Report of the Commissioner of Navigation to the Secretary of the Treasury, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1894 - Merchant marine |
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... boats , and barges , by customs districts and States , on June 30 , 1894 . 272 12. Summary of Table 11 , by States .. 280 13. Classification of sail and steam vessels by size , by customs districts and States on June 30 , 1894 . 281 14 ...
... boats , and barges , by customs districts and States , on June 30 , 1894 . 272 12. Summary of Table 11 , by States .. 280 13. Classification of sail and steam vessels by size , by customs districts and States on June 30 , 1894 . 281 14 ...
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... boats of 50,000 gross tons and about 100 other vessels of upward of 40,000 tons have been removed from the lists . For various reasons it is not always possible at the custom - houses to obtain immediate reports of vessels which are no ...
... boats of 50,000 gross tons and about 100 other vessels of upward of 40,000 tons have been removed from the lists . For various reasons it is not always possible at the custom - houses to obtain immediate reports of vessels which are no ...
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... boats and barges , show a decrease of nearly 900 vessels and nearly 150,000 tons . The revision referred to affected almost wholly these classes of vessels , and one - half of the reduction may be attributed to that scrutiny . There has ...
... boats and barges , show a decrease of nearly 900 vessels and nearly 150,000 tons . The revision referred to affected almost wholly these classes of vessels , and one - half of the reduction may be attributed to that scrutiny . There has ...
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... boats 14 1,522 28 3,791 Barges : Wood . Steel . Total 54 8 , 126 45 11,028 10 13 , 104 838 131 , 195 956 211 , 639 Including canal boats and barges . TEN YEARS ' PROGRESS OF AMERICAN SHIPPING . The total number of American vessels of ...
... boats 14 1,522 28 3,791 Barges : Wood . Steel . Total 54 8 , 126 45 11,028 10 13 , 104 838 131 , 195 956 211 , 639 Including canal boats and barges . TEN YEARS ' PROGRESS OF AMERICAN SHIPPING . The total number of American vessels of ...
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... boats ) has fallen from 2,414,008 gross tons in 1884 to 2,022,899 gross tons in 1894. While this decrease is great , it is rela- tively not so great as the decline in the world's sailing tonnage . In 1885 the Répertoire Général of the ...
... boats ) has fallen from 2,414,008 gross tons in 1884 to 2,022,899 gross tons in 1894. While this decrease is great , it is rela- tively not so great as the decline in the world's sailing tonnage . In 1885 the Répertoire Général of the ...
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Page 228 - ... a bright white light, so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the vessel, namely, from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least five miles.
Page 221 - A vessel of one hundred and fifty feet or upwards in length when at anchor shall carry in the forward part of the vessel, at a height of not less than twenty and not exceeding forty feet above the hull, one such light, and at or near the stern of the vessel, and at such a height that it shall be not less than fifteen feet lower than the forward light, another such light.
Page 229 - Whenever, as in the case of small vessels under way during bad weather, the green and red side lights cannot be fixed, these lights shall be kept at hand lighted and ready for use; and shall, on the approach of or to other vessels, be exhibited on their respective sides in sufficient time to prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most visible, and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side, nor, if practicable, more than 2 points...
Page 223 - On the near approach of or to other vessels they shall have their sidelights lighted, ready for use, and shall flash or show them at short intervals to indicate the direction in which they are heading, but the green light shall not be shown on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side. A pilot-vessel of such a class as to be obliged to go alongside of a...
Page 232 - A steam vessel hearing, apparently forward of her beam, the fog signal of a vessel the position of which is not ascertained shall, so far as the circumstances of the case admit, stop her engines, and then navigate with caution until danger of collision is over.
Page 237 - Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any vessel, or the owner or master or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper lookout, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
Page 232 - When both are running free with the wind on different sides, the vessel which has the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way of the other.
Page 231 - A sailing vessel under way shall sound, at intervals of not more than one minute, when on the starboard tack, one blast; when on the port tack, two blasts in succession, and when with the wind abaft the beam, three blasts in succession.
Page xliv - It may be doubted whether any of the evils proceeding from the feebleness of the federal government contributed more to that great revolution which introduced the present system than the deep and general conviction that commerce ought to be regulated by congress.
Page 233 - In obeying and construing these rules due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision, and to any special circumstances which may render a departure from the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger.