Congressional Serial SetU.S. Government Printing Office, 1908 - United States Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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... DEPARTMENT , BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR , Washington , D. C. , February 14 , 1908 . SIR : In conformity with the Department's instructions to prepare data with respect to height of freeboard , gun height , water - line armor ...
... DEPARTMENT , BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR , Washington , D. C. , February 14 , 1908 . SIR : In conformity with the Department's instructions to prepare data with respect to height of freeboard , gun height , water - line armor ...
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... Department might have complete information , in a convenient form , the following tabular statements and plans have been prepared and are made a part of this report : I. Tabular statement giving principal characteristics of typical ...
... Department might have complete information , in a convenient form , the following tabular statements and plans have been prepared and are made a part of this report : I. Tabular statement giving principal characteristics of typical ...
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... Department and Bureau management of the Navy , are severe , and if all of them had reasonable semblance of truth , would furnish just cause for alarm . A system , however , which has carried the Navy through three wars and which ...
... Department and Bureau management of the Navy , are severe , and if all of them had reasonable semblance of truth , would furnish just cause for alarm . A system , however , which has carried the Navy through three wars and which ...
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... Department , it has been deemed unnecessary to deal fully with this particular phase of the subject in a report of this kind . Some reference thereto , how- ever , appears necessary in view of the very widespread impression that many of ...
... Department , it has been deemed unnecessary to deal fully with this particular phase of the subject in a report of this kind . Some reference thereto , how- ever , appears necessary in view of the very widespread impression that many of ...
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... Department's respon- sible and trained designers in favor of the ill - considered and unwise recommendations of those whose training and experience in such matters were not so complete as that of the Department's official advisers ...
... Department's respon- sible and trained designers in favor of the ill - considered and unwise recommendations of those whose training and experience in such matters were not so complete as that of the Department's official advisers ...
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Admiral CAPPS amendment American ammunition hoists amount approved armor belt armor protection armored cruisers assistant treasurer attend public school battle ships belt armor board on construction British Bureau of Construction Bureau of Ordnance cent chief constructor coal coast committee Company Congress consideration Construction and Repair court criticism currency deck Department deposit designed load district draft drainage election employees fact feet fleet foreign freeboard Government handling room height inches Japanese Kearsarge land load displacement main belt Marconi Company Massachusetts avenue matter ment National Bank naval constructors necessary November opinion Ordnance Pacific park post school practice present President purpose question Rear-Admiral received recommended respectfully ROBERTS Rock Creek Royal Sovereign seagoing officers Secretary statement stations street submitted tion tons turret United States Navy United States Senators vessels Washington water line water-line armor water-line belt wireless York
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