Whaleback Ships and the American Steel Barge Company

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"The whaleback ship reflected the experiences of its inventor, Captain Alexander McDougall, who decided in the 1880s that he could build an improved and easily towed barge cheaply by using the relatively unskilled labor force available in his adopted hometown of Duluth, Minnesota. Captain McDou...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pellett, C. Roger
Corporate Author: Project Muse
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Detroit, MI : Wayne state university press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
American Steel Barge Company.
Whalebacks > History.
Shipbuilding > Great Lakes (North America) > History.
Construction navale > Grands Lacs (Amérique du Nord) > Histoire.
Shipbuilding
Whalebacks
Great Lakes
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; One: The Life and Times of Alexander McDougall; Two: Inventing the Whaleback Ship; Three: The American Steel Barge Company; Four: Early Whaleback Ships; Five: The New Shipyard; Six: The Operating Department; Seven: Saltwater Ventures; Eight: Heyday; Nine: The Rockefeller Era; Ten: The Final Ships; Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix A. Whaleback Vessel Dimension Conventions; Appendix B. A Brief Explanation of Relevant Shipping Terminology; Appendix C. Whaleback Barges and Steamships with Principal Dimensions; Notes; Bibliography

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