Start of iron shipbuilding in United States in 1944; type of iron construction used on early vessels; data on first iron vessels in America show that, by 1945, several American iron hulls were afloat and successfully operating; developments down to beginnings of modern steel hulls, traced; brief description of early American vessels including steamers Bangor, and William Norris, and gunboat Michigan. (See also - n 1 Jan 1944 p 77-9, n 3 Mar p 70-2)


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    Title :

    Development of steel and iron shipbuilding in America


    Additional title:

    Pac Mar Rev


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1944


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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