Miscellaneous Series, Issues 90-99U.S. Government Printing Office, 1919 - United States |
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Page 107
... vessels of large size are generally more economical than smaller vessels , but in war their loss is the more severely felt proportionately as their number is limited . " The tendency in recent years toward larger ships is shown ...
... vessels of large size are generally more economical than smaller vessels , but in war their loss is the more severely felt proportionately as their number is limited . " The tendency in recent years toward larger ships is shown ...
Page 108
... vessels engaged in general trade , or " tramp " owners , whose vessels were often chartered to third parties and traded wher- ever cargo might be found . It is estimated , roughly , that of Great Britain's total tonnage before the war ...
... vessels engaged in general trade , or " tramp " owners , whose vessels were often chartered to third parties and traded wher- ever cargo might be found . It is estimated , roughly , that of Great Britain's total tonnage before the war ...
Page 112
... vessels Steamships ( not war vessels ) : Hull and fittings .. Machinery . Sailing ships ( not war vessels ) . Boats . Unit . 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 Gross ton ...... 19,430 3,287 279 .do . 447 , 201 1,000 pounds ster- 2,337 354,541 ...
... vessels Steamships ( not war vessels ) : Hull and fittings .. Machinery . Sailing ships ( not war vessels ) . Boats . Unit . 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 Gross ton ...... 19,430 3,287 279 .do . 447 , 201 1,000 pounds ster- 2,337 354,541 ...
Page 113
... vessels are of 5,000 gross tons or over . During December , 1918 , 30 vessels , with a gross tonnage of 118,276 , have been completed . These data suggest that the output during 1919 should be above the pre - war level . ( The data of ...
... vessels are of 5,000 gross tons or over . During December , 1918 , 30 vessels , with a gross tonnage of 118,276 , have been completed . These data suggest that the output during 1919 should be above the pre - war level . ( The data of ...
Page 77
... vessels were sunk by sub- marine crafts , particularly after the Germans began their unrestricted submarine warfare , and others were destroyed by mines . The total number of Dutch vessels thus destroyed was 105 , and the total gross ...
... vessels were sunk by sub- marine crafts , particularly after the Germans began their unrestricted submarine warfare , and others were destroyed by mines . The total number of Dutch vessels thus destroyed was 105 , and the total gross ...
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Page 161 - SEC. 235. Every package containing explosives or other dangerous articles when presented to a common carrier for shipment shall have plainly marked on the outside thereof the contents thereof ; and it shall be unlawful for any person to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to any common carrier engaged in interstate or foreign commerce by land or water...
Page 329 - Regulations for the Transportation of Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles by Freight, and Specifications for Shipping Containers...
Page 113 - ... be adjudged, under the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, to be infected or to have been exposed to infection so as to be dangerous to other animals, they shall not...
Page 128 - The master shall also deliver a similar notice to the proper officer of customs in the United Kingdom, together with the report required to be made by the customs consolidation act, 1876, on the arrival of the ship in the United Kingdom.
Page 159 - ... friction matches may be carried on such steamers when securely packed in strong tight chests or boxes, the covers of which shall be well secured by locks, screws, or other reliable fastenings, and stowed in a safe part of the vessel at a secure distance from any fire or heat.
Page 161 - State, Territory or District of the United States or place noncontiguous to, but subject to the jurisdiction thereof...
Page 159 - Nothing in the foregoing or following sections of this act shall prohibit the transportation by steam vessels of gasoline or any of the products of petroleum when carried by motor vehicles (commonly known as automobiles) using the same as a source of motive power...
Page 183 - Condemned or leaking dynamite must not be repacked and offered for shipment unless the repacking Is done by a competent person In the presence of. or with the written consent of, an Inspector, or with the written authority of the chief Inspector of the Bureau of Explosives.
Page 172 - Refined petroleum, which will not ignite at a temperature less than one hundred and. ten degrees of Fahrenheit thermometer, may be carried on board such steamers upon routes where there is no other practicable mode of transporting it...
Page 159 - ... under such regulations as shall be prescribed by the board of supervising inspectors with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce...