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Iron And Timber For Ships

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Parent Issue
Day
12
Month
May
Year
1845
Copyright
Public Domain
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- A Nriter inthe London Mcrcmitile Journal, Maren 31, siates as of lus own personal knowledge, the followirigexpeiiment, showing the vost supetiority of iron bs a material for sliip building: "Seven yars ago, fpur sailingf vessola were buiU for u compnny trading from on outport to London. Tliree oftliem were built of wood, and one wns constmcted of iron. At the dissolutiun of the company last year, these vessels wcic sold - tlie tlircc wood ones bringv mg one-lialf thcir original eest, while thft iron one ws found lo hnve snffered to littli, nnd to have cost so frmll n Ptrh in rppair, thnt h' was sl'i for very Dcnriy ihc preciw ium of her fir?t eest.

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Subjects
Signal of Liberty
Old News