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N. Napier, Sir Charles, 10; on steam in the navy, 13; fits the 'Galatea' with paddles actuated by winches inboard, 14; second in command at the bombardment of Acre, 18-20; in command in the Baltic during the Crimean War, 37-40; on fleets v. fortifications, 117. Napoleon I. on the English fleet, 1-2. Napoleon III. proposes floating batteries, 46. Naval architecture, few changes in during first half of the century, 2; School of, 3; time for a new system, 49. Naval brigade at the siege of Sebastopol, 31. Naval estimates for 1832 and 1834, 2. Nelson, Lord, 5. 'Nelson,' The, 16 'Nelson,' The, armoured cruiser, 154, 158, 235. 'Newark,' The, of the United States Navy, 274. 'New York,' The, of the United States Navy, 279. 'Niagara,' The, of the United States Navy, 24. 'Nicholas I.,' The, of the Russian Navy, 258. ’Nile,' The, 142. 'No. 12,' of the United States Navy, 280. 'No. 80,' torpedo boat, of the British Navy, 237-8. Nordenfelt's, Mr, machine gun, 190. 'Northampton,' The, 154, 235. Northcote, Sir Stafford, on the Crimean War, 27. 'Northumberland,' The, 56. 'Novgorod,' The, Russian circular ironclad, 125.       O. 'Obturator,' 186. 'Ocean,' The, 60 'Octavia,' The, 222-3. Ordnance, smooth bore universally employed before 1840, 6, 166; rifled gun, 170, etc. 'Oregon,' The, of the United States Navy, 278. 'Orlando,' The, 25, 50, 273. Osbom, Sherard, in the expedition to the Sea of Azof, 36. Oscillating cylinders, 213-14.       P. Paddle-wheel steamer, 12, 13, 14, 214, 216-17, 223. Paixhans', Colonel, horizontal shell fire in place of shot, proposes to armour ships, 1825, 45-6. 'Palestro, The. Italian ironclad, 95; blown up in the battle of Lissa, 100-1, 140-1. 'Pallas,' The, 223-5. Palliser's, Captain, gun, 175-6: device for hardening the front portion of shot. Palmerston, Lord, on fortifications v. fleets, 117, 119,

'Pamyat Azova,' The, of the Russian Navy, 259. 'Panther,' The, of the Austrian Navy, 268. 'Pelayo,' The, of the Spanish Navy, 268. Pellew, Sir Edward, afterwards Lord Exmouth, on fleets as defence against invasion, 115-117. Persano, Admiral, Italian commander in the battle of Lissa, 94; false strategy, 96; attack on San Giorgio, 96-7; the action, 98-101. 'Philadelphia,' The, of the United States Navy, 274. 'Phœnix,’ The, 14, 18. 'Piemonte,’ The, of the Italian Navy, 264. 'Pique,' The, 4-5, 18. Plates, wrought-iron, 136; steel, 137, 139; compound, 138-9. 'Polyphemus,' The, 131-2, 235. Popoff, Admiral, of the Russian Navy, designs circular ironclads, 125; the 'Admiral Popoff,' 126. Powder, 182; pebble, 183; cocoa, 189; cordite, 189, 102. 'Powerful,' The, 10, 18, 20. 'Prince Albert,' The, 79. 'Prince Consort,’ The, 60. 'Princess Charlotte,' The, 18. 'Princess Stephanie,' The, of the Austrian Navy, 268. Prizes, French, always 'took the lead,' 3. Projectiles, spherical, always employed before 1840, 6, 166; cylindrical, 171. 'Puritan,' The, of the United States Navy, 272. Q. Quadruple expansion, engines, 238. 'Queen,' The, 5-6, 24, 33. Quoins, 169. R. Raglan, Lord, 29; Sir Edmund Lyon's influence over, 30, note. Ram, use of the, 128-135. 'Ramillies,' The, 109. 'Rattler,' The, 218, 224. 'Rattlesnake,' The, 206-7, 238. Razées, two-deckers cut down to 50-gun frigates, 6. 'Ré d'Italia,' The, Italian ironclad in the battle of Lissa, 95, 99; sunk by the 'Ferdinand Max,' 100-1, 134. 'Redoubtable,' The, of the French Navy, 250. Reed, Sir E., Chief Constructor of the Navy, 61-2. Rendel, Mr G., hydraulic power for rotating turrets devised by, 87. 'Repulse.' The, 109. 'Requin,' The, of the French Navy, 254. 'Resistance,' The, 56. 'Resolution,' The, 109. 'Ré Umberto,' The, of the Italian Navy, 63. 'Revenge,’ The, 109.