Excerpt from The Elements of Naval Architecture, or a Practical Treatise on Ship-Building I. To give the (hip {och a figure; or exterior form, as may [hit the {ervioe {he is deli d or. II. To find the-true ofall (hall'he nece ixry to compote foch a folid. Ill. To make proper accommodations for ma, ammoni lions, and apartments for all the officers, and li wife for the cargo. We (hall at prefent only treat of the full of thefe, namely the exterior figure, and confide: it firfi, as it finds the bottom, that is, the part which ...
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Excerpt from The Elements of Naval Architecture, or a Practical Treatise on Ship-Building I. To give the (hip {och a figure; or exterior form, as may [hit the {ervioe {he is deli d or. II. To find the-true ofall (hall'he nece ixry to compote foch a folid. Ill. To make proper accommodations for ma, ammoni lions, and apartments for all the officers, and li wife for the cargo. We (hall at prefent only treat of the full of thefe, namely the exterior figure, and confide: it firfi, as it finds the bottom, that is, the part which lies under water, and may he led the quick-work; or, fecondly, the part which is above water, and may he called the dead-mark. In order to give a pro figure to thebottom, m necefihry to make a ipanfwer the fervice for (hould he confidered. A (hip of war lhould carry her four or five feet out of the water. A (hip for the ihould ow the cargo well, and both of them lhould he made to go well, carry a good fail, (leer well, and lie to eafily in the fen. B. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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