The search for speed under sail, 1700-1855
By: by Howard I. Chapelle.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Norton
Published: 1967
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 453
Subjects: Sailing ships.; Naval architecture.
Description: Approaches the problem of speed comparisons of sailing vessels that vary widely in size and time construction. Gives a new understanding and appreciation of the progress in American design as an art and science.
Notes: Bibliographical footnotes.