Report, 1847.

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Report, 1847.

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Extract from the report (1847) of the commission sent to John Y. Mason, Secretary of the Navy, expressing concern that floating docks could not handle the weight of a ship of line with armament on board, and recommending excavated stone docks, including estimate cost for a stone deck.

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Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum

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