Sea Warfare

"The Navy is very old and very wise. Much of her wisdom is on record and
available for reference; but more of it works in the unconscious blood of those
who serve her. She has a thousand years of experience, and can find precedent or
parallel for any situation that the force of the weather or the malice of the
King's enemies may bring about.

The main principles of sea-warfare hold good throughout all ages, and, so
far as the Navy has been allowed to put out her strength, these principles have
been applied over all the seas of the world. For matters of detail the Navy, to
whom all days are alike, has simply returned to the practice and resurrected the
spirit of old days."

- Excerpted from "Sea Warfare"