ers awash. The boat automatically frees itself from water taken when a long distance had to be covered, in reaching a rocks, floating wreckage, or the vessels’ sides, it must aboard, through a series of ten six-inch copper tubes, wreck. None of the salient features which are so im- be constructed… … THE GOVERNMENT'S GASOLINE LIFEBOATS. interfered with by the addition of the power equip- stem and stern posts, are of the best white oak obtain- water-line, the water shipped over the rails, or when ment. This motor lifeboat was built for the govern- the boat is on her beam-ends, will escape…
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