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Iles, George, 1852-1942 · New York, Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 95
old 25 feet, 9 inches; her moulded beam was 40feet, 2 inches; her displacement was 2,713 tons. The linesworthiest of remark in her design are the diagonals and buttocks,together with her easy entrance and run. Most clipper ships werefuller forward than aft; this had two advantages: first,… … AN OCEAN GREYHOUND 59 down at the head, it was well to increase the buoyancy forward;second, towing experiments prove that a form slightly fuller for-ward than aft offers less resistance than the reverse. This shapewas hit upon by the old-time designers, doubtless as a result ofmany a shrewd…
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