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VESSELS BUILT DURING THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS -----BY THE----- DETROIT DRY DOCK CO. DETROIT, MICH. DIMENSIONS OF HULL, ENGINES AND BOILERS. ENGINES AND BOILERS BUILT DURING PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS -----BY THE----- Detroit Dry Dock: Company, -----AND----- DRY DOCK ENGINE WORKS, DETROIT, MICH. SIZES OF ENGINES, BOILERS, AND VESSELS IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED. The data contained in the four pages following was obtained with no small amount of research, aud in addition to furnishing information to those who own or require information of them, it will be found of value as a history of the advancement of naval architecture and marine engineering on the lakes. It furnishes a means of comparing, on a fair basis, the performance of different vessels. Parties desirous of having a vessel built can consult the table for general information. Particulars of some of the best examples of naval architecture and marine engineering in every form of vessel, (except one) engine or boiler known to the lake trade, may be found in the following four pages.