History tells us that while Nicholas J had no sympathy with the liberalism which a brother of his possessed, he nevertheless Succeeded in ensuring progress in certain directions, principally regard to his army and navy. For some time British officers had been employed in the Tsar's navy, and it is @ point worth mentioning here ice-breakers of the type of Krassiz were evolved from their design:
Probably their influence led to this, hand of Clydeside shipbuilders ani engineers being drafted to the spot which is now Leningrad, and incidentally to the construction of the Tungus, In view of the scarcity of iron in the Russian dominions, at the time, it must have been a very fine achievement on their part to produce Tungus, for in her day she ranked as one of the largest and finest iron ships afloat. Considering that. her register at Lloyds gives her 401 tons, that she is 180 ft. long and loads down to 13 ft. she is, of torical. Incidentally her name is no longer Tungus, but her present. Chinese' owners have christened her Hsin Tai, but for preference we shall use in' this article the name by which she was known so long.
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