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2. Phoenix (steamboat) - Wikipedia

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   Phoenix was a sidewheel steamboat built in 1807 by John Stevens and his son, Robert L. Stevens, at Hoboken, New Jersey . Phoenix measured 50 feet (15 m) long, 12 feet (3.7 m) wide and 7 feet (2.1 m) deep. She had 25 cabin berths and additional 12 berths in steerage . Originally built to sail from New Brunswick, New Jersey, to New York City ...

3. SS Phoenix (1845) - Wikipedia

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   SS Phoenix (1845) SS. Phoenix. (1845) The Phoenix was a steamship that burned on Lake Michigan on 21 November 1847, with the loss of at least 190 but perhaps as many as 250 lives. The loss of life made this disaster, in terms of loss of life from the sinking of a single vessel, the fourth-worst tragedy in the history of the Great Lakes. [1]

4. 420 (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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   1087 [ 3 ] [ edit on Wikidata] The International 420 Dinghy is a sailing dinghy popular for racing and teaching. The hull is fiberglass with internal buoyancy tanks. The 420 has a bermuda rig, spinnaker and trapeze. It has a large sail-area-to-weight ratio, and is designed to plane easily. The 420 is an International class recognised by World ...

5. Category:Individual sailing vessels - Wikipedia

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   Individual sailing vessels. Each article in this category is a description of a specific named vessel whose principal method of propulsion is by sail, irrespective of size of vessel. Hence contains articles of vessels across the complete spectrum of Sailing Dinghies, Keel boats, Yachts, Sail Cargo Ships, Naval Ships, Exploration Ships, Merchant ...

6. USNS Marine Phoenix - Wikipedia

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   USNS Marine Phoenix. USNS. Marine Phoenix. SS Marine Phoenix which served as USNS Marine Phoenix (T-AP-195) in 1950-1958. USS Marine Phoenix (T-AP-195) was a Marine Adder -class transport that saw service with the US Navy for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas. She was of the C4-S-A3 design type.

7. Abraham Lincoln's patent - Wikipedia

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   Abraham Lincoln's patent relates to an invention to buoy and lift boats over shoals and obstructions in a river. Abraham Lincoln conceived the invention when on two occasions the boat on which he traveled got hung up on obstructions. Lincoln's device was composed of large bellows attached to the sides of a boat that were expandable due to air ...