Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 80
ars the 1902.] A TRIP THROUGH THE NEW YORK NAVY-YARD. 53 government has been awarding the contractsto outside yards, and using the navy-yard forrepairs or reconstruction only. There are several large dry-docks within theyard, and six or eight vessels could be docked One of the most interesting… … IN DRY-DOCK AT THE NAVY-YARD. at one time, were it necessary. The finest ofthese is No. 3, which cost about two milliondollars, and in which the Massachusettsrests, as shown in one of the illustrations. Theconstruction of these docks involves a wonder-ful amount of engineering, and the pumps…
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