The Old Merchant Marine; a Chronicle of American Ships And Sailors
The Old Merchant Marine; a Chronicle of American Ships And Sailors
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American ships were the best and cheapest in theworld. The business held the confidence of investors and commanded anabundance of capital. It was assumed, as late as 1840, that the woodensailing ship would continue to be the supreme type of deep-water vesselbecause the United States possessed the greatest stores of timber, the most skillful builders and mechanics, and the ablest merchantnavigators. No industry was ever more efficiently organized andconducted. American ships were most in demand ...and commanded the highestfreights. The tonnage in foreign trade increased to a maximum of 904, 476in 1845. There was no doubt in the minds of the shrewdest merchants andowners and builders of the time that Great Britain would soon cease tobe the mistress of the seas and must content herself with second place.
It was not considered ominous when, in 1838, the Admiralty had requestedproposals for a steam service to America. This demand was prompted bythe voyages of the Sirius and Great Western, wooden-hulled sidewheelerswhich thrashed along at ten knots' speed and crossed the Atlantic infourteen to seventeen days.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
American ships were the best and cheapest in theworld. The business held the confidence of investors and commanded anabundance of capital. It was assumed, as late as 1840, that the woodensailing ship would continue to be the supreme type of deep-water vesselbecause the United States possessed the greatest stores of timber, the most skillful builders and mechanics, and the ablest merchantnavigators. No industry was ever more efficiently organized andconducted. American ships were most in demand ...and commanded the highestfreights. The tonnage in foreign trade increased to a maximum of 904, 476in 1845. There was no doubt in the minds of the shrewdest merchants andowners and builders of the time that Great Britain would soon cease tobe the mistress of the seas and must content herself with second place.
It was not considered ominous when, in 1838, the Admiralty had requestedproposals for a steam service to America. This demand was prompted bythe voyages of the Sirius and Great Western, wooden-hulled sidewheelerswhich thrashed along at ten knots' speed and crossed the Atlantic infourteen to seventeen days.
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