Regarding request for kentledge as excessive
Document 1798Regarding request for kentledge. Suggests that it may be more than needed by comparing amounts required of Captain John Barry and Captain Truxton. Too much ballast endangers safety of ship. Masts could be endangered by rolling. Discusses use of shingle ballast as an alternative.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Regarding request for kentledge. Suggests that it may be more than needed by comparing amounts required of Captain John Barry and Captain Truxton. Too much ballast endangers safety of ship. Masts could be endangered by rolling. Discusses use of shingle ballast as an alternative.
Date
02/24/1798
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1798022400055
Page start
288
Notable persons
Captain Samuel Nicholson
naval superintendent
Secretary of War
War Department
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Navy constructor
Notable locations
War Office
Philadelphia
Boston
Notable items
kentledge
ballast
shingle ballast
frigate Constitution
mast