Acadiensis, Volumes 8-9Department of History, University of New Brunswick., 1978 - Atlantic Provinces Journal of the history of the Atlantic region. |
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Saint John was unique because of the size and early development of its fleet and because of the high proportion of ocean - going rigs within that fleet ( see Table 1 ) . With a registration in excess of 1.8 million tons between 1820 and ...
Saint John was unique because of the size and early development of its fleet and because of the high proportion of ocean - going rigs within that fleet ( see Table 1 ) . With a registration in excess of 1.8 million tons between 1820 and ...
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The structure of this fleet was dictated , more than in any other port except possibly Miramichi , by the demand for vessels in the British market . Shipbuilding activity was widely dispersed throughout the island , but Charlottetown ...
The structure of this fleet was dictated , more than in any other port except possibly Miramichi , by the demand for vessels in the British market . Shipbuilding activity was widely dispersed throughout the island , but Charlottetown ...
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One of the reasons for the high growth rates was the decline in the American fleet in the 1860s and 1870s and the resulting opportunities for Canadian vessels in American export trades in those decades . ' Comparisons with growth in ...
One of the reasons for the high growth rates was the decline in the American fleet in the 1860s and 1870s and the resulting opportunities for Canadian vessels in American export trades in those decades . ' Comparisons with growth in ...
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