December 5, 1843: The Launch of the U.S.S. Michigan

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December 5, 1843: The Launch of the U.S.S. Michigan

*This article was originally published as “Our First Iron Man-of-War” in 1949*by Captain Frederick L. Oliver in Proceedings magazine. WHAT is probably the oldest iron ship in the world today, and one of the first iron men-of-war built, is approaching the end of a career that exceeds the century mark by a few years. In [...]

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