Wissahickon (Propeller), U90598, 5 Mar 1885
Description
- Full Text
Buffalo - The steel arches, which are being put up on the prop. WISSAHICKON by the Union Drydock, in place of the old wooden ones, are a new venture in the art of shipbuilding, as well as a great improvement, as the new arches will not only be stronger, but they will weigh some 24 or 25 tons less than the old ones.
The Marine Record
March 5, 1885 1-2
Steam screw WISSAHICKON. U. S. No. 80598. Of 1,619.53 tons gross; 1,423.37 tons net. Built Buffalo, N.Y. 1876. Home port, Erie, Pa.
Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1884- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- arches of steel
- Date of Original
- 1885
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.E.8207
- Language of Item
- English
- Donor
- William R. McNeil
- Copyright Statement
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