Word: shipwreck
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Additional ships should be ordered by next Congress for - (1) Usual time for building a battle-ship is 5 years. - (2) Cramp can not construct the best in less than 2 1/2 years: Higgins in Cong. Rec. Vol. 27, p. 3576. - (b) Provision for - (1) Sudden shipwreck, cf. Reina Regente. - (2) Ordinary wear and tear. - (3) Filling place of older ships made nearly useless by modern improvements...
...shipwreck Paul, though a prisoner, gave his orders about the management of the vessel and was implicitly obeyed. The men seemed to be aware that it was not the mere prisoner who was commanding them, but the influence of the divine leader working through...