Report of the Commissioner of Navigation to the Secretary of the TreasuryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 - Merchant marine |
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... tons , is reported to be 173.4 feet long , 36 feet wide , and 15 feet deep . while the schooner Frank S. Warren , of Bath , Me . , 540 tons , is reported to be 159.6 feet long , 35 feet wide , and 13.5 feet deep . Here it is plain that ...
... tons , is reported to be 173.4 feet long , 36 feet wide , and 15 feet deep . while the schooner Frank S. Warren , of Bath , Me . , 540 tons , is reported to be 159.6 feet long , 35 feet wide , and 13.5 feet deep . Here it is plain that ...
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... tons and tonnage may be defined as follows : ( 1 ) Tons of weight . - A gross ton = 2,240 pounds . A net ton = 2,000 pounds . Ocean freighting , when by weight , is of gross tons . Inland carrying on roads , railroads , or canals is by ...
... tons and tonnage may be defined as follows : ( 1 ) Tons of weight . - A gross ton = 2,240 pounds . A net ton = 2,000 pounds . Ocean freighting , when by weight , is of gross tons . Inland carrying on roads , railroads , or canals is by ...
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United States. Department of the Treasury. Bureau of Navigation. gates 294,134 tons , it being larger than in any year since 1875 , when it was 297,639 tons . Great Britain , of course , stands first as a ship- owning and ship - building ...
United States. Department of the Treasury. Bureau of Navigation. gates 294,134 tons , it being larger than in any year since 1875 , when it was 297,639 tons . Great Britain , of course , stands first as a ship- owning and ship - building ...
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... TONS GROSS AND OF SAILING VESSELS OF ONE HUNDRED TONS NET AND UPWARDS , BELONGING TO EACH OF THE SEVERAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD , ETC. - Con- tinued . Steam . Sail . Steam and sail . Flag . Total Num- Gross ton- ber . nage . Num- ber ...
... TONS GROSS AND OF SAILING VESSELS OF ONE HUNDRED TONS NET AND UPWARDS , BELONGING TO EACH OF THE SEVERAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD , ETC. - Con- tinued . Steam . Sail . Steam and sail . Flag . Total Num- Gross ton- ber . nage . Num- ber ...
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... Tons . No. Tons . No. Tons . No. Tons . No. Tons . No. Tons . No. Tons . No. Tons . No. Tons . 1,480 11 14 , 289 57 100 , 544 79 116 , 313 6 2 , 219 7 5,950 1 1,621 14 9,790 93 126 , 103 Steam 3 374 100 60 , 176 524 1,058,587 627 1 ...
... Tons . No. Tons . No. Tons . No. Tons . No. Tons . No. Tons . No. Tons . No. Tons . No. Tons . 1,480 11 14 , 289 57 100 , 544 79 116 , 313 6 2 , 219 7 5,950 1 1,621 14 9,790 93 126 , 103 Steam 3 374 100 60 , 176 524 1,058,587 627 1 ...
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