Respecting the Costs and Expenditures for Frigates
Document 1796The total cost for one 44 gun and one 36 gun frigate is $365,520. Because money spent so far has been in conjunction with other projects, it is hard to say how much has been spent for those frigates. However, Pickering feels there are sufficient funds to complete the two frigates.
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The total cost for one 44 gun and one 36 gun frigate is $365,520. Because money spent so far has been in conjunction with other projects, it is hard to say how much has been spent for those frigates. However, Pickering feels there are sufficient funds to complete the two frigates.
Date
01/20/1796
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Repository
Document number
1796012000001
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1
Note
Part of Letter and Reports of the Secretary at War, to the Committee appointed to enquire into the Naval Equipment of the United States. Document No. V.
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
House of Representatives
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Navy Department
War Office
Europe
Notable items
report
frigate
tons
44 gun frigate
36 gun frigate
cost
contracts
materials
live oak
ships'
balance of monies
naval equipment