Report on the Building of Frigates
Item
Type
Typed Document
Title
Report on the Building of Frigates
Description
Report on the construction of the first frigates of the U.S. Navy. Live oak and red cedar will be the materials of choice, though white oak was used for the floor timbers. Captain Barry is certain that live oak may be procured from Georgia, and because of the rapid rate of decay of white oak the cost computed over 40-50 years is the same as live oak. Building a mold loft os too expensive a proposition, so the best one available is rented out at each yard. All the molds are made and marked out with beveling boards, and then the molds are to be shipped to the next naval yard.
year created
1794
month created
12
day created
20
author
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Joshua Humphreys
John Barry
notable location
Philadelphia
Georgia
notable item/thing
shipbuilding
naval yard
frigates
live oak
guns
naval architecture
wood
molds
ports
document number
1794122040000
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: RF 509, Marion Brewington Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Unknown Recipient | [unknown] | [n/a] |