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An awkward and unsuccessful ship.
She proved, however, when she was wrecked, that for ship construction iron is stronger than wood,
and proved, too, that double bottoms, bulkheads, and bilge keels, which were new departures when she was built,
were most desirable in ships of her size.
- Author
- Ships of the seven seas
By Hawthorne Daniel
Contributor: Franklin D Roosevelt
Published 1925
Available from gutenberg.org or archive.org - Posted on
- Saturday 10 February 2024
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- 1000*810
- Tags
- Hybrid, Sailing Ship, Steamboat
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