The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 50William B. Dana F. Hunt, 1864 - Commerce |
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... vessels has been employed , during the year , in patrolling the rivers , cutting off rebel supplies , and co ... vessels , and of these only forty - two were in commission . In the following table an exhibit is presented of the actual ...
... vessels has been employed , during the year , in patrolling the rivers , cutting off rebel supplies , and co ... vessels , and of these only forty - two were in commission . In the following table an exhibit is presented of the actual ...
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... vessels ... Total .... No. vessels . No. guns . Tonnage . 46 150 62,513 29 152 20,784 203 1,240 126,517 198 1,578 187,892 112 1,323 70,256 588 4,443 467,967 There have been added to the navy during the past year , by purchase , some ...
... vessels ... Total .... No. vessels . No. guns . Tonnage . 46 150 62,513 29 152 20,784 203 1,240 126,517 198 1,578 187,892 112 1,323 70,256 588 4,443 467,967 There have been added to the navy during the past year , by purchase , some ...
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... vessels then belonging to the Government , and meet the re- quirements of those that were being rapidly purchased . Consequently , the somewhat obsolete ordnance of the old system of armament was necessarily placed at once in service ...
... vessels then belonging to the Government , and meet the re- quirements of those that were being rapidly purchased . Consequently , the somewhat obsolete ordnance of the old system of armament was necessarily placed at once in service ...
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... vessels . Of the now system , it is probable that over seven hundred guns of dif- ferent calibres that are now in process of fabrication will be completed and added to the number given in the table by the end of the current year . In ...
... vessels . Of the now system , it is probable that over seven hundred guns of dif- ferent calibres that are now in process of fabrication will be completed and added to the number given in the table by the end of the current year . In ...
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... vessels on the Atlantic and Western waters , the purchasing , repairs , and alterations of three hundred and sixty vessels , as well as the charter money for the ordinary service , and for the search after piratical vessels on the coast ...
... vessels on the Atlantic and Western waters , the purchasing , repairs , and alterations of three hundred and sixty vessels , as well as the charter money for the ordinary service , and for the search after piratical vessels on the coast ...
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