Report of the Commissioner of Navigation to the Secretary of the TreasuryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 - Merchant marine |
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... Britain not only for ships , but builders to build them . British ship - builders are the makers of ship material . All they need now to become our builders are ship - yards in the United States . They have their material works at ...
... Britain not only for ships , but builders to build them . British ship - builders are the makers of ship material . All they need now to become our builders are ship - yards in the United States . They have their material works at ...
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... Britain . 474 $ 12 , 140.23 3,884 $ 38 , 843.73 702 17 , 702.14 3,625 32 , 557.30 577 $ 28 , 941.42 Norway 188 2,620.80 324 4,805.61 929 64 , 108.35 634 26 , 615.10 2,370 243 , 468.01 Germany 59 975.21 21 959.64 80 1,934.85 180 7,750.26 ...
... Britain . 474 $ 12 , 140.23 3,884 $ 38 , 843.73 702 17 , 702.14 3,625 32 , 557.30 577 $ 28 , 941.42 Norway 188 2,620.80 324 4,805.61 929 64 , 108.35 634 26 , 615.10 2,370 243 , 468.01 Germany 59 975.21 21 959.64 80 1,934.85 180 7,750.26 ...
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... Britain , of course , stands first as a ship- owning and ship - building country , but the United States is second , and the two countries combined own a large proportion of the world's tonnage . The tonnage of sailing vessels as ...
... Britain , of course , stands first as a ship- owning and ship - building country , but the United States is second , and the two countries combined own a large proportion of the world's tonnage . The tonnage of sailing vessels as ...
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... Britain ; but , upon reconsideration , on motion of France , it was taken out of the regulations and placed in the appendix thereto , to be brought to the attention of the various powers , owing to its being an entirely new rule and one ...
... Britain ; but , upon reconsideration , on motion of France , it was taken out of the regulations and placed in the appendix thereto , to be brought to the attention of the various powers , owing to its being an entirely new rule and one ...
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... may see the shaping , the turning , and twisting of British craft . Great Britain does not want all nations to have an equal chance , under international rules REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF NAVIGATION . 55 Concerning seaworthiness.
... may see the shaping , the turning , and twisting of British craft . Great Britain does not want all nations to have an equal chance , under international rules REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF NAVIGATION . 55 Concerning seaworthiness.
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