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NH 66228 Warship construction, eighteenth century

Warship construction, eighteenth century
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Title: Warship construction, eighteenth century
Caption: Comparison of midship sections of 38 gun frigates built in the ordinary British method (left), and one built to the method proposed by Mr. Gabriel Snodgrass before the House of Commons, March 1771. Snodgrass, surveyor to the East India Company, proposed building ships with iron knees and diagonal braces, thus strengthening the hulls while reducing the quantity of timber used. Line engraving, published in the "Naval Chronicle," Vol. V, by Bunney and Gold, London, 1801.
Description: Original in Navy Department Library.
Catalog #: NH 66228
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1800
Before this Year: 1809
Original Medium: BW Photo, Engraving
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