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Updated: June 22, 2025
My Midshipmite, being a hardy veteran in world-shaking naval battles, permitted himself to smile. "But, you see, sir," he gently explained, "it's really far safer out here than being shut up in a gun-turret or or down below, on account of er er you understand, sir?" "Oh, quite!" said I, and thereafter thought awhile, and, receiving his ready permission, lighted my cigarette.
The distance was only 2800 yards, so near had the enemy come. And at this ridiculously short distance, contrary to all the rules of naval warfare, the Americans opened fire. "2800 yards, to the right beneath the first gun-turret of the Satsuma," called the lieutenant to the two gunners.
The crashing of the heavy steel projectiles above deck, the explosion in the foreward gun-turret, and several shots which had passed through the unarmored starboard side of the forepart of the ship in rapid succession they were explosive shells which created fearful havoc and filled all the rooms with the poisonous gases of the Shimose-powder all this, added to the continual ring of the alarm-signals, had completely robbed the crew below deck of their senses and of all deliberation.
Above the gun-turret there was a second of much smaller diameter, which did not revolve. It was also heavily plated and designed to shelter the commanding officer and those charged with the steering of the ship.
"What do you mean by 'decently'?" Ruth demanded. Carl was startled. He had once asked Ruth the same question about the same phrase. Aunt Emma revolved like a gun-turret getting Ruth's range, and remarked, calmly: "My dear child, you know quite well what I mean.
He examined the ships again and saw numerous little flags running up the mast of the leading ship, undoubtedly a signal, then the forward turret with its two enormously long gun-barrels swung slowly over to starboard, the other turrets turned at the same time, and then a tongue of flame shot out of the mouths of both barrels in the forward turret; the wind quickly dispersed the cloud of smoke, and three seconds later a shell burst with a fearful noise on the deck of the Connecticut between the base of the bridge and the first gun-turret, throwing the splinters right on the bridge and tearing off the head of the lieutenant who was doing duty at the signal apparatus.
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