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THE STABILITY OF SHIPS. 



BY 



SIR EDWARD J. REED, K.C.B., F.R.S., M.P., 



ANIGHT OK TH« IMPKRIAL ORDERS OF ST. STANILAUS OF RUSSIA ; FKJtNCIS ;0««fH OP 



AUSTRIA ; MKDJIDIK Or TURKEY ; AND RISING SUN OP JAPAN ; nCS- 



PRBSIDKNT OF THK INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHJTKCTS. 



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THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SHIPS. By John 

 Harvard Biles, M.Inst.N. A., Professor of Naval Architecture in the 

 University of Glasgow. [In Preparation. 



Second Edition. Illustrated with Plates, Numerous Diagrams, and 

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STEEL SHI PS; 



THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE. 



A Manual for Shipbuilders, Ship Superintendents, Students, 

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By THOMAS WALTON, Naval Architect, 



ALTHOR of " K.NOW YOUR OWN SHIP." 



Contents. — I. Manufacture of Cast Iron, Wrought Iron, and Steel. — Com- 

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 Steel Shipa. III. Considerations in making choice of Type of Vessel. — Framing 

 of Ships. IV. Strains experienced by Ships. —Methods of Computin;,' and 

 Comparing Strengths of Ships. V. Construction of Ships. — Alternative NUodes 

 of Construction. — Types of Vessels. — Turret, Self Trimming, and Tniak 

 Steamers. &c. — Rivets and Rivetting, Workmanship. VI. Pumping Arrange- 

 ments. VII. Maintenance. — Prevention of Deterioration in the Hulls of 

 Ships. — Cement, Paint, &c.— Index. 



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