Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 117
atEnglish steamship companies, is rightlynamed the Majestic. The Majestic has a displacement of 56,000tons. This is 10,000 tons larger than the twelve-story building. When the lookoutin the topmost crows-nest climbs into hisplace—by means of a ladder inside themast—he will be 180 feet above the… … THE MAJESTIC—THE FIFTY-SIX-THOUSAND-TON ATLANTIC LINER Olympic, 2000 tons larger than the Leviathan,and nearly as great as that of all the 132ships that formed the famous Spanish Armada,sent against England in 1588. Her lengthis 956 feet, breadth 100 feet, and depth fromboat-deck to keel 140 feet.…
Children's literature
Internet Archive · UNC Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.