The American Mariners: Or, The Atlantic Voyage. A Moral Poem ... Prefixed is A Vindication of the American Character ... To which are Added Naval Annals: Or, An Impartial Summary of the Actions Fought, During the Late War, at Sea, and on the Lakes, Between the Ships of Great Britain and Those of the United States of America ...Brodie and Dowding, 1822 - 384 páginas |
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... mast of the Java went nearly by the board ; she then fell off a little , and the American shooting ahead , the two frigates were brought again opposed to one another , broadside and broadside . Enabled , by this position , to bring his ...
... mast of the Java went nearly by the board ; she then fell off a little , and the American shooting ahead , the two frigates were brought again opposed to one another , broadside and broadside . Enabled , by this position , to bring his ...
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... mast , and began to rig it as a jury fore - mast ; substituting a lower - studding sail for a fore course . But in the height of their toil , their attention was diverted to the main - mast , which , from the heavy rolling of the ship ...
... mast , and began to rig it as a jury fore - mast ; substituting a lower - studding sail for a fore course . But in the height of their toil , their attention was diverted to the main - mast , which , from the heavy rolling of the ship ...
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... mast ; otherwise the intrinsic diameter at the partners is only 2 feet 10 inches . The lower masts of English ships have only a small fish in front , for the yard in lowering to go clear of the mast - hoops . Main - deck Quarter - deck ...
... mast ; otherwise the intrinsic diameter at the partners is only 2 feet 10 inches . The lower masts of English ships have only a small fish in front , for the yard in lowering to go clear of the mast - hoops . Main - deck Quarter - deck ...
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