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    Sir Nathaniel Barnaby, KCB (25 February 1829 – 16 June 1915) was Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy from 1872 to 1885. Born on 25 February 1829 in Chatham...
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  • Barnaby, Canadian politician Hannah Barnaby, author of Wonder Show Matthew Barnaby (born 1973), retired National Hockey League right winger Nathaniel...
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    penetrate enemy harbours at speed and sink anchored ships. Designed by Nathaniel Barnaby primarily as a protected torpedo boat, the ram was provided very much...
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    faster. The first example of this was HMS Rattlesnake, designed by Nathaniel Barnaby in 1885, and commissioned in response to the Russian War scare. The...
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    Navy. A result of the Russian war scare of 1885, she was designed by Nathaniel Barnaby that year and built by Laird Brothers, of Birkenhead. Quickly made...
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    was lost and he vehemently opposed the changes made by the new DNC, Nathaniel Barnaby and his assistant, William White, himself a future DNC. The main changes...
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    Royal Navy, a member of the Admiral class of warships designed by Nathaniel Barnaby. The ship was the last British battleship to carry a figurehead although...
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    boats. The first example of this was HMS Rattlesnake, designed by Nathaniel Barnaby in 1885. The gunboat was armed with torpedoes and designed for hunting...
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    comparable. Sans Pareil was the last battleship to be designed by Nathaniel Barnaby. She was commissioned at Chatham on 8 July 1891 to take part in manoeuvres...
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    fire. In early 1863 the Admiralty gave Coles permission to work with Nathaniel Barnaby, head of staff of the Department of Naval Construction, on the design...
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