On the keel wood for frigate; salting of oak wood; and whether oak wood is preferable to live oak
Document 1795Secretary of War Pickering discusses use of deadwood to be laid over the frigate keel; use of salting to harden the oak; and whether common oak will do, since live oak is so hard to procure. In a post script, asks if common oak can be used. If not, how long to obtain live oak and how will this affect the frigate construction time-line.
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Letterbook
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Secretary of War Pickering discusses use of deadwood to be laid over the frigate keel; use of salting to harden the oak; and whether common oak will do, since live oak is so hard to procure. In a post script, asks if common oak can be used. If not, how long to obtain live oak and how will this affect the frigate construction time-line.
Date
01/17/1795
Author
Recipient
Document number
1795011700012
Page start
1
Notable persons
Tench Francis
Timothy Pickering
Joshua Humphreys
Penrose
War Department
Navy Department
Secretary of War
Naval constructor
Notable locations
Georgia
Philadelphia
War Department
Notable items
deadwood
live oak
common oak
frigate keel
salting of wood
timber