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- Title
Boats of the Great White Fleet: The Standard United States Navy Boats of 1900.
- Authors
Pellett, C. Roger
- Abstract
The article discusses the standard boats of the U.S. Navy in 1900, carried by Navy's Great White Fleet battle fleet. It comments on boat design plans, including a report issued by a committee appointed by the U.S. Navy Department in 1894 and a paper by Naval Constructor Arthur B. Cassidy called "Standard Navy Boats" published in 1898. The author also considers the 1900 book "Standard Designs for Boats of the United States Navy: Specifications, Schedules of Material, Weight and Cost," by Philip Hitchborn. Design topics include hull lines, centerboards, and lifeboats.
- Subjects
UNITED States; BOAT design &; construction; WARSHIPS -- History; HISTORY of the United States Navy; UNITED States. Dept. of the Navy; LIFEBOATS; STANDARD Designs for Boats of the United States Navy: Specifications, Schedules of Material, Weight &; Cost (Book); HITCHBORN, Philip; CASSIDY, Arthur B.; HISTORY
- Publication
Nautical Research Journal, 2012, Vol 57, Issue 4, p209
- ISSN
0738-7245
- Publication type
Article