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A guide to the Union Iron Works naval architectural plans, 1888-1893
HDC0307 (SAFR 17215)  
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Description
Naval architectural plans of three ships built by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, between 1888 and 1893. Three sheets total include the following plans: an illustration outboard profile at the waterline of the USS Charleston (built 1888; C-2 cruiser), a twin screw steel protected cruiser measuring 320 feet; an illustration outboard profile and fore view at the waterline of the USS Oregon (built 1893, battleship BB-3), an Indiana-class battleship measuring 351 feet in length and a sheet of general arrangement and midship section plans of the El Primero (built 1893; steam yacht), built by Union Iron Works for E.W. Hopkins. The yacht measures 108 feet at the waterline.
Background
All three ships represented in this collection were built at Union Iron Works, San Francisco.
Extent
3 items.
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Availability
This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.