# Modern shipbuilding and the men engaged in it Author: Pollock, David, -1932 Genre: Category: History - Modern (1750+) Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73651 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Modern+shipbuilding+and+the+men+engaged+in+it+Pollock&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary 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... ## Chapters - [PART 3 of 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/20/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/12/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/14/index.md) - [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/11/index.md) - [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/9/index.md) - [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/10/index.md) - [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/13/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/15/index.md) - [Part 1. Introduction and the Principles of Geometry. Part](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/21/index.md) - [PART 1 of 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/18/index.md) - [PART 2 of 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/19/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/17/index.md) - [Chapter I. The tables, however, partake of the imperfections already](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/16/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/8/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/4/index.md) - [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/3/index.md) - [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/1/index.md) - [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/2/index.md) - [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/5/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/6/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-shipbuilding-and-the-men-engaged-in-it-73651/chapters/7/index.md)