Discussion of Frigate Timbers, Strength, Dimensions, & Performance
Type
Typed Document
Title
Discussion of Frigate Timbers, Strength, Dimensions, & Performance
Description
Letter, discusses cedar toptimbers re Frigates; discusses Frigate performance; describes strength of Frigates; describes dimensions of Frigate.
short description
Ltr, dis cedar toptimbers re Frigates.
year created
1796
month created
02
day created
15
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in image
note
The location this letter was written as well as the place in the collection, helped to determine the author.
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notable person/group
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Joshua Humphreys
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
cedar toptimbers
ships
two pieces
one piece
frigates
timbers
strength of a vessel when at sea
heavy seas
plank
notable phrase
during a calm or heavy sea running she rolls without straining, which cannot be the case if her timbers are narrow
breadth of the surfaces of her timbers against her plank as well as the plank laying close to the timbers will lye a great part of her strength
larger her timbers are sided the greater will be the distance between the fenner and other fastening of her body on which lies the principal strain
after mature deliberation cannot coincide with his opinion of putting the cedar toptimbers into the ships in two pieces instead of one entire piece
considered the timbers composing the frames of both classes of frigates already too small
sided 2 inches less than was absolutely requisite according to my opinion for ships of such magnitude and capacity
document number
1796021540001
page start
1
number of pages
1