Modern shipbuilding and the men engaged in it
CHAPTER I.
RECENT PROGRESS IN STEAMSHIP CONSTRUCTION. PAGE Growth in Dimensions of Steamships—America’s Place in Ocean Traffic— Shipbuilding in America—Wood _versus_ Iron Shipbuilding—Introduction of Mild Steel for Shipbuilding—Suitability of Mild Steel for Shipbuilding—Economical Advantages of Steel Ships—Reduction in Cost of Mild Steel—Pioneer Steel Steamships—Cellular Bottom Steamships— Description of Cellular Bottom System—Adoption of Water Ballast— Spread of Cellular Bottom System—Cellular Bottom Sailing Ships—Minor Structural Modifications—Cast Steel Stern Frames, Rudders, &c.— Advantages of Cast Steel Stern Frames, Rudders, &c.—Probable Future of Steel Castings—List of Papers, &c., bearing on Ship Construction 1