American Steamships on the AtlanticThis volume recounts the development of the American steamship. The period surveyed stretches from the days of Robert Fulton to the early 1870s. Also presented are the histories of some steamship lines and liners that crossed the North and South Atlantic. The author also traces the evolution of steamships starting with steamboats and ending with the Atlantic liner. |
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... Adriatic slid down the ways , she gained so much momentum , despite dropping her anchors , that she ran all the way across the river and cut into a pier on the Williamsburg side . A tug , the Titan , extricated her and took her to the ...
... Adriatic slid down the ways , she gained so much momentum , despite dropping her anchors , that she ran all the way across the river and cut into a pier on the Williamsburg side . A tug , the Titan , extricated her and took her to the ...
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... Adriatic and Vanderbilt and 3,080 miles to Liver- pool for the Persia . The Vanderbilt made six voyages and the Adriatic five between March and November . Within exactly the same period , the Persia completed five . In the latter case ...
... Adriatic and Vanderbilt and 3,080 miles to Liver- pool for the Persia . The Vanderbilt made six voyages and the Adriatic five between March and November . Within exactly the same period , the Persia completed five . In the latter case ...
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... Adriatic was the first liner to make Atlantic crossings in less than nine days . To go from Galway on June 5 to St. John's had taken 5 days 12 hours . 20 All service was suspended after the Adriatic's second voyage ; the Galway Line had ...
... Adriatic was the first liner to make Atlantic crossings in less than nine days . To go from Galway on June 5 to St. John's had taken 5 days 12 hours . 20 All service was suspended after the Adriatic's second voyage ; the Galway Line had ...
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