David W.Taylor, naval constructor, U.S.N. his reflections on ship protection- ar ethey lessons for today?

摘要

This article features excerpts from a lec- ture given at the Naval War College in 1910 by David W. Taylor, Naval Constructor, USN. Among many wise Observations in the Lecture are some clas- Sical view illuminat- Ing the constant strug- Gle in ship designs Between offensive Power and passive Protection. We resur- Rect Taylor's previous- Ly unpublished words Believing that we are At a similar crossroads Today and that we Could benefit by revis- Iting his admonitions. This paper attempts To show why this is So. Historical notes Have been provided to Further illuminate Selected subjects in The text.