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America Builds Ships

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Author : United States. Maritime Commission
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940

America Builds Ships written by United States. Maritime Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with Merchant marine categories.

America Builds Ships

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language : en
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Release Date : 1940

America Builds Ships written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with Merchant marine categories.

America Builds Ships

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Author : United States. Maritime Commission
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940

America Builds Ships written by United States. Maritime Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with Merchant marine categories.

America Builds Ships The Progress Of The United States Maritime Commission Travel And Ship Under The American Flag

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Author : United States. Maritime Commission
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940

America Builds Ships The Progress Of The United States Maritime Commission Travel And Ship Under The American Flag written by United States. Maritime Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with categories.

Shall America Build Ships

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Author : John Roach
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1890

Shall America Build Ships written by John Roach and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1890 with Merchant marine categories.

A Man And His Ship

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Author : Steven Ujifusa
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-06-04

A Man And His Ship written by Steven Ujifusa and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

“A fascinating historical account…A snapshot of the American Dream culminating with this country’s mid-century greatness” (The Wall Street Journal) as a man endeavors to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner in history. The story of a great American Builder at the peak of his power, in the 1940s and 1950s, William Francis Gibbs was considered America’s best naval architect. His quest to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner of his time, the SS United States, was a topic of national fascination. When completed in 1952, the ship was hailed as a technological masterpiece at a time when “made in America” meant the best. Gibbs was an American original, on par with John Roebling of the Brooklyn Bridge and Frank Lloyd Wright of Fallingwater. Forced to drop out of Harvard following his family’s sudden financial ruin, he overcame debilitating shyness and lack of formal training to become the visionary creator of some of the finest ships in history. He spent forty years dreaming of the ship that became the SS United States. William Francis Gibbs was driven, relentless, and committed to excellence. He loved his ship, the idea of it, and the realization of it, and he devoted himself to making it the epitome of luxury travel during the triumphant post-World War II era. Biographer Steven Ujifusa brilliantly describes the way Gibbs worked and how his vision transformed an industry. A Man and His Ship is a tale of ingenuity and enterprise, a truly remarkable journey on land and sea.

U S Shipping And Shipbuilding

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Author : Peter T. Tarpgaard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984

U S Shipping And Shipbuilding written by Peter T. Tarpgaard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Merchant marine categories.

U S Shipping And Shipbuilding Trends And Policy Choices

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Author : P. T. Tarpgaard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984

U S Shipping And Shipbuilding Trends And Policy Choices written by P. T. Tarpgaard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with categories.

American Ship Models And How To Build Them

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Author : V. R. Grimwood
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2003-06-23

American Ship Models And How To Build Them written by V. R. Grimwood and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06-23 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.

Easy-to-learn techniques, arranged in order of difficulty, range from relatively simple models to complicated square-riggers. Starting with the construction of a half-hull ship model, the book advances to a whole-hull model and replicas of twelve vessels, with separate chapters on rigging, gear and furniture, and tools and materials.

Industrializing American Shipbuilding

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Author : William H. Thiesen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

Industrializing American Shipbuilding written by William H. Thiesen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.

Throughout the 19th century, the shipbuilding industry in America was both art and craft, one based on tradition, instinct, hand tools, and handmade ship models. Even as mechanization was introduced, the trade supported a system of apprenticeship, master builders, and family dynasties, and aesthetics remained the basis for design. Spanning the transition from wood to iron shipbuilding in America, Thiesen's history tells how practical and nontheoretical methods of shipbuilding began to be discarded by the 1880s in favor of technical and scientific methods. Perceiving that British warships were superior to its own, the United States Navy set out to adopt British design principles and methods. American shipbuilders wanted only to build better warships, but embracing British practices exposed them to new methods and technologies that aided in the transformation of American shipbuilding into an engineering-based industry. American shipbuilders soon improvised ways to turn U.S. shipyards into state-of-the-art facilities and, by the early 20th century, they forged ahead of the British in construction and production methods. The history of shipbuilding in America is a story of culture dictating technology. Thiesen describes the trans-Atlantic exchange of technical information that took place during this era and the role of the U.S. Navy in that transfer. He also profiles the lives of individual shipbuilders. Their stories will inspire enthusiasts of ships, shipbuilding, and shipbuilding technology, as well as historians and students of maritime history and the history of technology.