Obvious errors of punctuation and diacritics repaired.

Both "defense" and "defence" are used and have not been changed.

Both "guncotton" and "gun-cottom" are used and have not been changed.

Hyphen added: hand[-]wheels (p. 8).

Hyphen removed: War[-]ships (p. 2).

P. viii: 8-inch Non-disappearnig -> 8-inch Non-disappearing.

P. 2: first or second-slass gunners -> first or second-class gunners.

P. 7: verticle angle -> vertical angle.

P. 31: Tetlautograph detail -> Telautograph detail.

P. 35: singals "Ready" or "Misfire," -> signals "Ready" or "Misfire,".

P. 77: Frankfort Arsenal -> Frankford Arsenal.

P. 89: right-handed sope -> right-handed rope.

P. 101: each pir of front and rear stakes -> each pair of front and rear stakes.

P. 110: Thong and Bush -> Thong and Brush.

P. 123: EXAGERATED DIAGRAMS -> EXAGGERATED DIAGRAMS.

P. 144: on dial -> on the dial.

P. 148, table, last column: 6 1 -> 6 1/5.

P. 156: TABLE A.--TABLE OF WARSHIP CHARACTERISTICS was split in two to fit within a reasonable width.

P. 160: (See Armor-attack Sheet, Fig. 86.) -> (See Armor-attack Sheet, Fig. 87.)

P. 168: 36 Imperieuse (34B Warspite) -> 36 Imperieuse (36B Warspite).

P. 184: 2 alochol lamps -> 2 alcohol lamps.

P. 187: free fram any clogging material -> free from any clogging material.