Treatise on marine and naval architecture, or, Theory and practice blended in ship building. Illustrated with more than 50 engravings (1852)
Griffiths, John W. (John Willis), 1809-1882 · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 440
vessel run more nearly in the di-rection of section lines, while on thesharper vessel they run in the directionof diagonal lines ; they may each alikebe divested of the straight as soon aswe fairly get clear of the influence ofthe base-line; the transversely flatbottom we have shown is an… … . MARINE AND NAVAL ARCHITECTURE 359 pierced. A practical builder wouldnever think of sparring-two ships alike,because they were of the same princi-pal dimensions, without reference tothe model; and yet this has been thestereotyped practice for years in theNavies of both the Old and NewWorld. That…
Naval architecture
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