(DOWNLOAD) "Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran" by Howard Irving Chapelle * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran
- Author : Howard Irving Chapelle
- Release Date : January 01, 1975
- Genre: Transportation,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 3254 KB
Description
The identity of the first steam man-of-war has been known for many years, and a great deal has been written and published on the history of this American vessel. Until recently, the only available drawing of the ship has been a patent drawing made for Robert Fulton. This does not comply with contemporary descriptions of the steamer and the drawing or plan is out of proportion with the known dimensions. The lack of plans has heretofore made it impossible to illustrate the vessel with any degree of precision, or to build a scale model.