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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... steerage . As the first American steamer designed to carry steerage passengers , she was a true pioneer . With a passage time of almost 19 days at 6.75 knots , the passengers might as well have sailed across . The return took her from ...
... steerage . As the first American steamer designed to carry steerage passengers , she was a true pioneer . With a passage time of almost 19 days at 6.75 knots , the passengers might as well have sailed across . The return took her from ...
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... steerage space . On the Adriatic's July sailing from New York there were 315 aboard , and on her last trip from Cowes , leaving October 26 , she bore 312 passengers and 420 tons of freight . The arrival at New York on November 5 , 1860 ...
... steerage space . On the Adriatic's July sailing from New York there were 315 aboard , and on her last trip from Cowes , leaving October 26 , she bore 312 passengers and 420 tons of freight . The arrival at New York on November 5 , 1860 ...
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... steerage berthing , and the upper levels of the engine and boiler rooms . Below came a cargo deck and farther down , partial decks . The Japan's plans show berths for 122 cabin passengers and list 908 for steerage . The cargo capacity ...
... steerage berthing , and the upper levels of the engine and boiler rooms . Below came a cargo deck and farther down , partial decks . The Japan's plans show berths for 122 cabin passengers and list 908 for steerage . The cargo capacity ...
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