Sleep Story 199 – Secrets of Polar Travel
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How to Ramm a Polar Ship
The polar ship must be most heavily braced and trussed to enable it to withstand terrific pressure of ice floes. For ramming, she must have a sharply raking stem, which will rise on the at each blow. The shape of the bow is also important in ramming. If too bluff, headway is deadened and the force of the blows is lessened. A ship for arctic or antarctic work must be as small as the size of the party and the amount of supplies equipment and coal for the proposed work will permit.
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