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CONTENTS No. 297. Report concerning certain alleged defects in vessels of Navy . 298. Statement in refutation of alleged defects of naval vessels . 308. Superannuation in classified civil service . 326. Statement relative to district ...
CONTENTS No. 297. Report concerning certain alleged defects in vessels of Navy . 298. Statement in refutation of alleged defects of naval vessels . 308. Superannuation in classified civil service . 326. Statement relative to district ...
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REPORT CONCERNING CERTAIN ALLEGED DEFECTS IN VESSELS OF NAVY . Mr. HALE presented the following REPORT CONCERNING CERTAIN ALLEGED DEFECTS IN VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY , BY WASHINGTON LEE CAPPS , CHIEF CONSTRUCTOR , U. S. NAVY ...
REPORT CONCERNING CERTAIN ALLEGED DEFECTS IN VESSELS OF NAVY . Mr. HALE presented the following REPORT CONCERNING CERTAIN ALLEGED DEFECTS IN VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY , BY WASHINGTON LEE CAPPS , CHIEF CONSTRUCTOR , U. S. NAVY ...
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... vessels or fleets . That the large majority of the alleged defects in our naval vessels do not exist in fact will be con- clusively shown in the following pages . But before entering upon any argument which involves the use of the data ...
... vessels or fleets . That the large majority of the alleged defects in our naval vessels do not exist in fact will be con- clusively shown in the following pages . But before entering upon any argument which involves the use of the data ...
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... vessel was considerably more than 1 foot greater with the 900 tons of coal on board than was provided for in the design . " Deep load displacement " in our own and foreign navies is a term which indicates the ... VESSELS OF NAVY .
... vessel was considerably more than 1 foot greater with the 900 tons of coal on board than was provided for in the design . " Deep load displacement " in our own and foreign navies is a term which indicates the ... VESSELS OF NAVY .
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... vessels of the United States Navy . In fact , so far as may be judged from the statements of such ill - informed writers , it appears that the draft , displacement , freeboard , etc. , of foreign vessels at de- signed load displacement ...
... vessels of the United States Navy . In fact , so far as may be judged from the statements of such ill - informed writers , it appears that the draft , displacement , freeboard , etc. , of foreign vessels at de- signed load displacement ...
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