The torpedo boats of Bristol, RI / by Richard V. Simpson.

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The torpedo boats of Bristol, RI / by Richard V. Simpson.

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Unpublished typed manuscript entitled "The Torpedo Boats of Bristol, RI" by Richard V. Simpson. The manuscript covers the history of the torpedo boats built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, RI for the U.S. navy, ca. 1877-1900. There is information on boat types, including steel torpedo boats, the war with Spain and torpedo boats during the war. Appendices include information on torpedo boat practices conducted in Narragansett Bay, speed records of U.S. torpedo boats, Herreshoff's other Navy boats and Rhode Island and the war with Spain.

84 p.

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Simpson, Richard V.

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Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, RI was founded by John Brown Herreshoff in 1863. The firm built steam and racing yachts, as well as other sailing craft and U.S. Navy torpedo boats. The yard was closed in 1946. From the description of The torpedo boats of Bristol, RI / by Richard V. Simpson. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 740438711 ...

Herreshoff Manufacturing Company

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