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... house what sort of house he would like to have , but have disregarded the opinions that those gentlemen have given , the requirements that those gentlemen have laid down . But now these requirements have been carried out , very much to ...
... house what sort of house he would like to have , but have disregarded the opinions that those gentlemen have given , the requirements that those gentlemen have laid down . But now these requirements have been carried out , very much to ...
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... House Naval Committee : The board also invited attention to the desirability of carrying a larger pro- portion of the coal and stores at the normal draft than had previously been cus- tomary , and that at her normal draft ( which should ...
... House Naval Committee : The board also invited attention to the desirability of carrying a larger pro- portion of the coal and stores at the normal draft than had previously been cus- tomary , and that at her normal draft ( which should ...
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... House gives a statement of the reason for locating the water - line armor protection in the manner followed by American , British , and Japanese designers : The consensus of opinion among naval designers , and those naval officers who ...
... House gives a statement of the reason for locating the water - line armor protection in the manner followed by American , British , and Japanese designers : The consensus of opinion among naval designers , and those naval officers who ...
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... House Naval Committee , a copy of which will be filed with this report as soon as received from the printer . For a gentleman , who claims " a closer seagoing acquaintance " with the American Navy " than any other civilian possesses ...
... House Naval Committee , a copy of which will be filed with this report as soon as received from the printer . For a gentleman , who claims " a closer seagoing acquaintance " with the American Navy " than any other civilian possesses ...
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... house what sort of house he would like to have , but have disregarded the opinion that those gentlemen have given — the requirements that those gentlemen have laid down . But now these requirements have been carried out , very much to ...
... house what sort of house he would like to have , but have disregarded the opinion that those gentlemen have given — the requirements that those gentlemen have laid down . But now these requirements have been carried out , very much to ...
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