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Plea for the Monitor in Coast Defence
A naval officer argues that monitors are essential for harbor and river defense, not obsolete. He cites ships like Amphitrite Monadnock Terror Miantonomoh Monterey Tonopah and Talla hassee, urges more 14 inch gun monitors, and warns of battleship dominance against coastal cities.
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Tonopah
Tallahassee
Navy Department
Monterey
Terror
Manila
Navy Yard
Philadelphia
New Or
Cheyenne
Ozark
Potomac River
Seaboard
New York Harbor
Chesapeake
Atlantic
Pacific
Golden Gate
Puget Sound
Columbia River
Admiral Bunce