Hearings Before the Committee on Naval Affairs of the House of Representatives on Estimates Submitted by the Secretary of the Navy, 1909U.S. Government Printing Office, 1909 - 949 pages |
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While the art of wireless may be said to be still in its infancy , already in its practical application it is as indispensable to the mariner as is the telephone to those on shore , and it is certain that eventually all ships that go to ...
While the art of wireless may be said to be still in its infancy , already in its practical application it is as indispensable to the mariner as is the telephone to those on shore , and it is certain that eventually all ships that go to ...
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They are needed , in time of peace , when a fleet of over 10,000 men is sent on a long cruise or when large bodies of our sailors are assembled for any purpose where we have no shore hospitals . In war , they would be the nucleus around ...
They are needed , in time of peace , when a fleet of over 10,000 men is sent on a long cruise or when large bodies of our sailors are assembled for any purpose where we have no shore hospitals . In war , they would be the nucleus around ...
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The water is not bold close up to the shore in Guantanamo Bay ; it deepens gradually from the shore . I am assuming that the dock would be located some distance from shore where the water is as deep as it gets in that particular ...
The water is not bold close up to the shore in Guantanamo Bay ; it deepens gradually from the shore . I am assuming that the dock would be located some distance from shore where the water is as deep as it gets in that particular ...
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It is a question of policy whether the enlisted men will be quartered on shore or in the receiving ships . It is proposed to substitute for the present receiving ship a barracks on shore for the enlisted men .
It is a question of policy whether the enlisted men will be quartered on shore or in the receiving ships . It is proposed to substitute for the present receiving ship a barracks on shore for the enlisted men .
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72 Repairs to water supply 73 Cribs for shore protection . 1234567899128BBCB 四四以四路%四四湖剧照明州治阴訂昭阳朝 d2 + 3 %们说的間们仍旧阻隔% 8123 $ 316.11 $ 2,528 . 76 29.00 436. 19 $ 14 . 88 206.73 199. 12 48.00 18. 30 11. 74 8.
72 Repairs to water supply 73 Cribs for shore protection . 1234567899128BBCB 四四以四路%四四湖剧照明州治阴訂昭阳朝 d2 + 3 %们说的間们仍旧阻隔% 8123 $ 316.11 $ 2,528 . 76 29.00 436. 19 $ 14 . 88 206.73 199. 12 48.00 18. 30 11. 74 8.
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Page 225 - That no part of this sum shall be applied to the repairs of any wooden ship when the estimated cost of such repairs, to be appraised by a competent board of naval officers, shall exceed twenty per centum of the estimated cost, appraised in like manner, of a new ship of the same size and like material...
Page 225 - That the Secretary of the Navy shall hereafter report to Congress, at the commencement of each regular session, the number of vessels and their names upon which any repairs or changes are proposed which in any case shall amount to more than two hundred thousand dollars...
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Page 225 - ... per centum of the estimated cost, 'appraised in like manner, of a new ship of the same size and like material : Provided further, That nothing herein contained...
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| Title | Hearings Before the Committee on Naval Affairs of the House of Representatives on Estimates Submitted by the Secretary of the Navy, 1909 |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1909 |
| Original from | the Library of Congress |
| Digitized | 4 Apr 2007 |
| Length | 949 pages |
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