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Ship-building in iron and wood (1863)

Murray, Andrew, 1813-1872, Murray, Robert. Steam-ships, Creuze, Augustin Francis Bullock, 1800-1852 · Edinburgh : A. and C. Black · leaf 114

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tions of the vessels,side of a two-decked ship, the diagonal riders of iron passingup between the ports (figs. 36 and 37). They com-mence under the thick strakes over the first and lower fut-tock-heads, and run up unbroken to the shelf of the upper-deck. On the turn of the bilge, where it is most… … Fig. 36. In other vessels the iron-bars are laid upon, and sunkinto, the frames in one direction, while a series of woodendiagonal riders are placed upon the surface of the internalsheathing, crossing them in the other direction. In the fabric, as a whole, there appears a want, to the eye of…

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