W.E. Gordon, submitted to the Board of Admiralty in February 1878 and referring to Rupert says: "she is a comparatively simple weapon within the capacity of an ordinary man to make the best use of, whereas the Captain of the  or  in action would be like a man armed with sword, rapier, rifle and pistol, trying to use them all at the same time.
W.E. Gordon, submitted to the Board of Admiralty in February 1878 and referring to Rupert says: "she is a comparatively simple weapon within the capacity of an ordinary man to make the best use of, whereas the Captain of the  or  in action would be like a man armed with sword, rapier, rifle and pistol, trying to use them all at the same time."