Message from the President of the United States communicating a report from the secretary of the Navy in relation to the construction of floating dry docks at Pensacola, Philadelphia, and Kittery.
Contributors: Mason, John Y. 1799-1859.; United States. Navy Dept.
Series: Senate [document] -- 30th Congress, 1st session, Executive, no. 11
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1848
Place of publication: [Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
Subjects: Dry docks; Navy-yards and naval stations
Notes: Caption title.

"December 23, 1847.-- Read, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed; January 6, 1848.--Ordered to be printed in connexion with all communications heretofore received from the Executive on the subject."

"To the Senate and House of Representatives: I communicate, herewith, a report of the Secretary of the Navy ... relating to the construction of floating dry docks at Pensacola, Philadelphia, and Kittery. James K. Polk. Washington, December 22, 1847."

Signed on p. 26: Hon. John Y. Mason, Secretary of the Navy.

LC copy imperfect: all between p. 48 and 65 wanting.

With: Letter from the secretary of the Navy upon the subject of establishing navy yards at Great Barn island, Perth Amboy, and Jersey City, &c., December 12, 1836. [Washington] : Blair & Rives, printers, [1836]. Bound together subsequent to publication.