John T. Hawkins Navy memorandum book, 1861-1864.

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John T. Hawkins Navy memorandum book, 1861-1864.

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Memorandum book of John T. Hawkins, 2nd Assistant Engineer, U. S. Navy, containing an "Account of the principal occurrences during the voyages of the Pensacola," U. S. sloop-of-war on which he served from September 1, 1861 to September 10, 1863; his testimony before the Congressional Committee on Steam Machinery, February 23-24, 1864, comparing general proportions of the Pensacola with those of the Iroquois and Monongahela; a comparison of the theoretical and actual performance of the engines of the Pensacola; notes on steam engineering, including notes on the U. S. S. Brooklyn, Niagara, Minnesota, Iroquois, Roanoke, Mattabessett, and U. S. gun boat Wissahickon.

.1 linear foot (1 volume)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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