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THE Institution of Naval Architects held its twenty-fifth Session at the Rooms of the Society of Arts on April 2, 3, and 4, Lord Ravensworth in the chair. Whilst the papers read were of course mainly on technical questions of naval construction, equipment, &c., some of them possessed points of general scientific interest, of which a brief account may be given. The President's address dealt mainly with what may be called the economic side of the shipping industry, dwelling on such points as the Merchant Shipping Bill, the length of time occupied in building ships of war, the depression of the carrying trade, &c. Passing on to the papers contributed, the first read was by Mr. J. D. Samuda on the Riachuelo, a steel armour-clad twin screw turret-ship of 6000 tons displacement, and 6000 horse-power, lately built by his firm for the Brazilian Government.
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The Institution of Naval Architects . Nature 29, 563–565 (1884). https://doi.org/10.1038/029563a0
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