Sleep Story 199 – Secrets of Polar Travel
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Scotch Model Polar Ships
The roosevelt was built for navigating the very seas where the scotch gained their valuable experience. All her predecessors had been sailing vessels, usually full rigged barks, with steam as a secondary consd uration. This was done to economize on coal and enable the ship to cover long distances at slow speed and be gone for years if necessary. The size determined was one 84 feet over all, with 35 feet beam and 16 feet draught loaded, and a load water line of 166 feet. These dimensions may hur almost as long as, but with a slightly greater beam, than the discovery, the british antarctic ship.
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