15
many ships	15
may result	15
higher commander	15
nautical mile	15
modern war	15
thousand pounds	15
first shot	15
invading army	15
japanese war	15
admiralty library	15
may appear	14
ditto ditto	14
superior speed	14
six months	14
practical value	14
lord howe	14
two small	14
badly cut	14
enable us	14
french navy	14
pacific coast	14
large body	14
admiral mahan	14
convoy system	14
one belligerent	14
great speed	14
leading ships	14
will remain	14
broad strategical	14
whole squadron	14
enemy might	14
latter case	14
south america	14
hundred tons	14
confederate works	14
proper detail	14
merchant ship	14
water craft	14
grand fleet	14
many months	14
let fall	14
multiple cable	14
must take	14
three hours	14
much larger	14
insulated wires	14
electric circuit	14
large ships	14
great care	14
general rule	14
military expedition	14
motive power	14
war problems	14
actual war	14
give us	14
leading wires	14
seven hundred	14
actual battle	14
must either	14
additional fighting	14
certain time	14
great measure	14
sporadic action	14
every point	14
less important	14
fighting ships	14
extremely difficult	14
purely naval	14
temporary command	14
great victory	14
monroe doctrine	14
battle ships	14
fundamental principle	14
tactical system	14
advantageous relative	14
may know	14
conducting wire	14
enemy must	14
several hundred	14
open ports	14
two long	14
section ii	14
channel fleet	14
give chase	14
drew near	14
right angles	14
civil life	14
shall receive	14
next ship	14
actual service	14
twenty years	14
one time	14
petty officers	14
torpedo experiments	14
land operations	14
square miles	14
modern conditions	14
naval annals	14
military decision	14
least one	14
england coast	14
copper wire	14
british sailors	14
depth charge	14
far less	14
within easy	14
ever since	14
maritime trade	14
will never	14
primary function	14
black smoke	14
russian war	14
public opinion	13
great advantage	13
sea around	13
commercial blockade	13
operations may	13
diagram showing	13
now come	13
drifting torpedo	13
national life	13
complete set	13
raking position	13
war games	13
either case	13
pound carronades	13
per nautical	13
landing place	13
close together	13
two parties	13
universal galvanometer	13
three minutes	13
ten minutes	13
ten thousand	13
future action	13
great distance	13
sound military	13
sir james	13
four thousand	13
nearly every	13
every case	13
careful study	13
tension fuze	13
focal points	13
powerful fleet	13
generally used	13
offensive torpedoes	13
may arise	13
headmost ship	13
opposite directions	13
offensive movement	13
cape horn	13
four men	13
took possession	13
electrical mines	13
important part	13
animus pugnandi	13
immediate object	13
copper wires	13
offensive torpedo	13
large scale	13
may now	13
two main	13
successful conduct	13
circumstances may	13
naval actions	13
north america	13
british seamen	13
operation plan	13
charleston harbor	13
whose duty	13
three thousand	13
mizen yard	13
spanish main	13
submarine weapons	13
american cause	13
compressed air	13
western squadron	13
will now	13
land force	13
great maritime	13
sir thomas	13
main cable	13
new problem	13
procedure distinctive	13
young officer	13
many officers	13
one night	13
weighed anchor	13
fort fisher	13
great enough	13
naval reserve	13
present war	13
geographical position	13
boat torpedo	13
great numbers	13
may frequently	13
great nations	13
american gunners	13
young man	13
commander now	13
admiral shall	13
small arms	13
first year	13
peace time	13
caught sight	13
section iii	13
twenty men	13
states government	13
physical force	13
different kinds	13
turkish war	13
must also	13
blue jackets	13
thousand miles	13
european waters	13
royal naval	12
taking care	12
boat attack	12
beat back	12
come aboard	12
great part	12
enemy battleship	12
ten men	12
john adams	12
minor strategy	12
et seq	12
much time	12
east indies	12
new london	12
weeks later	12
larger vessels	12
naval men	12
latter vessel	12
ten feet	12
sailing ships	12
given time	12
see post	12
fourteen guns	12
one direction	12
south africa	12
general objective	12
windward passage	12
main divisions	12
great power	12
soon became	12
human activities	12
opposite side	12
almost certainly	12
current passes	12
ships must	12
decision will	12
square inch	12
iron case	12
night fell	12
military objectives	12
miles long	12
naval battles	12
light breeze	12
comparative resources	12
new world	12
firing point	12
conditions prevailing	12
hundred thousand	12
operations involved	12
two centuries	12
pounds sterling	12
main object	12
special care	12
chemical action	12
states vessels	12
must pass	12
one will	12
old man	12
maritime wars	12
french naval	12
logical thought	12
combined fleet	12
new system	12
large proportion	12
came alongside	12
important factor	12
may even	12
went ashore	12
plan will	12
without waiting	12
american squadron	12
explosive agents	12
firing station	12
competent commander	12
advance guard	12
great ships	12
future wars	12
absolutely necessary	12
defended areas	12
hostile ships	12
much damage	12
moral effect	12
electric lights	12
enemy capabilities	12
ships may	12
hundred pounds	12
good hope	12
particular problem	12
two distinct	12
certain circumstances	12
european civilization	12
comte de	12
became known	12
come within	12
one gun	12
years old	12
puerto rico	12
borne trade	12
torpedo ship	12
dutch fleet	12
british frigates	12
fort donelson	12
kept open	12
buoy rope	12
towing torpedoes	12
port side	12
western coast	12
shall keep	12
combined expeditions	12
american seamen	12
fell back	12
professor laughton	12
modern naval	12
may come	12
strategic position	12
ship ahead	12
something like	12
fifty men	12
considerable time	12
nearly two	12
opposing forces	12
mechanical submarine	12
maritime interests	12
single ship	12
eight hundred	12
specially constructed	12
base sites	12
many times	12
objective may	12
fresh breeze	12
great difficulty	12
black sea	12
certain amount	12
great ship	12
one thing	12
poor fellow	12
north american	12
demy vo	12
ships shall	12
old system	11
three times	11
port hudson	11
old wars	11
landing party	11
made ready	11
mooring wire	11
squadron shall	11
task groups	11
war limited	11
must go	11
almost instantly	11
swept away	11
eighteen guns	11
first two	11
taking advantage	11
binding screw	11
naval blockade	11
history shows	11
de cuba	11
lord barham	11
defensive attitude	11
machine guns	11
entire fleet	11
sufficient number	11
suez canal	11
will naturally	11
months later	11
get away	11
found necessary	11
close order	11
lake ontario	11
large numbers	11
will go	11
south carolina	11
twenty miles	11
effective work	11
contact mines	11
also true	11
first vessel	11
every country	11
maritime power	11
exercising command	11
pressed forward	11
far enough	11
two torpedoes	11
david porter	11
admiral porter	11
trained intelligence	11
equal number	11
little band	11
julian corbett	11
total destruction	11
improved form	11
hostile submarine	11
inches long	11
uncommanded sea	11
tons displacement	11
distant bases	11
proper place	11
sea book	11
mortally wounded	11
us now	11
long line	11
local defence	11
highest order	11
made fast	11
spanish succession	11
henry viii	11
ship came	11
attacking force	11
navy yard	11
duba saife	11
one shot	11
long voyage	11
morning dawned	11
two large	11
sinking ship	11
political object	11
important point	11
single cored	11
nearly half	11
overwhelming force	11
great nation	11
almost impossible	11
ships came	11
regular order	11
sufficiently powerful	11
great powers	11
far greater	11
sea fight	11
orders issued	11
trained men	11
buoyant mines	11
zinc plate	11
commander considers	11
political conditions	11
effective military	11
may say	11
situation may	11
adequate freedom	11
every effort	11
new providence	11
one mile	11
many days	11
american commerce	11
new instructions	11
inch gun	11
ulterior objects	11
dropped anchor	11
power may	11
well armed	11
disabled ship	11
action required	11
every gun	11
key west	11
will include	11
naval chronicle	11
enemy force	11
objective will	11
chief engineer	11
one great	11
board ship	11
american fire	11
metal plate	11
general principles	11
lake champlain	11
american revolution	11
several thousand	11
twenty guns	11
greatly increased	11
large quantity	11
second war	11
young republic	11
captain mahan	11
narrow channel	11
three weeks	11
human beings	11
salt water	11
let go	11
passing vessel	11
last moment	11
proper apportionment	10
hyder ali	10
corollary principle	10
original situation	10
mere fact	10
circumstances will	10
low tension	10
naval wars	10
shall bear	10
estimate will	10
last resort	10
general order	10
greater number	10
extensively used	10
european nations	10
forty men	10
far apart	10
will pass	10
chapter xi	10
tentative solutions	10
high degree	10
action will	10
one pole	10
take account	10
enlisted men	10
leading block	10
higher command	10
take part	10
great routes	10
positive pole	10
british islands	10
thornycroft co	10
shall endeavour	10
english frigate	10
will often	10
various factors	10
zinc earth	10
may prove	10
square feet	10
much better	10
total number	10
sea service	10
common communications	10
early days	10
sound decision	10
enemy without	10
present conditions	10
admiral colomb	10
strange sail	10
vital importance	10
single fluid	10
new one	10
captured vessel	10
component parts	10
feet high	10
naval campaigns	10
french boats	10
operation may	10
reflecting galvanometer	10
indian ocean	10
commerce protection	10
british museum	10
william iii	10
material parts	10
sea voyage	10
cape town	10
get ready	10
will therefore	10
giving battle	10
shall happen	10
locomotive torpedo	10
upper end	10
three miles	10
six sail	10
expedition corps	10
brest fleet	10
best advantage	10
central american	10
petty officer	10
took effect	10
particular operation	10
two separate	10
modern developments	10
force sufficient	10
states ship	10
make provision	10
tactical games	10
fairly well	10
boat came	10
six thousand	10
hostile force	10
direct attack	10
four ships	10
might come	10
per square	10
one hour	10
second place	10
military spirit	10
roanoke island	10
fifteen hundred	10
long enough	10
war broke	10
every part	10
six guns	10
harriet lane	10
military strategy	10
another form	10
sixteenth century	10
subject matter	10
american officers	10
battle raged	10
may involve	10
home country	10
close range	10
without loss	10
pacific ocean	10
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naval stations	10
signalling battery	10
two frigates	10
numerous fleet	10
yet even	10
revolutionary war	10
thirty miles	10
thermo galvanometer	10
completely destroyed	10
two kinds	10
one must	10
american captain	10
electromotive force	10
principal base	10
two points	10
per minute	10
one shell	10
cruiser squadron	10
two ends	10
transport squadron	10
six men	10
strategical centre	10
fort mifflin	10
one fleet	10
many things	10
making war	10
european powers	10
may sometimes	10
far distant	10
hundred dollars	10
best method	10
mississippi river	10
many others	10
slate disc	10
vessel attacked	10
general instructions	10
entirely new	10
test battery	10
insulated cable	10
real attack	10
private armed	10
far ahead	10
required action	10
samuel tucker	10
major components	10
starboard tack	10
may properly	10
one thousand	10
low water	10
give way	10
sea without	10
great majority	10
within three	10
one morning	10
many men	10
defensive operations	10
two feet	10
captured ship	10
toulon fleet	10
may therefore	10
central america	10
commodore preble	10
mobile bay	10
starboard bow	10
sea fights	10
tabular form	10
japanese fleet	10
great number	10
many instances	10
exact position	10
north atlantic	10
whole broadside	10
will require	10
local command	10
hatteras inlet	10
vessels came	10
grand gulf	10
hundred feet	10
must first	10
great value	10
explosive effect	10
may mean	10
admiral will	10
voltaic batteries	10
make sure	10
binding screws	10
first attempt	10
line wire	10
high speed	10
flag shall	10
federal fleet	10
force may	10
five ships	10
another ship	10
differential galvanometer	10
may go	10
plan may	9
foul weather	9
fresh water	9
every sea	9
military authorities	9
part iii	9
anchor near	9
coming fleet	9
navy must	9
american officer	9
little brig	9
ship will	9
signal books	9
mental process	9
inches diameter	9
somewhat similar	9
collecting agencies	9
will serve	9
american merchantmen	9
hard pressed	9
naval matters	9
shot fired	9
electric lamp	9
three divisions	9
take charge	9
clearly defined	9
within sight	9
seriously injured	9
belgian coast	9
horse power	9
fort jackson	9
mutually dependent	9
american colonies	9
maritime war	9
long lines	9
matter whether	9
sent ashore	9
human nature	9
commercial centres	9
coup de	9
british admiral	9
outside world	9
blockaded port	9
confederate batteries	9
problem will	9
became necessary	9
sufficient force	9
immediate subordinates	9
capital ships	9
covering fleet	9
new problems	9
two reasons	9
motor boat	9
tow line	9
operations required	9
eight hours	9
anything else	9
wire bridge	9
patrol boats	9
upper edge	9
fleet action	9
signal shall	9
isthmian canal	9
must needs	9
french army	9
every advantage	9
favourable circumstances	9
naval institute	9
two classes	9
late war	9
brave men	9
enemy trade	9
wet gun	9
explosive force	9
thousand years	9
little damage	9
essential part	9
disputed command	9
coil galvanometer	9
battle plans	9
american citizens	9
hospital ships	9
several vessels	9
switch plates	9
will turn	9
taken possession	9
one division	9
ever seen	9
small size	9
two brigs	9
destructive fire	9
might easily	9
war time	9
attack made	9
form may	9
british ensign	9
well adapted	9
will keep	9
essential difference	9
new signal	9
base plug	9
hour later	9
alternative plans	9
foul one	9
middle ages	9
massachusetts bay	9
white men	9
white ensign	9
get command	9
motor boats	9
los angeles	9
great armies	9
correct objective	9
looked like	9
already referred	9
soon found	9
hours later	9
west india	9
ten miles	9
lord dartmouth	9
lee division	9
second dutch	9
german submarines	9
twentieth century	9
recent years	9
junction boxes	9
limited form	9
torpedo vessels	9
torpedo launches	9
will come	9
two inches	9
one year	9
fully described	9
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sound basis	9
men killed	9
strategy may	9
spanish armada	9
one may	9
end th	9
run ashore	9
human affairs	9
red sea	9
heavily laden	9
will result	9
captain perry	9
almost wholly	9
british coast	9
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high authority	9
admiral commanding	9
lord torrington	9
armored cruiser	9
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never yet	9
yankee sailors	9
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passed away	9
complete success	9
weaker power	9
steel case	9
nearly three	9
purely military	9
exercising control	9
human mind	9
steam launch	9
sea warfare	9
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longitudinal frame	9
naval thought	9
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three feet	9
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desperate resistance	9
confederate ship	9
two places	9
one way	9
new situation	9
seven miles	9
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small boats	9
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old days	9
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mechanical power	9
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first cruise	9
copper case	9
every now	9
french ships	9
fort mchenry	9
fall back	9
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lead us	9
external force	9
electro magnets	9
papers relating	9
sir alexander	9
little ship	9
army officers	9
nitric acid	9
maritime warfare	9
two hostile	9
fort henry	9
make war	9
la hogue	9
english naval	9
invading force	9
queen elizabeth	9
army corps	9
drew away	9
american merchantman	9
first thing	9
northern seas	9
usually employed	9
pound shot	9
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took part	9
particular ship	9
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might find	9
fluid cell	9
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german mine	9
factors involved	9
standing army	9
general chase	9
british cruisers	9
battle plan	9
strategic deployment	9
ships ahead	9
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maritime state	9
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first broadside	9
several hours	9
torpedo attacks	9
medical officer	9
european family	9
get within	9
vulcanised india	9
eccentric attacks	9
longer able	9
already described	8
fifteen miles	8
within musket	8
young officers	8
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large measure	8
might make	8
tight compartments	8
theoretical study	8
light apparatus	8
different parts	8
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current passing	8
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two american	8
prize crew	8
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will necessarily	8
knew nothing	8
santa lucia	8
signalling current	8
getting contact	8
war without	8
absolute war	8
may exist	8
nine ships	8
naval commander	8
english service	8
best position	8
main army	8
considerations may	8
internal evidence	8
san jacinto	8
preparation strategy	8
bad weather	8
high explosive	8
commodore conner	8
brass rod	8
two sail	8
adequate naval	8
american man	8
leyden jar	8
chapter xii	8
cruiser squadrons	8
every operation	8
focal areas	8
german army	8
force must	8
operations must	8
mutual relations	8
small ship	8
commander concerned	8
foregoing considerations	8
great fleet	8
strategic value	8
even now	8
respective squadrons	8
human life	8
submarine weapon	8
reasonable hope	8
see nothing	8
wing passage	8
ships engaged	8
first man	8
far east	8
three sailors	8
sea areas	8
first war	8
armed conflict	8
submarine attack	8
natural law	8
leading case	8
two squadrons	8
physical courage	8
twelve years	8
one battle	8
eight guns	8
distant waters	8
shall follow	8
naval duel	8
three cheers	8
far behind	8
operations will	8
widely separated	8
target practice	8
small one	8
early dawn	8
many ways	8
last word	8
rhode island	8
neutral port	8
reserve squadron	8
home fleet	8
five hours	8
easy sail	8
favourable opportunity	8
make good	8
made known	8
english ship	8
two articles	8
key line	8
boston harbor	8
show us	8
enemy battle	8
positive results	8
murderous fire	8
essential features	8
particular situation	8
active enemy	8
whole length	8
yankee tars	8
reserve ships	8
nd experiment	8
two elements	8
british colors	8
sea will	8
sir cyprian	8
lord high	8
strictly speaking	8
large size	8
almost certain	8
actual invasion	8
two sloops	8
full sail	8
men stood	8
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seems clear	8
part thereof	8
greatest naval	8
every officer	8
electrical tests	8
main deck	8
every vessel	8
several weeks	8
flag striped	8
soft iron	8
rubber tube	8
may become	8
task group	8
difficult task	8
sixty miles	8
forces will	8
heavy shot	8
admiral edward	8
every kind	8
former case	8
heavy gun	8
previously described	8
takes place	8
may include	8
readily understood	8
auxiliary fleet	8
andrea doria	8
fishing fleet	8
th edition	8
dotted lines	8
heavy broadsides	8
fleet tactics	8
sir richard	8
whatever may	8
much like	8
admiral cervera	8
regular army	8
one long	8
heavy blow	8
half pistol	8
supply ships	8
brave fellows	8
equal force	8
french invasion	8
gave way	8
first rank	8
may call	8
attacked vessel	8
every squadron	8
lay anchored	8
confederate fleet	8
next year	8
outer end	8
admiral togo	8
battle cruiser	8
successful invasion	8
armed ship	8
landing force	8
maritime strategy	8
home base	8
permanent command	8
keep open	8
new vessels	8
still water	8
many vessels	8
within effective	8
young lieutenant	8
single core	8
high admiral	8
without doubt	8
th october	8
naval position	8
might occur	8
great river	8
two gunboats	8
way back	8
sloane mss	8
every great	8
becomes necessary	8
still less	8
sixteen guns	8
divided among	8
navy will	8
will bring	8
division will	8
two sides	8
many people	8
enemy action	8
good account	8
southern states	8
problem may	8
twelve hundred	8
merchant marine	8
mystery ships	8
alonso de	8
james river	8
general welfare	8
explosive agent	8
seven years	8
navy may	8
raw material	8
confederate flag	8
commodore barron	8
valid guide	8
hatteras forts	8
electric machine	8
plans may	8
local control	8
one instance	8
shortening sail	8
general way	8
first ship	8
sir walter	8
distance apart	8
voltaic cell	8
heavy sea	8
objective point	8
good fortune	8
economic pressure	8
see fig	8
thousand troops	8
fifty boats	8
one force	8
subsidiary estimate	8
american sailor	8
see chapter	8
superior fleet	8
quite different	8
now found	8
constant fire	8
long tom	8
general action	8
factors cited	8
specially built	8
commanding officers	8
good people	8
soon discovered	8
late years	8
san juan	8
small part	8
will act	8
byam martin	8
firing current	8
cheered lustily	8
say nothing	8
larger number	8
single main	8
electro contact	8
geographical conditions	8
harvey torpedo	8
naval architecture	8
former days	8
small boat	8
actual distance	8
great lines	8
contrary tack	8
thirty minutes	8
larboard side	8
royal charles	8
st experiment	8
near new	8
lookout reported	8
santiago de	8
ringing cheers	8
british sea	8
ship may	8
every captain	8
ocean trade	8
fortress fleet	8
carrying away	8
far better	8
general terms	8
allied navies	8
battle ship	8
two methods	8
procedure may	8
must therefore	8
past experience	8
personal experience	8
island sound	8
various types	8
whole system	8
captain mcevoy	8
new article	8
first importance	8
must come	8
suffered severely	8
rough weather	8
frictional electricity	8
additional instruction	8
hilton head	8
means opposed	8
canal will	8
present writer	8
fleet might	8
without breaking	8
well enough	8
effective operations	8
torpedo guns	8
wireless telegraphy	8
hostile vessels	8
soon returned	8
modern warfare	8
home defence	8
buoyant mine	8
double fluid	8
getting ready	8
main fleets	8
relatively small	8
important factors	8
breeze blowing	8
commodore foote	8
fall astern	8
american flotilla	8
headmost ships	8
little resistance	8
army across	8
trafalgar campaign	8
must fight	8
ocean communications	8
first gun	8
sternmost ship	8
naval engagements	8
cast iron	8
norfolk navy	8
sailed away	7
british commerce	7
french admiral	7
lurid glare	7
boarding officer	7
four vessels	7
fire guns	7
gave three	7
nine men	7
recent times	7
tremendous power	7
blown away	7
another copy	7
fifty miles	7
psychological factors	7
eight miles	7
formed part	7
state papers	7
exercise control	7
came rushing	7
particular case	7
fighting value	7
effort involved	7
gave orders	7
fighting force	7
distant base	7
von moltke	7
following year	7
premature explosion	7
skilful manoeuvring	7
complete destruction	7
detailed tactical	7
effective command	7
also made	7
yellow flag	7
lord lisle	7
may occur	7
principal object	7
boarding party	7
two bases	7
first instance	7
loved ones	7
danger zones	7
near future	7
around cape	7
two pieces	7
better chance	7
atlantic ocean	7
naval academy	7
states man	7
taken away	7
main system	7
third dutch	7
dashed forward	7
gray dawn	7
safety wedge	7
admiral farragut	7
doubtful whether	7
highly specialized	7
much superior	7
whitehead torpedo	7
military history	7
larboard tack	7
topmast shrouds	7
intelligence activities	7
new ship	7
two ways	7
without fear	7
operation order	7
great battle	7
may reasonably	7
ships astern	7
made possible	7
senior officer	7
maritime powers	7
earliest known	7
outer skin	7
little like	7
granville penn	7
hostile cruisers	7
perfect skill	7
every port	7
centuries ago	7
ball struck	7
one american	7
left behind	7
sir peter	7
clear comprehension	7
swung round	7
red cross	7
came nearer	7
severely wounded	7
colonial expeditions	7
land troops	7
certain causes	7
battle formation	7
circuit breaker	7
great strength	7
thirty years	7
twelve guns	7
get contact	7
coming struggle	7
insulating material	7
cape st	7
sent back	7
several places	7
complete plan	7
rio janeiro	7
time will	7
modified form	7
early morning	7
well within	7
sea lord	7
certain conditions	7
fifteen thousand	7
driven away	7
rio grande	7
seemed likely	7
galapagos islands	7
combined operations	7
twelve men	7
jones determined	7
lord selkirk	7
von ebner	7
however great	7
military purposes	7
big wheel	7
war staff	7
flag flying	7
full view	7
starboard quarter	7
american crew	7
sailing order	7
exhaustive experiments	7
power will	7
driven back	7
individual ships	7
will fall	7
charles ii	7
americans found	7
prussian army	7
old ship	7
war bases	7
american isthmus	7
might otherwise	7
shall put	7
lord hood	7
easy matter	7
adjustment chamber	7
deadly fire	7
primary objects	7
exploding bolt	7
chapter xvii	7
second time	7
strange craft	7
placid surface	7
organized force	7
irish sea	7
will usually	7
gulf squadron	7
ships lying	7
french revolution	7
personnel parts	7
work done	7
little less	7
always keep	7
considerable extent	7
old frigate	7
james yeo	7
single shot	7
fundamental principles	7
commercial interests	7
without losing	7
utmost importance	7
elizabeth city	7
hawaiian islands	7
ottoman fleet	7
tactical methods	7
sailors worked	7
dartmouth mss	7
ever known	7
particular mine	7
commodore jones	7
second ahead	7
previous year	7
yards distant	7
iron wires	7
whole country	7
without firing	7
large quantities	7
whose flag	7
engineering arts	7
practical importance	7
lost sight	7
yankee hero	7
two things	7
much money	7
every minute	7
may happen	7
superior officer	7
national interests	7
metal plates	7
american brig	7
american privateers	7
two insulated	7
fighting forces	7
continental warfare	7
proper distance	7
little chance	7
paramount importance	7
astatic galvanometer	7
two others	7
surface craft	7
elements involved	7
three great	7
huge iron	7
toulon squadron	7
actual work	7
external resistance	7
close action	7
general scott	7
feet wide	7
soukoum kaleh	7
long periods	7
glass tube	7
british army	7
east asia	7
big guns	7
relative strength	7
naval art	7
french ports	7
powerful naval	7
enemy came	7
desperately wounded	7
naval college	7
weaker force	7
heavy iron	7
eight men	7
two cases	7
iron plates	7
chapter xvi	7
gives us	7
last great	7
american forces	7
means employed	7
left without	7
extremely useful	7
second line	7
three squadrons	7
many kinds	7
go large	7
many wars	7
british merchant	7
union navy	7
twenty feet	7
submarine bases	7
generally known	7
submarine boats	7
basis therefor	7
one state	7
san domingo	7
will carry	7
west coast	7
british commander	7
almost always	7
naval profession	7
passed along	7
stephen decatur	7
broad arrow	7
six wounded	7
george clarke	7
otherwise directed	7
cell test	7
edward spragge	7
mortal wound	7
tactical operations	7
british marine	7
carrying trade	7
french government	7
know whether	7
shore batteries	7
confederate gunners	7
command may	7
priming charge	7
main attack	7
normal condition	7
will spread	7
objectives may	7
take station	7
certain extent	7
time passed	7
opening fire	7
dead bodies	7
old cruiser	7
relative values	7
cape hatteras	7
five vessels	7
five days	7
will vary	7
first great	7
war department	7
submarine engineering	7
must know	7
large party	7
big ships	7
selected course	7
old jersey	7
metallic joint	7
already given	7
american port	7
american merchant	7
greatest danger	7
every military	7
van squadron	7
found extremely	7
great actions	7
nothing else	7
water alongside	7
six ships	7
revolutions per	7
highest point	7
new madrid	7
great gun	7
actual contact	7
official report	7
naval affairs	7
rear ships	7
seaport towns	7
open coast	7
might seem	7
whenever possible	7
british came	7
states sloop	7
may make	7
many factors	7
holds good	7
first day	7
close watch	7
two major	7
primary importance	7
union troops	7
sporadic attack	7
battle ahead	7
shorten sail	7
come near	7
sir robert	7
americans saw	7
adequate provision	7
decide whether	7
conditions will	7
less extent	7
little squadron	7
armoured cruisers	7
chapter xv	7
diagram illustrating	7
first action	7
standing armies	7
local naval	7
pole changers	7
within reach	7
narrow channels	7
usually made	7
several miles	7
supreme command	7
vessels lay	7
food supply	7
thousand tons	7
always possible	7
yankee doodle	7
proper means	7
person concerned	7
thing else	7
two armed	7
size torpedo	7
hostile expedition	7
may consist	7
two forms	7
chapter xiii	7
mines may	7
must get	7
hard fighting	7
still greater	7
passage bulkhead	7
cross bearings	7
second ship	7
admiral comte	7
main engines	7
armed ships	7
submarine fleets	7
outline form	7
early stages	7
great military	7
offensive submarine	7
great body	7
spanish war	7
officer may	7
two machines	7
set aside	7
american waters	7
barbary powers	7
another method	7
whole question	7
ships belonging	7
put aboard	7
york harbor	7
german fleet	7
professor abel	7
stokes bay	7
lower end	7
four miles	7
fruitful source	7
chapter xiv	7
will see	7
enduring mobility	7
open boat	7
second battle	7
safety pin	7
existing conditions	7
intimate connection	7
political importance	7
admiral sampson	7
one position	7
naval positions	7
land side	7
may assume	7
fully manned	7
total weight	7
short circuit	7
major operations	7
nelson intended	7
operation plans	7
main topsail	7
american arms	7
captain shall	7
mooring rope	7
take notice	7
shortest possible	7
will deny	7
following day	7
proper physical	7
inferior enemy	7
explosive substance	7
british troops	7
will prove	7
steam pressure	7
explanatory instructions	7
flying base	7
must never	7
submarine vessel	7
mystery ship	7
will continue	7
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four feet	7
result will	7
foreign ports	7
brought home	7
military plans	7
la vengeance	7
possible time	7
fifty feet	7
first attack	7
april th	7
air pump	7
infernal machines	7
escaped capture	7
century ago	7
throwing overboard	7
chief naval	7
came back	7
fortress monroe	7
trade defence	7
naval ports	7
louis xiv	7
good work	7
military expeditions	7
desired effect	7
first blow	7
may put	6
correct objectives	6
second class	6
english ships	6
bitter cold	6
battery test	6
get rid	6
must keep	6
little fleet	6
every sail	6
earlier admiralty	6
metallic connection	6
advanced bases	6
union forces	6
havana harbor	6
several men	6
clearing away	6
least two	6
sunday morning	6
will tend	6
take action	6
right time	6
successful execution	6
great use	6
reflective thinking	6
much stronger	6
english man	6
defended area	6
decisively defeated	6
sure enough	6
canadian pacific	6
shall give	6
commerce afloat	6
ship without	6
boat put	6
picric acid	6
war game	6
made great	6
inch shell	6
trade communications	6
trafalgar year	6
yankee gunners	6
small cruisers	6
university press	6
one wounded	6
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