Experiments on the Strength of Pieces of Ash
Document 1795Shipbuilder Joseph Humphreys reports on the results of experiments on pieces of ash as to what effect single or double holes for bolting the floor will have on the keel of a ship.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Shipbuilder Joseph Humphreys reports on the results of experiments on pieces of ash as to what effect single or double holes for bolting the floor will have on the keel of a ship.
Date
06/09/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Repository
Collection
Document number
1795060940001
Page start
1
Note
Includes a graph with the comparisons shown.
Notable persons
Secretry of War [Timothy Pickering]
Joshua Humphreys
Notable locations
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Notable items
stremgth of several pieces of ash [wood]